On 6/15/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > *grin* i'm pretty much with you on "i get what he gives me" for gaits -- > the only tools in my personal toolbox are: tilt my pelvis forward or back, > turn or circle, and breathe. >
one thing i found from trial and error is to sit real still and relaxed and as balanced as possible while the whirlwind of gait goes on around me :) I found if I tried to sit real straight UP, I was hollowing my back and sticking my chest out, the horse seemed still and rough, and if i sit so loose my body is flopping sloppy around while it gaits, he starts having trouble. So I found a sweet spot and then i found if I do it on any gaited horse, its a good sweet spot. Altho I havent ridden all that many other than my own, but even my own, each one is so different from horse to horse. Its amazing! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
