hum... what is wrong with me??

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LadyRascasse

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well appart from being blonde, dumb and stupid!!

when i ride my mare i seem to tip forward like this
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yet when i ride my lad the problem seems to disappear
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(p.s. i am well aware i have a few other bad habits too!!)
 
The best advice someone gave me is to occasionally sit on one hand when you ride.
It brings your shoulders back and your bum back and onto the saddle. When you remove your hand it encourages you to be in the correct position.
Worth a shot?
 
IMO its the combination of saddle, and the way the horses are built/working. The top horse is naturally built more downhill, so your body is enclined to down to his head. The bottom horse is built more uphill so you are able to bring your hands up infront of you which brings your shoulders back and your head up.
I also think your saddles will make a difference :)

E.T.A - like the chap at the top :)
 
a bigger saddle would help however as a large rider who had a short backed cob i experimented with many saddle designs as well as size

and a flatter seat would help

or a shorter flap and longer seat would help also

the thorowgood cob saddles have shorter panels and flatter seats so may be an idea

older saddles also have flatter seats with shorter panels

or a working hunter type i found to be better for seating also
 
I have this problem too! I never felt like i was tipping forward yet in every photograph i have taken i am doing it! My instructor has been working with me to carry my hands slightly higher and amazingly this has almost totally eradicated the problem. I still have a tendancy to stick my hands down when she gets a bit too forward and i can start to tip but i am much more aware of it and correct it now when it happens. Not saying this will work for you but it certainly has for me!
 
Hiya, I agree with the others in that the saddle is too small for you on the mare, it unbalances you and tips you forward and your lovely long thighs are too much for the saddle....and I would also think that if it needs that much padding underneath it then it doesn't fit the mare very well either and should be changed for one that fits you both better....by tipping you forward onto your fork it is also encouraging you to fix your hands too low, which is easy to do on a slightly downhill horse but exacerbated by the saddle...have I condemned it enough? Sorry!
 
Both Horses look very sweet, like you I do same thing less when riding in my dressage saddle but probably due to having to sit correctly. Like Lexie my instructor has (for the last 12 months) been trying to get me to carry my hands higher which has helped. If you look at both photos you can see that the 2nd horse you are carrying your hands higher and I would imagine that your stirrups are a hole shorter preventing the tipping.

The first horse is naturally more downhill but also look at the photos both are slightly tilted so not giving a true impression (only slightly but noticable).

Another exercise sounds lame but breathing, breath in for 8 breath out 3/4 you'll be amazed at that much that lifts your frame.

Good luck!
 
cant really add to whats been said, however agree that you could still have the same length of saddle just a different one might do the trick.

I had an 18inch one fine size wise but tipped me forward due to its shape
 
Its all about the elbows!:) When your riding constantly think of keeping a nice bend in them, your shoulders will automatically go back and down. :D
 
Lift your hands, stick your tits out, think shoulders back and wrap your legs round your horse but without gripping and drawing your heels up. Blimey, I almost sound like I know what i'm talking about !!!!
 
carefreegirl said:
Lift your hands, stick your tits out, think shoulders back and wrap your legs round your horse but without gripping and drawing your heels up. Blimey, I almost sound like I know what i'm talking about !!!!
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haha what tits??? thanks guys, the saddle has been fitted but a professional saddler and the half pad was his suggestion due to her being very thin skinned, he also said to me i needed a smaller saddle for her as she is so compacted, this is why 17" was a compromise. would i safely get away with having and 18" saddle on her back? i don't want to do her any damage.
 
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