Today I rode Terminator western, which is a change from our normal routine. She was trained as a barrel racer after being a conformation winner in her younger years but that's not the point.
(My keyboard is lazy so I apologize for any misspellings.)
I got to thinking today, about my hands while riding western.
I plan on trying western pleasure as well as gaming this coming spring and summer with her. And well.. I'll just get to the question(s).
1) When riding with one hand, what should your off hand me doing? Should it be a fist in front of your belly button or should it hang by your knee or behind your thigh... what?
2) Do judges like seeing you ride with your outside or your inside hand? Or would the rather just see the left or the right hand steering? Do they like ambidextrous riders?
3) Should my hand (that is on the reins) be above the horn, in front of the horn, or in my belly button?
4) What kind of motion should my hips make in order to not land on her back? I was trained English so my riding at the canter/lope is a bit more upright/perched but I've seen Western riders more on their pockets except when I do that, I bounce.
And any other tips would be appreciated.
(My keyboard is lazy so I apologize for any misspellings.)
I got to thinking today, about my hands while riding western.
I plan on trying western pleasure as well as gaming this coming spring and summer with her. And well.. I'll just get to the question(s).
1) When riding with one hand, what should your off hand me doing? Should it be a fist in front of your belly button or should it hang by your knee or behind your thigh... what?
2) Do judges like seeing you ride with your outside or your inside hand? Or would the rather just see the left or the right hand steering? Do they like ambidextrous riders?
3) Should my hand (that is on the reins) be above the horn, in front of the horn, or in my belly button?
4) What kind of motion should my hips make in order to not land on her back? I was trained English so my riding at the canter/lope is a bit more upright/perched but I've seen Western riders more on their pockets except when I do that, I bounce.
And any other tips would be appreciated.