Here is a handy exercise I’ve been doing with some of my riders lately. Figure X Pattern for Sitting and Posting Trot (That is a Figure X in an arena. ) The exercise: For half the Figure X, do sitting trot. For the other half, do posting trot. They should try to make the transitions … Continue reading
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Fun Video Friday: Posting Trot and Diagonals
Today’s video is a nice example of how to teach the posting trot and diagonals, similar to how I usually teach it. She’s got lots of hows and whys, and some tips for instructors. If you’re an experienced instructor, you probably already know all this but it’s a good review. If you’re a new instructor, … Continue reading
Posting on the Correct Diagonal
Recently some of my riders have gotten good enough at posting that I’ve started teaching them posting on the correct diagonal. I learned by rising with the outside shoulder, however some of my riders have had a hard time with this method. So I did some research and here are the whats whys and hows … Continue reading