My new pony is great, but she has extremely bouncy gaits.
I'm finding her canter the worst, because at least for the trot I can post (I don't really like posting, but I kind of have to lest I get bounced all over the place). I ride western, so posting isn't technically appropriate, but the only way to get her trot sittable is to bring her right down to a barely-trotting jog, and being a trail rider who moves places, you don't cover any ground doing this trot. So yes, I post at the trot.
I've taken to kind of hovering above the saddle when I canter. If I sit down, I can do it, but I feel like I'm bouncing and being too hard on her back.
Does anyone have any advice on how to sit down yet not bounce, mostly at the canter?
I'm finding her canter the worst, because at least for the trot I can post (I don't really like posting, but I kind of have to lest I get bounced all over the place). I ride western, so posting isn't technically appropriate, but the only way to get her trot sittable is to bring her right down to a barely-trotting jog, and being a trail rider who moves places, you don't cover any ground doing this trot. So yes, I post at the trot.
I've taken to kind of hovering above the saddle when I canter. If I sit down, I can do it, but I feel like I'm bouncing and being too hard on her back.
Does anyone have any advice on how to sit down yet not bounce, mostly at the canter?