2006-10-01 13:12:53 · 11 answers · asked by db33 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Probably a waste of time. U should take the kid to a 4-h group where there is a lot of other western riders for him/her.
2006-10-01 13:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by redneckgirl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have ridden both English and Western styles but specialize in show jumping and dressage, so English is the way of life for me.
English helps you develop good posture in the saddle and a well-balanced seat. Dressage and show jumping also require tremendous amounts of communication between the rider and his/her horse through subtle signals. I feel that the connection between myself and the horse I am riding is stronger when I'm riding English style.
Some people obviously think it's a waste of money. If your child ONLY wants to ride Western, I don't particularly feel that English riding lessons are absolutely necessary...but they sure would help!
2006-10-02 02:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people might believe its a waste of time, however I believe its a good way to build a foundation to a good seat. English ridding really makes the ridder work to keep a good seat, and once you get that you can ride just about any thing.
You don't have to ride english to get a solid seat, you can acomplish the same in a western saddle, but you'll have to work on it more, because the western saddle is primarily built for comfort not positioning and flat work. The english saddle offers less support there for making you learn to get the proper form and seat, where at the western is designed to keep you in the saddle through thick and thin.
Both great disciplines, I practice both.
2006-10-01 20:33:16 · answer #3 · answered by Krazee about my pets! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
waste of money English and Western are two very different styles of riding. In western the horse is supposed to be relaxed on a loose rein. In English the horse usually always has contact with the bit.
2006-10-01 21:27:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English lessons are definitely the way to start. It will give a better seat sooner. I have ridden all my life and prefer Western but I put in my time riding english. My seat is excellent and came from years of bareback riding growing up.
2006-10-01 20:25:47 · answer #5 · answered by mary texas 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I ride western-style, but taking english lessons helped immensely with my balance and understanding of control and how weight shifts play an important role in communicating with my horse.
2006-10-01 20:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say they're probably a waste of money. Western's much more of a natural form of riding, and I think better. Your kid will have more fun riding western then he will ever riding English.
2006-10-01 20:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by JJ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
most young kids just want to run aound on their pony and jump over logs. when they get older and start asking for them then give them. i would say if your kid doesn't want them then don't give them to them. you can take lessons western and if that is what the kid whats to do then you can't change that. don't start messing with them and their horse. i'm 12 and when my dad starts trying to change the way i ride and the way my horse is i get really mad. just let the kid do what they wants for now. when the kid gets older they might want to do english. alot of my friends did that.
2006-10-01 23:45:53 · answer #8 · answered by iluvmihorse12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waste of money.
It's like taking driver's ed to ride a bicycle. Different horse, different gait, different words, different saddles, different posture, different competition...
Save your money. There's no benefit to it.
2006-10-02 01:01:48 · answer #9 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i duno but you've been asking alot of questions today
2006-10-01 20:15:37 · answer #10 · answered by Donna P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋