Hi Judy, >>>In the first one, there's a part where Linda talks about the seat; interesting.
Yes, the part about the seat is interesting and I was glad to hear Linda explain it because I thought I was just hearing it incorrectly from people taking things out of context, but apparently I wasn't. This position makes people feel as if they are more secure but it feels like deadweight on a horse's back. The extremely 'starched' position she shows is just as bad but there is somewhere in the middle - neutral pelvis which actually puts your body in a position that triggers your core muscles to engage without gripping with your thighs or knees. Peggy Cummings does an exercise where a person is on all fours and she sits on their back - in 'neutral' you don't feel the weight - when you sit with your pelvis tucked too far under (as shown) it puts the horse on the forehand and feels really heavy - same goes if you are too starched with a tight hollow back. I will try and do a video of balancing a person so you can see what happens. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
