How To Perfect Your Jumping Position - Improving Balance & Engaging Your Core

This short exercise can be really helpful when it comes to improving your balance as a rider with the aim of perfecting your jumping position.
"This rider is doing an awesome job of keeping her balance as she shifts from dressage position to jumping position and back up again, which is what we have to do when we are jumping a line or course of fences. We have to be able to remain balanced, so as to not interfere with our horse’s balance, making him lose focus or drop a leg on the fence. If her balance begins to wobble backwards, she has to send her knees further forwards, over her toes. If her balance wobbles forwards, she needs to get her hips back and take more weight into the back of her thighs.
And the balloon? Blowing up a balloon increases the use of your core. Take a balloon, and try to blow it up, only using the puff of air in your mouth. Nothing happens, right? Now, blow up the balloon. Feel how much core strength it takes? Rest your hand on your belly as you are blowing up the balloon and feel how your belly muscles (they are there!) push against your hand. Perfect.
Try the pole exercise without the balloon, then try it again with the balloon and see for yourself just how much easier it is… Please DON’T start trying to blow up a balloon while riding your horse! But, having the muscle memory and thought of that feeling, can make a huge difference to finding your balance when you are back on!"
For the full article, 'How To Perfect Your Jumping Position' by Ashleigh Sanderson, please visit www.horsemart....

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