>>>> The thing about sitting the trot is that as your horse becomes more >>>> advanced in his training , his movements become more fluid and (assuming >>>> you have a nice athletic horse) his trot becomes very nice to sit.
That was the way I was taught too - that beginners ALWAYS post the trot, and you're not "allowed" to sit the trot until you have experience and your horse is in balance. (And there's a reason certain horses are generally ridden "western" - meaning not posting to the trot: some horses are simply easier to sit at a trot than others. A good many QH and some Apps, have easy-to-sit trots just inherently.) >>>> At least in the olden days, dressage riders did not begin to sit at the >>>> trot until the horse had developed a very nice trot. I would still rather >>>> see a rider with her bottom glued to the saddle and the movement expressed >>>> somewhere else in her body than see someone bumping along on the horse's >>>> back. You said that better than I did! Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.9/1197 - Release Date: 12/25/2007 8:04 PM
