Sitting trot

[Lambkins]

I just can't sit to my ponys trot ...I can sit to any other horse /pony (well ones I have ridden) but not mine ?? He has a short bouncy stride ..very strong in his back ..I can sit for 3-4 strides ..then I have to go rising ..fancy going up a step in dressage but would have to sort this sitting trot first ..any tips (I tried no stirrups :s)

 

[TrasaM]

Lol. I once tried riding a friend's little cob and could neither rise nor sit properly it's trot was so short and choppy. Not helped by being helpless with laughter for most of the time
good luck and sorry no advice as I struggle with one I normally ride too for the same reason.

 

[_Rach_]

I really struggled with twizzy she has a huge trot. I found it easier if I wasn't concentrating on sitting. So kept changing the rein. Doing
Small circles. Shoulder in. Leg yield etc. then when I want to rise canter so still sitting then back to trot once rebalanced. Also find it helps if I push my heals down further and forward. Helps for me anyway

 

[amandaco2]

Do a search for a clip on you tube about riding trot on a simulator...its also got rising trot but I found it v helpful.....its on a thread on hho somewhere too

 

[pennyturner]

Stop trying so hard, and do lots of bareback hacking ;o)

 

[Pippity]

I found the simulator great for grasping rising trot on a big moving horse, but as soon as I was confronted with the choppy, bouncy trot of the ponies I ride, I was right back to square one, because my core was too weak to move my hips fast enough!

I do about twenty minutes without stirrups to get my rising trot at its best, and then gradually decrease the amount I move my hips with the 'rise' until I'm sitting.

I still haven't mastered sitting without the half-hour of work beforehand, though. I need to spend more time in the gym...