WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS IN TROT? - TRAIN WITH TASH
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Hey Dressage Superstar, I am going to answer the question - What to do you do with your hands in trot?
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Let's look at some sitting trot. Good. I know he's got a very good sitting trot, so they're not moving too much. Sometimes if you're not secure in the sitting trot, they really bounce because you're about to bounce off. I would say your hands don't move as much in the sitting. Do you know why I would say that? Why would they not move so much? What do you have to do in sitting that you don't necessarily have to do in rising?
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I wish i had seen this before i schooled this morning, I video my schooling all the time as i can see all my faults, I have learnt loads from your videos and my horse is now going lovely i just need to keep my arms and hands still, I will try touching thumbs tomorrow while hacking. thank you... you guys are fabulous.
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@@YourRidingSuccess it really helped me while out on a hack and I'm sure my poor horse appreciates it ...you have helped me in lots of different areas...thank you 😁🐴🐴
Thank you so much! My instructor tried to tell me this, but now I get it! Could you maybe also do a video on how to keep constant 'pressure' on your reigns? That would be awesome :)
I struggle with this as well.
Hi! Thanks for reaching out! I will make sure to add your question in the list of request for a DMA Video Episode! Thanks so much! Kim, YRS Team xx
@@YourRidingSuccess I struggle with understanding pressure and release. I understand the logic, but my trainer says that I sometimes 'drop' rather than release after pressure, but then if I don't drop it feels like I'm holding the mouth. My trainer says that is contact, but the horse can get heavy and starts to pull me forward
Great video. The way you explained the hand position made a lot of sense. I struggle with keeping my hands still and your instruction will definitely help.
You just answered one of my "problems"!! Thanks a lot ❣
You are welcome!! Glad to help! Let me know if you have any other questions! Kim, YRS Team xx
I like it
This helped so so much!! I’ve seen videos of me riding and although I’m improving my hands have a tendency to be all over the place 😅 this has really helped and I’m sure it’ll show in my new videos
Hi m_ashleighd. We are happy this video had helped you. Marj, YRS xx
All your videos are helping me become a better rider I want to to work really hard to improve after my bad confidence knock about 3 year ago and then a year of just learning to trust again. I have come on heeps since seeing your videos and love you and your horses. Have you got any suggestions on how to not ‘saw’ your hands and that is what I am worst at xxx
Amelia
Hi Amelia! Thanks for your question! I will make sure to add this on the list of video requests to Tash can answer this in a DMA TV episode. Kim, YRS Team xx
great tips!! I love the holding the mane tip, will be working on that
Could you do something about riding bareback at all? struggiling with my legs while riding bareback
I'm not Tash, but... one visualization that helps me when I ride bareback or teach anyone to ride bareback is to think about trying to let your legs drag on the ground like you might do when you're trying to stop the "lazy way" while riding a bike. If your legs keep rising up while you're trotting or cantering and you are finding that you're gripping with your knees or thighs instead of your seat, try PUSHING your heels/knees down as you ride. Any time you feel your legs slide upward, shove them down. Eventually you'll get to where you don't need to shove them anymore, you can just relax and they'll stay there.
One cool exercise an instructor of mine taught me was "reverse posting" where basically instead of raising your seat, you try to "lift" your legs and "drop" your legs in time with the horse. At first she really had me exaggerate it, so I'd look like a frog jumping up and down sometimes, but then as I got better and better, it was a little more subtle.
Another thing that helps is think of your core/body as a sack of flour- solid but soft/flexible at the same time and to the two bottom corners are tied two slightly elastic strings- one on each corner. Those strings are your legs. At the bottom of those strings, there are two rocks or weights tied. Those are your heels. Now imagine bouncing that sack of flour up and down on a horse. Think what happens to the string and the weights. They kind of bounce, but not too crazily. The weights keep the strings tight and still while the elasticity and flexibility of the string allows them to absorb the motion and remain soft.
@@Nimeariel Thank you, I'll be sure to try that, only ridden bareback a few times because my riding school doesn't really like it for insurance reasons, but I will keep that in mind. thank you, from what I remember from the last time I rode bareback my legs tended to swing on the horses side while in trot and creep upwards (especially when going around corners, on a 20m circle or 10, or even a 5m)
@@L0rdLogan Swinging, in general, is okay, I'd say as long as it's not crazy swinging (I'd have to see what you mean.... but maybe try some no-stirrup work and sitting trot work to learn to keep your legs still) but the creeping upwards- yeah that's your body going "oh shoot! Gotta hang on!!" Let me guess- probably moreso your INSIDE leg than your outside leg creeping up? That's cuz your body wants to try to re-balance you cuz it thinks you're about to fall off. Yeah- definitely try to consciously push your legs down whenever you feel them creeping up. You'll soon learn to relax and go with the motion! Maybe ask your instructor to help you with some saddled no-stirrup work. I can completely understand not wanting clients/students to ride bareback but.... honestly it's one of the best ways to learn balance quickly- you either get it and you stay on or you don't and you slip off. Good luck!
Awesome video - thank you!
I have a quick question for anyone who wants to answer. So I've been riding western for a little over year now and yesterday I was riding an English horse. I was really struggling because he kept pulling the reins out of my hands and trying to trot without me giving cues. This was my first time riding a strictly English horse, so you could say I was pretty panicked when the horse went into a very fast English trot while I was going over a few poles. Is there any way I can stop these things from happening without being too harsh with my seat and reins? The horse is pretty stubborn and while my trainer was trying to fix the stirrups (they literally fell off, not a joke) he kept trotting in little circles around her while she was holding him. I'm not exactly the type of person that's okay with that, so I was really nervous when we started actually walking around as he was taking advantage of the situation. I'm sure I'll have to ride him again next week and I'm very nervous of what will happen. If anyone has any advice that isn't "just relax" (Because I have really bad anxiety and that's just not as easy as you'd think) that would be really great. 😊
My trainer tells me to tighten the left rein while still keeping pressure on the right and squeeze with my knees. I think Tash also explains in a video that you might need to put more pressure on the reins in the start to make the horse understand you better, and when the horse starts understanding, you gradually do the action softer until its very limited (ofc you have to do this over months, to get the horse to that point). And by squeezing your knees together you press on the shoulders which makes it harder for the horse to move, which should lead to the horse slowing down or stopping. Idk if this helps, or if its technically correct as i might not explain it as well as my teacher, but it certainly helps with the horse im currently riding 😅 If there's any mistakes i apologize as English isn't my first language😅
I recently switched from western to English as well! I don’t have advice as such, but I have noticed that the horse I ride can feel SO much more of what is going on with my calves on an English saddle, and she will start a trot with what I think is no signal from me, but is actually my calves moving against her juuuust enough. I’d also say sit down hard and be very firm when you tell him to knock that off. My riding instructor tells me that the horse will always take me for a ride if I let her ;) (hope this was at all helpful...)
Thanks so much guys, I'll definitely try these things out! I really do appreciate it a lot.