Need some help..

[JoshuaR97]

Well when I'm riding my back always feels like it's really tense and tight so I feel like I'm not always sitting up straight and when I'm trotting my lower leg is moving and won't stay still no matter how much I attempt to brace it from moving. Someone said I might have a weak core any opinions? Or things I could try to help out?

 

[Jnhuk]

You need to learn to go with the horses movement and absorb it rather than try to brace

Have a look at some of EE videos on youtube where there are folks on the horse simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWr8AIyAaig

 

[Princess16]

You need to learn to go with the horses movement and absorb it rather than try to brace

Have a look at some of EE videos on youtube where there are folks on the horse simulator


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWr8AIyAaig

I'm currently learning to ride and have same problem so thanks for this very helpful !

 

[booandellie]

pilates and yoga are perfect for strengthening your core

 

[3OldPonies]

lunge lessonsa and lots of work without stirrups will most likely help, especially with learning not to grip, that just forces you out of the saddle and with learning to absorb the motion of the horse through your back. If you have lunge lessons with no reins and no stirrups you soon learn to sit properly and control your body, otherwise you very quickly find out what falling off feels like!

 

[Tigglet]

Bought a friend a simulator riding lesson for her birthday a while back. She wanted lessons to improve riding and boost confidence. She highly recommended it because she said you can focus just on you instead of all the other factors involved when riding a real horse.