I cant believe I used to ride like that !?!?

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Does anyone else look back through old pictures/videos and think I cant believe I used to ride like that??!? :eek::eek: I have just looked at some videos from about a year ago and although its a nice comparison I am ashamed at my awful ( and I mean awful) position and I wonder how on earth my horse put up with that on his back :o Am I alone ?
 
No you are definitely not alone. I do it all the time. I will look at a previous video that I was quite proud of at the time and realise just how awful it was. It is all relative though. You have to start somewhere to begin the journey.
It is good to have the 'bad' videos as it confirms that you/your horse have improved, which I sometimes don't give credit to at the time.
For example, someone may struggle to do rising trot correctly then they see themselves further into their training rising and changing diagonal correctly. It can give a great sense of achievement.
I don't think we should be ashamed just so long as we are doing our best to improve and being considerate to our equine friends along the way.
 
Yes, but the other way! I look at me riding when I was in my twenties -thin, fit and training hard, and feel a bit sad that I don't ride like that any more!
 
Haha I'm with Auslander, it all came so naturally when I was younger, and I had that wonderful blind confidence without really knowing what I was doing, now I know lots of theory about what I should do, but my body does not comply!
 
In my case I think it's "I can't believe I still ride like that". I have had three(ish) years off and I've slipped into so many bad habits. Lessons on the go now so hopefully much improvement soon.
 
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