>>>> One can ride a Park trot, you just have to DO IT... it is called Practice...
I'm not an athlete. I have no rhythm. I have arthritis and I'm just plain klutzy. I really don't think posting is all that hard...and if I can do it, I'd say almost anyone could learn. Oh, I'm sure others look nicer posting than I do, but I can do it. I think the problem with so many Saddleseat riders is that they try to post from a chair seat. That simply makes you fall out of balance. I had a bum hip for a few weeks in June, so I pulled my stirrups forward on my Sensation to get some temporary relief. It was fine for walking or gaiting. But, I tried to post on Melnir with them in that position and I about fell on my face! I just couldn't do it! If your feet are underneath you - and mine aren't always plumb-line straight, but I try to keep them fairly close - it's really not hard. The oblivious rider in the video was trying to combine "cantle sitting" with posting. Did you see how far back on the cantle he was landing when he did his "down" of the "up-down"? That was just goofy looking, and it obviously (to us anyway, if not to him!) wasn't working out so well. That poor horse... Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
