Mega case of 'swinging' leg when jumping!

To ne quite honest i think the thrill of getting another horse of her own overwhelmed her! I didnt learn to ride on this boy, i learnt on another horse, that we share, me & mum mainly do the riding as his owner isnt very confident so i knew how to walk, trot & canter before we got our own, its the behaviour & how excitable he is, the actions he does, the way he is with other horses, everything goes in his mouth, he likes undoing other horses head collars, just silly little things, the we got the edt out & he said hes about 4-5ish
 
lauren-rebecca96 said:
Ill be trying that then! Sounds healthy enough ;) lol
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Do...i used to have to do it after a break from riding.

A good trick can be to slowly move your lower legs forward until the seem to "fit" which is when you feel them sit in the depressions between the ribcage and the shoulder.

Mastering this security seat will mean horses will find it very difficult to get you off :D
 
lauren-rebecca96 said:
To ne quite honest i think the thrill of getting another horse of her own overwhelmed her! I didnt learn to ride on this boy, i learnt on another horse, that we share, me & mum mainly do the riding as his owner isnt very confident so i knew how to walk, trot & canter before we got our own, its the behaviour & how excitable he is, the actions he does, the way he is with other horses, everything goes in his mouth, he likes undoing other horses head collars, just silly little things, the we got the edt out & he said hes about 4-5ish
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Haha, he sounds it bless him.

You're all obviously doing your best, so just keep getting other help where you can. The best and most experienced riders in the world still have lessons and coaches :)
 
Grids will help, shorter stirrups as already said and don't be tempted to throw yourself up the horse's neck. Think about pushing your bum towards the cantle rather than folding as your legs tend to stay forward rather than turning into a pendulum underneath you. Try not to anticipate the jump as that's when you'll find yourself shouting obscenities in the horse's ear while it sticks a short one in and catleaps.

I bought my horse 5 years ago after being in the "advanced" class at riding school too. I've learnt a hell of a lot since then with a very good equine teacher but I'm still not an advanced rider.
 
PingPongPony said:
No stirrups work. Or even better, bareback work! After the first few times you wobble, because of your lower leg moving about, you will soon learn how to keep it still :)
Progress from walk right up to canter bareback. Once you've mastered that, try jumping bareback. I promise you that if you have done enough bareback work, your lower leg position will be better :)
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this works a treat.... although i now can ride/jump etc. fine minus stirrups/saddle but struggle with them :D:D
 
Lots and lots of practice! Shorten your stirrups a couple of holes and do lots of light seat in trot & canter. Also to strengthen your calf muscle you can use a step and put the top of your foot on the edge of the step and stretch the muscle which will help to ease and strengthen your muscle! Also focusing on it really helps, think constantly 'heels,heels,heels' ! Hope this helps.:)
 
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