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Help with sitting trot!

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#1 ·
I'm just a novice so this is going to sound really really dumb.

I've been learning the sitting trot and I find it really hard to stay in constant contact with the saddle (like you do in walk). I get "bounced" out of the seat very slightly (at least, that's what it feels like...). Is the perfect sitting trot, remaining in complete contact with the saddle (like in walk) or do you get lifted out of the seat slightly? And if not, where can I improve?
 
#4 ·
I still haven't yet mastered the sitting trot. With most horses I have mastered it, but Salut has a very bouncy trot AND canter, with makes for a rough ride!

Just go with the flow of the horse, as somebody else said before. You could also try pretending you're glued to the saddle.
 
#5 ·
Thanks for all your help. I found a site for new riders, which has given me some excercises to try out without a horse. A big problem with my advance in horse riding is the fact I only have half an hour a week, which really restricts my rate of progress.

I'm going to ask if I can use Bobby, because last time I rode him I noticed just how comfortable his trot is compared to Sunny's.
 
#10 ·
If you want to improve sitting trot, get somebody to lunge your horse with you on it, that way, you can work on your balance, and not have to worry about your horse.

Some great things to remember when sitting to the trot without stirrups is:

Long and Loose legs - tight legs will just make you bounce around even more.

Lean back a bit - it will help keep you balanced and bit comfier, lets face it, bouncy horses are not fun to sit to!

Sit deep in the saddle - for balance.

If you get lunged on your horse, you can also hold onto the horn of the saddle, and pull yourself down and hold yourself that you can sort of get the feel a bit better.
 
#11 ·
Don't forget to BREATHE!!! breathing is so important...no matter if you're sitting, posting, cantering etc...I used to have a huge problem with my sitting trot because i would forget to breathe....you dont notice you're doing it...so thats just one more ting to remember...breathing deeply and evenly will help your body relax and then you'll find it easier to sit into the horses movement.
 
#19 ·
I have found that if you exercise to strengthen your core muscles this really aids you when trying to sit deeply during sitting trot. Try yoga or a gym ball, these are great in helping to improve posture, balance, suppleness, strength and concentration.
Try it at least 3 times a week for around 30-40 minutes and observe the swift improvement, honest it really works.
 
#21 ·
What helps me is to sit straight, heels down, take a DEEP breath in then let it all the way out. It should sink you down into the saddle where you want to be. Also more bareback riding will help alot. ;) I believe that everyone should learn to ride bareback first! BALANCE, then saddle! *hugs*

Jenn
 
#23 ·
hehe sounds like you're doing alright.

im currently training to become a riding instrutor so i hope i can explain this alright :oops: :lol: .

If you're horse isnt likley to take off on you while you're trotting give you're horse a loose rein or even drop the reins and hold you're hands out to you're side and relaxe from you're shoulder's down through you're back and then drop the weight from you're knee's to you're heals. You might be bouncing because you're using you're stirrips and applying you're weight on the frount of you're stirrip and you're using it to balance and its making you bounce out you're saddle while sit trotting. Make sure if you're doing this to keep you're lower leg still!.

Not to brag or anything but ive mastered the **** trot along time ago and ive been riding full on for 5-6years and in the first year i had it. I found it really easy. In slow/medium and extended trot. my mum swear's i have super glue stick to me and the saddle. haha.

I hope i was some help.
 
#25 ·
One thing my instructor told me that helped was simply count the sitting trot. 1-2 1-2 1-2. I know that sounds silly but it worked!! I had really bouncy hands doing this too and he said to picture you're holding two glasses full of water in your hands and you don't want to spill any. Worked like a charm! Hope these help! And it sounds like you're doing a great job! Keep it up!! It always feels good to get something right!!
 
#26 ·
PaintedBones said:
One thing my instructor told me that helped was simply count the sitting trot. 1-2 1-2 1-2. I know that sounds silly but it worked!! I had really bouncy hands doing this too and he said to picture you're holding two glasses full of water in your hands and you don't want to spill any. Worked like a charm! Hope these help! And it sounds like you're doing a great job! Keep it up!! It always feels good to get something right!!
I lernt you rise to 1-2 1-2 1-2, because it keeps in beet with the horses rythem and it worked.

never herd it for sit trotting because you just sit trotting not needing a rythem to help you :?
 
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