But regardless of how balanced you are, your horse is still carrying you, whether you bounce or not. Riding 'light' does not make up for being too heavy. I'm not saying you're too heavy, btw, just saying that a 'light' rider does not make up for being too big for the horse. Ultimately, the horse...
Before you read, I don't ride, nothing to do with the horse who is healthy, I just don't ride (accident/confidence issue) I lunge and want to start long reining soon to increase our fitness. Whatever I do, I'll probably find a sharer soon.
A friend currently does mornings for me plus ad hoc...
May I ask a question? Do you provide hay (small bales) and anything else to your liveries? If it's not rude, may I ask how much compared to the cost of producing it? Do any of you provide wormers? If so, do you charge a mark up? Thank you in advance.