So who's doing no stirrups november?

poiuytrewq said:
I always worry about my horses back?!
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Unless you're bouncing around, and assuming you spend an appropriate amount of time rising or in two point, regardless of whether you have stirrups or not, I don't see why it should be a problem for the horse's back. I wouldn't do it on anything I'm not prepared to sit the trot at least some of the time with stirrups, though.
 
Quite, me and Frank made an agreement about sitting trot a few years ago... he isn't built for it :eek3:, I can do it on anything else.... I was a bit worried Id lost all ability at one point!

For any bareback occasions we have an ace walk to canter :p
 
After a year of not riding, pregnancy and the aftermath destroy my core, I think I'll keep my stirrups for my first month riding my huge moving Friesian :p maybe next year...

The horse in the video though, he looked lovely to sit to! Such lovely rythm and quietness.
 
ester said:
Quite, me and Frank made an agreement about sitting trot a few years ago... he isn't built for it :eek3:, I can do it on anything else.... I was a bit worried Id lost all ability at one point!

For any bareback occasions we have an ace walk to canter :p
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Exactly. I rarely sit on Dae because he's never felt strong enough in his back. I'll happily sit all day on Fergus because he's so balanced, strong and up (although I do, of course, get off him as much as I can). And, despite not considering it ideal, I was sitting on a newly broken four year old the other day because I physically couldn't rise in her stock saddle - and she was surprisingly balanced. And a good walk to canter is hugely useful for bareback :p
 
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