> > I have often ridden saddles where it is really hard to keep aligned > because to do so means holding the stirrup back from it's hanging > position. Then it feels all wrong in a saddle that is correctly aligned > and I end up perched forward. This is all too confusing for a beginner. > Maybe I'm on the verge of not being a beginner anymore just on the > journey. > Did I get any right? > Sue Coombes >
me too Sue! and that is a miserable perched position! I call it the "launch" position cause if the horse spooks and you are perched forward like that it is automatic you will go off balance. Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
