when horse run fast the jokey put all weight of his body on stirrup its y?

Question

is that easy for rider? all rider do that

Answer 1

Its all about having balance and keeping the jockies weight off the horses back..which in turn makes the horse go faster. Is is easy to do? it takes a lot of strength and balace to do it. I have been riding for 23 years and been on the track for while now so to me its second nature!!!

Answer 2

yes, for the most part, if a horse sport involves speed, the rider has his weight in the stirrups. In every disapline, the reasoning is the same. The horse has more freedom to move and can increase her speed when the weight is off of her back and centered over her, not lying on her as a dead weight.

I've stock-raced a few times at the track where i used to work, but i'm a barrel racer and roper by trade and at heart. even in the western equine sport world, the fastest times always come from horses and riders that are in sync with eachother's body motions. when the horse jumps forward to run, the rider stands and leans forward. when the horse prepares to stop and turn, the rider sits back in the saddle and sets their weights back and down to help the horse stop and collect their feet for a turn or complete halt.

as for easy/hard, it's second nature for me because i was raised in the saddle, but it does take a lot of muscle and tone and balance.

Answer 3

The technique is to allow the horse as much freedom of movement as possible. The rider has to aquire the strength and balance to stay up the whole time. As in hunter/jumper riding, the rider stands out of the saddle while approaching a fence to allow the horse the freedom it needs.

Answer 4

ok jockeys do place all there body weight forward because its easy to balance and when at full speed they have more control over the horse!

Answer 5

because when horses are galloping fast you can't keep the beat so you stand up and bend over because it's WAY to bumpy