--- Robyn Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have done it in our round pen...I just do not like it becuase I
> > feel like my body is not able to do what it needs to
> bareback....I go
> > to terrified in .02 seconds.
>
> Keep trying Skye! There's just nothing better for one's balance
> than
> riding bareback! Keep trying and practicing, and you *will* get
> better! I remember a long time ago looking at a Parelli ad of a
> person
> jumping their horse bareback w/ just a halter. And I immediately
> thought "I can't do that!!" and at the time didn't even consider
> the
> Parelli program b/c I didn't think I could even ride bareback, much
> less jump bareback. Now I can ride bareback and bridleless and
> even
> make a decent job of it most of the time.
> Try walking in the round pen bareback for a couple laps a few
> times a
> week, and go from there.
> For the record, I've NEVER fallen off riding bareback. The times
> I've
> fallen off have been from a saddle.
>
> Robyn S.
>
Well, thats good to know......I have been doing strength training
this past month and feeling strong and more balanced, mabye I could
try again...the roundpen is a short walk from my cabin...on purpose I
might ad.
Skye
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