rising trot without stirrups

[Santa_Claus]

so can you do it?

I ask after needing to as forced myself to ride with no stirrups on dressage saddle at all this evening and both me and horse needing a restbite from sitting trot!!

 

[piaffe]

Yep! I can do it very very well. had plenty of practice years ago with a very strict trainer

Must say, i dont do it much out of choice now.

 

[kirstyfk]

Haven't done it for ages though. but i just to be quite good when I was younger.

 

[jacks_mum]

only do it if i am feeling masochistic - doesn't happen often

 

[Weezy]

Yep I can do it and I like to think very well

 

[madgirl]

I can do it ........................BADLY !

 

[annie02]

I try to do it every second ride, keeps my legs strong. My trainer got me in the habit. We used to have "posting contests" when I was younger. It was one of the only times it paid off to have a bumpy trot, helped propel you into the rise!

 

[Theresa_F]

Try doing it on a fat old clydie when you only have short fat little legs - agony the next day.

I can do it and for short periods well, but believe that God made stirrups for a good reason

 

[star]

i can do it bareback if need be - very rarely do it though - dont think it's especially productive to grip so hard with your thighs.

 

[connemaras]

yer i can do it, and i like to think i can do it well. when i was at college i always asked to work with no stirrups, its very good for you!! xxx

 

[queenielauren1]

LOL.. well i was going to try the other day riding buddy bareback.. but his dear little trot moves so damn fast i doubt i could keep up even with stirrups.. but in my lesson on a big horse.. for a while when we started cantering.. my instructor made us do rising trot with one stirrup.. which i found sure did help alot! Because he had us do with without right stirrup.. whcih i did badly.. and then without left which i did really well.. and then.. we had to do it no stirrups.. which i managed ok.. but.. we havent done it since.. and my legs hurt for like a whole week after lol.. but i enjoyed it.. i figured the pain was a good thing.. and i swear i felt stronger because of it.. after just one session.. i think il ask to do it more often actually.. how do the rest of yall learn?!

 

[Gwenneh]

I *used* to be able to do it. What can I say, my coach at University was sadistic! Now, I think that if I attempted it, I would A: fall off and then B: my thighs would fall off.

 

[Rambo]

I used to be able to do it...a long time ago. However, it doesn't really sit well with the modern style of riding as it implies gripping with the knees

 

[Tempi]

same as Piaffe, i used to do it loads when i was younger and still do it now.

 

[riotgirl]

I can do it after a fashion

 

[the watcher]

Rambo, some of us are still riding the way we were taught decades ago..so I can do rising trot with no stirrups no problem at all (I hear these days the lower leg is more important LOL)

 

[tashyisaudrey]

well, its not my favourite pastime but I can do it. - badly though I'd say LOL.

 

[threeponies]

I would say I can do it well, too, and I can also do it bareback.
eta that sounds really big headed but the majority of my riding is not fantastic, I need to mentally boost myself whenever I can!!

 

[Sarah1]

Yep, can do it, had plenty of practice but why would I want to inflict so much pain on myself?!
Agree with Rambo!

 

[KateStartin]

When i was a working pupil i got my stirrups taken off my saddle and hidden for about a month, hacking, jumping everything, i got good!!!!

 

[Tia]

I generally do it more bareback than with a saddle. Now that builds up muscles!

 

[teapot]

Would actually rather do sitting trot for hours than do rising - hate doing it.

Can do it but badly. Can safely say my sitting with & without stirrups is much better. I tend to go all over the place rising with no stirrups

Haven't done it in years