My trainer is killing me. I've been riding for a long time like 7 years, 3 years pro. And just in the past weeks I keep on going up on the wrong diaganol. And when I check it and think I'm on the wrong one I am on the correct one so when I bump I get on the wrong one. And with my horse you can't "feel" if your on the right one or not.
My trainer is working 5'0ft jumps with me and she's yelling at me saying if I don't work on it and get it right, then she might stop training me and I'm trying for the olympics. It sounds stupid that I am so good at riding but can't get a basic thing. I don't know whats going on. Help.
2007-01-27 04:48:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
What you can do is take a glance down at his outside shoulder. When it is forward, you should be up, shoulder back, you should be down.
I am pretty sure that is it, see if your trainer believes you are on the right one at the time. My mare throws you out of the saddle so much that if I posted on the wrong one- I would be on her neck or over her head. I am just trying to sit it now, and having a hell of the time.
2007-01-27 07:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pay attention to which front leg is moving forward in the walk (as a pro, you should know the mechanics of all four gaits, and you should know where all four legs are at any given moment and how to affect the movement of each leg), so you know when the outside leg is going forward as you ask him to trot, then start rising with that leg as he starts to trot. If you are as advanced as you say, your diagonals should have become automatic long, long, ago. Good Luck!!
PS: if you don't know things like gait mechanics, you need to find a classical trainer. Even though you want to jump, consider working with a dressage trainer, because 90% of jumping is flat work. If you can't get him to the fence correctly, he can't jump it correctly, and getting him there is flatwork-- begin able to extend or collect his stride, being able to bend him or more importantly, keep him straight, etc. Any fool can point a brave horse at a 5 foot fence and hang on until he gets to the other side. Doing it consistently and well, being able to help the horse jump his best, and being able to get him out of any kind of trouble is a different story. See you in Las Vegas in April!!
2007-01-27 21:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess you just need to practice more. I ride westurn now but i used to ride english and i could never "feel" my diagnal but one thing that helped me to get it every time was if i was on the wrong one i made myself start all over again i didn't just change it it helped me learn. But if you have been riding that long it might just be a bad habit you need to break. GOOD LUCK!!!
2007-01-27 13:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think that you need to get yourself some dressage lessons...alternate between jumping and dressage so that you can get the hang of the basics of flatwork before you try to tackle any more than that.
2007-01-30 22:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a mouse. he can jump almost a foot and a half. i never try to ride him though.
i don't know how to help you to ride a horse.
2007-01-27 13:03:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋