One of the human's responsibilities in the horse-human partnership, is
to have an independent seat - that is, to not rely on you hands
(pulling on the reins) to balance yourself when riding. I decided to work on that yesterday:
I had a lovely time with Nora at Folsom lake trotting, cantering
and walking up and down hills without touching the reins. I tried
doing all the guidance with my legs and seat and made a game of seeing
how long I could go without using the reins. I also practiced posting
with my arms raised in the air. So fun! All this in preparation for
my enduance horse in training - Tessi. While I was out on the trail I
ran into Tessi's trainer, Janine, on a training ride with one of the
clients and a horse she has in training. Soon that will be Tessi and
me! I am looking forward to the prospect of becoming an endurance
racer under Janine's tutilage.
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