tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post8783362662534727584..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: What just happened?Funderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-54236028417194566112008-11-25T00:40:00.000-08:002008-11-25T00:40:00.000-08:00<3 I love when things go right!Also, a trick I ...<3 I love when things go right!<BR/><BR/>Also, a trick I learned from some classical riding--don't push your heels down; it occasionally leads to a chair seat. Push down with your thighs, and let your ankles bend to allow the heel to drop. If you cram them down, it'll lock up your ankle, and then goodbye to the sitting trot and a good canter. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-34207657483864922742008-11-18T16:53:00.000-08:002008-11-18T16:53:00.000-08:00Thank you guys! It was a pretty awesome day, it r...Thank you guys! It was a pretty awesome day, it really was :) I'm still smiling thinking about it.<BR/><BR/>I had a bit of a non horse related Paige-aster today, but I'm not gonna post it til I come back, cause, well, you'll see. It was an epic Funder moment.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-91558458425128775372008-11-17T20:36:00.000-08:002008-11-17T20:36:00.000-08:00That sounds wonderful!I do think it felt that way ...That sounds wonderful!<BR/>I do think it felt that way for Champ too by the relaxed position he took!<BR/><BR/>My sister taught me to periodically"Play the Piano" with my toes..to keep my ankles from being rigid...and also stand up and slide down into the saddle next to the pommel. <BR/>while posting,<BR/>change diaganal on the up -every so often, as if you are unable to...you are behind your leg. And release your calf towards the flank as you sit the post..keeps them loose and underyou.<BR/>I do these out on the trail always too...Wa has responded nicely.<BR/><BR/>You sound great and getting better all the time!allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-63552458773926611462008-11-17T17:49:00.000-08:002008-11-17T17:49:00.000-08:00sounds like a great day!sounds like a great day!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552625379617724485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-74093396038101830292008-11-17T16:16:00.000-08:002008-11-17T16:16:00.000-08:00Sounds great! When I got the horses I had no inte...Sounds great! When I got the horses I had no intention of getting back into serious riding, but I still hear Carol's voice in my head ALL OF THE TIME on the trails. Regardless of your intentions a balanced seat is more comfortable for your horse (and it gets easier).dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-50471734130840419582008-11-17T15:38:00.000-08:002008-11-17T15:38:00.000-08:00What a wonderful post! That was a great read and ...What a wonderful post! That was a great read and I'm not ashamed to say that I'm jealous. I need to get comfortable enough on the trails to be able to work on my riding. Then again, it's hard to do anything since I constantly have to concentrate on keeping him going straight.<BR/><BR/>Btw, did you see the email I sent you a few weeks back full of pictures of the park I ride in?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794050418919719noreply@blogger.com