> > > It looks like a goofy shortcut device to me and I won't be rushing out to > buy one.
Well, I doubt that any one of us will, so this isn't directed to any of us, but in my memory the ability to sit the trot came with training of the horse as much of training of the rider. As the horse increases in athleticism and balance, his trot improves. Then it becomes quite east to sit the trot. Well, easier on some horses than on others of course, but this is the reason dressage riders do not normally sit the trot of a green horse. Nancy
