when riding.....

[adgetom]

i cant seem to keep my leg in the proper place or my heels down
any advice appreciated

 

[Rocky715]

are you leaning forward with your upper body position? this may cause your legs to swing back a little and heels to come up?

 

[adgetom]

thats funny i have jst replied to ur post and you have just replied to mine!
lol
i do lean forward a little

 

[Rocky715]

haha!

try sitting up a little perhaps ??? i used to have similar problems with my legs! my other problem was i poked my toes out a bit haha

 

[MerryMaker]

Lunge lessons without stirrups!!!

 

[chestnut cob]

Lots and lots and lots of lessons!

 

[Equus Leather]

Make sure you're sitting on your bottom and not you fork. A good tip which my OH makes me do a lot:

Feet out of stirrups, bring your knees up to the pommel so they touch each other, bring them right up. You should feel your bottom coming underneath you. Then slowly put each leg back down and you should find you keep your leg position a bit better. Takes a bit of practise and does hurt!

 

[dopeesophee]

^^ agree with above

and loads of no stirrups

if u cant keep ur heels down... do u want 2 take myn off me, my trainer keep tellin me heels up.... i guess she teachin me dressage and i bin a sjr and hunter 4 2 long lol

 

[YorksG]

I'm with the no stirrups school of thought, including rising without stirrups. Another good one for balance is standing in your stirrups for a circuit of the school in walk and then in trot. (hard work but very good)

 

[Ashkadog]

Obviously it will all take time and work etc etc but my legs go back when jumping and my boy hates it. He likes them to be kept by the girth in that lovely position all the eventers seem to keep which I cant! I now jump in those velcro stirrup strap things (cant remember the exact name now) but they are brilliant for me and might work as a quick fix for you if you need them and they are only about £8.