Recent content by JadeAlysha

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    Balance and losing stirrups

    Thank you everyone who commented. I had a riding lesson today and my instructor told me about standing in my stirrups for balance and I didn’t lose them once! They went back a bit a few times but considering how much I used to lose them today was brilliant 😁 just keep trying and I’m sure...
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    Balance and losing stirrups

    Yeah I ride pretty short stirruped, mainly because I’m vertically impaired :haha: I take on an armchair position in rising trot sometimes though and this sometimes causes the stirrups to slip. I feel like I’m regressing more than progression it’s kind of embarrassing
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    Balance and losing stirrups

    I’ve been having a bad problem lately with losing my stirrups and keeping my balance during sitting trot. I lose my stirrups the most when I transition from a rising trot to a sitting to so I can transition into canter. I believe it’s because I just pinch with my knees when going into sitting...
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