Bums on saddle exercises......

[Tabbi]

My 7 and 8 year old has a riding lesson this Sunday, and even though I am eager for them to start cantering my eldest needs to work on keeping his bum in the saddle!

Now its been about 15 years (or more) since I learnt how to canter (and I was a teenager so I don't know if young children are taught the same way when it comes to canter) but can anybody suggest any excersises to encourage his bum to stay in the saddle?

Double choc chip cookies if you made sense of this!

 

[PennywithHenry]

I can't really help as I had my stirrups removed by a sadistic instructor and they weren't returned until I improved...

evil cow lol

But maybe work on th lunge without stirrups?

 

[megwan1]

stick a bit of paper under his bum and tell him he's not allowed to let it go! i had to do this lol or i was threatened with no stirrups!!!

 

[bugbee717]

my girls love the feather under the bum trick, and it is always there when they finish

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

As Flissy but make the bit of paper a £5 note! He gets to keep it if it's still there at the end, you get to keep it if it comes loose!