Unsteady hands driving me mad - help

[Daytona]

My hands are bad for moving up and down with my body as I do rising trot, no matter how hard I try I cannot stop them doing it, even if I completely relax my whole arm they still come up and down with me.

I have a youngster that's been getting trained by a pro and I will be getting back on him soon and I'm worried about my hands making his head unsteady etc

Any tips on how to keep them steadier.?

 

[Holly Hocks]

One of my instructors tied a lead rope loosely round my horse's neck a few years ago and I had to hook my little finger around the lead rope to stop my hands moving. It worked really well and I rode like that for a few weeks until I got the feeling of my hands being independent of my body movements!

 

[MissSBird]

Holly Hocks idea works well. I did a similar thing, but threaded a flash strap through the D rings of the saddle.