Rising to the canter...

[Ginn]

Anyone do it? If so why?

 

[GTs]

Yes - to preserve my horse if need be.

 

[tigers_eye]

GTs, I've noticed a lot of american sj'ers do this too. How is it more relieving than cantering in a forward position, or sitting lightly?

 

[GTs]

I am not an expert, but I believe it is a more fluid movement making it less strenuous for your horse. You can really feel the difference in your horses when rise and you will notice your horse does seem to have more in them.

 

[Weezy]

I do it! Always have - might have something to do with growing up riding polo ponies tho! Once you unuderstand the rhythm of canter its as easy as trot rising IMO

 

[watcherathome]

yes, because I have a very stiff lower back so cannot sit to a canter for very long..given my excessive weight it is probably kinder to the horse too!

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

Nooooooooooooo my trainer KILLS me if i let my ass lift even an inch out of the saddle in canter!!!

 

[Skhosu]

yup, I kind of rise gently, os botty is touching the saddle, I have crap balance, that's my main reason!

 

[Ginn]

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I am not an expert, but I believe it is a more fluid movement making it less strenuous for your horse. You can really feel the difference in your horses when rise and you will notice your horse does seem to have more in them.

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Well it certainly is less strenous on my back, knees and thighs compared to a normal forward seat - yes I am VERY unfit - plan to start going to the gym as soon as I stop hurting from sat

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[jayvee]

I do it sometimes when hunting, no reason just for the odd change I guess. I do it when trotting for long periods out hunting, usually when had enough of rising - up-down -up-down.. just settle to Hovering eventually!

 

[jayvee]

Sorry my last post made no sence what-so ever to the question!!! (only the first bit)!! lol.

 

[jemima]

It can help relieve tension through the hip and knee and dramatically improve the "look" of a rider stiff in these areas who would otherwise slap the saddle.

It also relieves pressure on the horse's back - we were advised to use it on the long canters between obstacles on cross country courses as well as round larger showjumping tracks. It allows the horse to move more freely forward under the saddle.

 

[juliehannah58]

I do it all the time but it's become more of a habit than anything else, it feels natural to me now! I need someone to shout at me to get my ass back in that saddle really...

 

[KatB]

My trainer did it to bring the horses rhythm back, you can dictate pace in the same way you can trot. It brings them back on their bum without fighting with them, if they are that way inclined. He used to sit in forward position between fences, rise to the canter about 7 strides off, sit the last three and jump. Always looked effortless, and he NEVER missed!

 

[hellyt1]

i may be incredibly thick here, but can someone please explain exactly how to go about doing this? do you mean rise as in the same as you would to trot??

 

[GTs]

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My trainer did it to bring the horses rhythm back, you can dictate pace in the same way you can trot. It brings them back on their bum without fighting with them, if they are that way inclined. He used to sit in forward position between fences, rise to the canter about 7 strides off, sit the last three and jump. Always looked effortless, and he NEVER missed!

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WOW that sounds fancy - I can do it, but not with that type of precision.

Yes, there is a rythem to cantering much like trot that you can go up and down with.

 

[voltaire]

I thought it was a polo thing. Keep meaning to get one of my instructors to teach me it, but then get distratced by the fact I need to work on all the usual stuff before I start to do things like that.

 

[GTs]

I think it is most commonly seen in polo, just because we have more opportunity to use it. It is very easy to do, you just have to feel the rythem.

 

[Tia]

Yes I used to always do it when riding long XC courses or hunt rides. It's far kinder on the horse and the rider when riding hard or for a long time - also helps to regulate the pace.

 

[Tia]

Really? Wow! most trainers generally advocate riding using this method periodically.

 

[GTs]

I think girls with nice bottoms should do it............

 

[jemima]

Well I didn't like to say it but that's another reason why we do it - does show off a pert bum nicely

 

[Mistyrocks]

i do it if its a long canter out, but never if the horse is keen as it effectively takes away some of your control on your horse.

 

[KatB]

Well it always looked absolutely effortless! Obviously it varied slightly, but he always knew exactly where he was going with it! Some people...

 

[Pasha]

I've only ever done it playing Polo, but kind of gets to be a habit and now my trainer is making me ride without stirrups to get my seat back!! Nightmare!

 

[samp]

I do it if I need the horse to come rounder more beofre a fence and to use its back end, I then tend to sit 2 strides before the fence