Recent content by Juliaa_Faith

Hiya! Currently looking for opinions and experiences with hoof boots, compared to shoeing a horse, as it’s pretty costly and would save a bunch but in the end it’s down to what’s best for the horse! I’m a young horse owner so I’m not the most knowledgable person, so despite looking through...

Need some tips to help me keep my leg down and long, or some exercises! When I ride ponies I don't seem to have that much of problem with my legs than when I ride bigger horses, though it's still visible. I feel like when I have my stirrups I solely rely on them, and I do try to stretch my...

Thank you very much for the advic, you translated it perfectly! I understood everything, and thank you for the recommendation of the the book, will definetely check it out!

Thank you! I think mental image is key. I usually count the beat when I'm in trot when I'm working on rhythm, for some reason it seems to flow much nicer and the horse just becomes 'floaty' when we've found that perfect rhythm. And yeah did end up ditching the instructor and riding school as...

I like the idea of creating that mental image. I also love to do sitting trot, so I feel like when I was told to 'relax' I probably thought of becoming supple but sit heavy and stiff, which got me a bit confused as I felt like I was just doing a really bad sitting trot and my just hips weren't...

Thank you so much everyone! All of these where really amazing explanations and I've gotten the gist of it on my loan horse! I did change my instructor, it was my first time having a lesson with her, I don't mind instructors being critical of my riding as it makes me stop being lazy. But one...

I recently had a lesson with a new RI, but i think she was in a bad mood since there was a lot of yelling going on and in the end I didn't accomplish what she wanted me too. I had to drop my reigns completely and only hold the buckle but my hands still had to be in the same position and had...

I didn't quite like doing the stirrup ankle thing, because I'd have to adjust in it when I'm the saddle. The quickest technique for me was to touch the top of the stirrup leathers, where the lap over the buckle under the flap and pull the actual stirrups to my armpit. Should be the length off my...

I've been riding for a year and a few months, my rising trot is really good, have come really far with sitting trot and finally able to "feel" the movements of the trot with my seat. But it's always the canter transition that I struggle with. Summary of the issue: every time I ride a larger...