Years ago I went for a dressage lesson at a large riding/dressage school, which under the circumstances had better remain nameless.
It was a ladies morning and they were all talking about this problem, even the instructor. The term they used was 'SC' - you can work that one out yourselves!
But you are not alone, as there were about 4 of them all making a conscious effort to sit back on their seat bones so as not to get SC whilst doing sitting trot whilst also bursting into gales of laughter.
This will definitely be deleted now! And I need to add I did not coin the term
I have this problem when riding a friends pony. I don't have the same problem with my two though. Strangely the saddle I use on my friends pony is the old one I had for one of my horses and I didn't have the problem then. However this pony has a very exaggerated movement at walk, so this might be the problem after a long ride.
oh thankyou so much for this post. i've had a terrible day and that's made me laugh it all off. as i got to the yard this morning, the vet was there to put my friend's horse to sleep. i felt awful and very much in the way. i fed my boy as fast as poss and make a quick exit. then my kids father has been abusive, altho thats nothing new, but i so needed to read this to put the smile back on my face. poor u, hope u find a more comfy way of riding, and soon!
I used to get this all the time cos I was *always* riding in a pad due to a gynae condition giving me unpredictable bleeding. I hate riding on pads...no matter what the b*ll*cks in the adverts say about them being supersoft & comfy, it's like sitting on sandpaper. Anyway, I think I used to get so sore because the pads were sucking the moisure out of 'everything' & making it too dry, hence mega chafing.
I have no further need for pads as I had a hyst
, but still get sore if things get too dry
, so I do sometimes 'moisturise' with something meant for 'down there' if I'm starting to have a problem.
Big knickers rule!!
I always use a sheepskin seatsaver as I seem to rub everywhere, even when using the race saddles and stood up most the time!
I do think it's a case of breaking your body in, so the skin hardens up a bit. And some horses rock you about in walk and make things worse........
And jeans make it so much more painful!
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Yeah its a friends horse and saddle so don't have too much choice with regards to that. Don't think its a sitting too far forward issue, as again not to make you all puke but it's underneath where I sit so to speak, but will check.
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I think that's your problem then. That shouldn't be the bit you sit directly on. Sounds like you're tilting your pelvis forwards and arching your back. Tilt your pelvis the other way and sit on your seatbones (the bones in your bum that make contact with a chair when you sit down normally).
Oh dear! I don't want to appear unsympathetic, but this has given me such a good laugh.
I'd have thought the HM seatsaver ought to help. Or get some memory foam to stuff in yer knickers..
Benpony, take care of yourself, sounds like you have a lot to deal with at times.
Too know if your sitting properly on your seat bones try this-
Sit tall on your horse, sit on one hand, you should be able tofeel the boney bit n contact with the saddle. Now take hand away and try and do the splits while staying up as tall as you can with weight pushing in to your seatbone. Do this is walk for 5 minutes and you'll instantly sit better. Another good exercise is to ride along and left your legs up again pushing weight on to your seat bones, then pretend that your riding a bike and pedal with both legs. This will also make you stretch. I don't get a problem where you mentioned, but get terrible saddle sores on my bum cheeks, esp. if i'm riding for a few hours a day, vasaline works a treat for this. As mentioned saddle design will help, try a flat seated jump saddle, this should nearly solve your problem.
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Never, ever try to ride with those "boy shorts" pants that look so cute on the models. Not an experience I want to repeat. Big pants rule.
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Haha!! So true!! I once bought a pair of those to go under beige breeches for hunting, then spent all day out in absolute agony! I can say in all honestly that there is NOTHING more uncomfortable than boy pants when you're hunting!!
No don't mind people having a giggle, especially after what you've been through benpony! Glad I've cheered a few people up, think it's what we need at this time of year!! My cousin normally laughs at me walking like john wayne after a hack!!
Come to think of it I have been wearing the boy shorts style panties. Will try the cycling shorts idea for sure, and the seat bones idea-I do have a tendency to tip forward jumping-but when out hacking I feel it worse in walk, cantering and galloping aren't too bad.
Sore foo foos means you're perching on your fork. Sit back, find your seatbones, do lots without stirrups. Have a few lunge lessons where you can just concentrate on your position. I used to be a fork-percher many moons ago, and boy did I suffer!!!!!
Hiya,
Just to make you feel better, I suffered from the exact same thing for absolutely ages! Sometimes I would be sore for days after.
The saddle I was using at the time was one that was supposed to be designed for women, and put the leg in a more correct classical position. I think it was a Heather Moffat saddle. I'd had it proffesionally fitted, so it never really occured to me that the saddle could be the problem.
I just assumed it was me sitting incorrectly, or some other fault with my riding, of that I just had to 'harden up' so to speak! (Ewww)
I tried a seat saver, but it made the problem much worse.
I have since changed my saddle to a torsion, and have never had the problem again. I only ride my own horse, but on the occasions I have ridden other peoples horses I've never had the problem either.
I have since lent my old saddle to friends who have all said, "lovely saddle, but by god it rubbed my bits!"
So, now I know for sure it must have been the saddle that just didn't suit me.
Hope this helps