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Post by aBreeze on Sept 29, 2005 23:02:22 GMT -5
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Post by Machogirl on Sept 30, 2005 9:07:33 GMT -5
I'll really critique this later, I'm at school right now. For the most part, you look great for just starting. The main thing I notice is that you should roll your shoulders back and open up your chest. Also, your lower back needs a little arch too. I'll add more later when I have a chance to really look at the pictures. Great job so far!
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Post by cowboycrazy on Sept 30, 2005 15:30:05 GMT -5
im not much of a ASB person but i think that you need to sit back a little more you kinda look like your riding hunt seat by sitting up straght (correct me guys if im wrong???) and your legs need to come forward just a tad and like she said pull you sholders back and stick out ur chest ( ;D or as my trainer says be proud of what you got) but over all i think you have a very good seat a posture(but like i said guys if im wong let me know)
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Post by kkmhorselova on Sept 30, 2005 15:46:52 GMT -5
first picture: pull your shoulders back and stick your chest out by doing that it should help your posture. bring your hands and elbows back towards your body a bit. your hands should be no further forward then the front of your saddle. so try to align that. your lower leg could possiby come back a lil bit more.
second picture: roll that knee on, push your lower leg away. your gripping with your calf so use that knee and inner thigh to help keep your calves off and away. your toes are turned out because of your knee. so by rolling on your knee it should help straighten your foot. it also looks like your left hand is higher than your right one so keep them at the same height.
third picture: hard to tell..but pull your shoulders back.
overall you look good..it will take time but keep practicing!
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Post by saddlebredlvr91 on Sept 30, 2005 16:54:53 GMT -5
awwwweeeee ur horse is so adorable
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Post by Lexi on Sept 30, 2005 18:33:04 GMT -5
I've gotten so much of this equitation stuff so i love critiquing (sp?) YOu want to like suck in your stomach not an arched back but sit straight up if that makes sense. Open your shoulders and stick your chest up. Heels down. And elbows bent just a little bit more
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Post by Machogirl on Sept 30, 2005 18:46:53 GMT -5
Lol, sucking in your stomach creates that arch.
I think you could sit back in the saddle a tad bit and then bring your legs back. You should have a straight line from your ears, shoulders, hips, and heels.
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Post by kkmhorselova on Sept 30, 2005 18:51:06 GMT -5
you do want a lil arch..but to much arch just looks fake and unnatural.
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Post by aBreeze on Sept 30, 2005 21:31:06 GMT -5
lol ok... I do need to sit back more... I got in the habit of leaning forward this spring while training my mare and as her head went down[yay!] my reins became shorter... I have new reins now but I got stuck on leaning forward. Im trying to sit back more. Plus I should be proud of what I got? can do... but Im a little confused on what to do with my legs. Iv always been tauht that you want them under you... but when I look at saddleseat pictures the riders all seem to be in the chair position. Whats up with that? Im having alot of trouble bring my arms up. The whole constant pressure and high hands is against everything Iv been doing for 8 years, but Iv gotten better about it, I think. My first lesson was hilarious. Judy, my instructor, kept yelling at me to pick up the reins but unconsciously I kept giving the horse its head... lol
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Post by kkmhorselova on Sept 30, 2005 22:09:58 GMT -5
chair position...no no no!! ugh dont do that!! yuck..you must have not been looking at pictures of equitation riders. like macho said there should be a straight line from your ears, shoulders, hips, and heels.
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Post by Machogirl on Oct 1, 2005 8:18:46 GMT -5
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Post by Emily-Moe on Oct 1, 2005 21:34:42 GMT -5
thanks for those pics laura..they helped me too! lol
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Post by Emily-Moe on Oct 1, 2005 21:37:19 GMT -5
i wish i had rider number 3's feet!
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Post by Machogirl on Oct 2, 2005 17:04:22 GMT -5
Lol, yeah that's Molly. She is awesome. I had a lesson with her one time and she gets pretty mean.
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Post by cowboycrazy on Oct 10, 2005 18:31:06 GMT -5
what does chair position mean??
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