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Tips For Hips

Written by Jane Myers MSc. (Equine), on 25-05-2009 14:52

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Published in : Horse Information, Equiculture

Tags : horses, horse riding and training, independant seat, sustainable horsekeeping, equiculture

After looking at the ankles and knees in detail in previous articles we are now going to look at the hips of the rider. The hips are the third joint involved in the shock absorbing process (along with the ankles and knees) and like them play an important part in correct riding.

Written by Jane Myers MSc (Equine), on 18-05-2009 11:03

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Published in : Horse Information, Equiculture

Tags : horses, horse training and riding, sustainable horse keeping, equiculture

In last week’s article I wrote about ankles. Now I am going to write about knees and what they should and should not do when riding. When first learning to ride, many people were taught to ‘grip with the knees’. In fact, in the good old days, people were often made to ride around with a coin or a dollar between their knees and the saddle so that they could learn better grip! This came about because of the largely unscientific teaching methods that were common in the past.

Ankles. And Why We Need Them!

Written by Jane Myers MSc (equine), on 11-05-2009 14:39

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Published in : Horse Information, Equiculture

Tags : horses, horse riding and training, sustainable horse keeping, equiculture

With this article I have chosen to start with ankles as this is an area of the riders body that gets most neglected and is yet vitally important. Conversely it is an area that once improved can rapidly lead to a better position, balance and security and of course an independent seat.

Rider Problems Part Four

Written by Jane Myers MSc (equine), on 04-05-2009 12:05

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Published in : Horse Information, Equiculture

Tags : horses, horse riding and training, sustainable horsekeeping, equiculture

The final in this series of articles about rider problems (and solutions) is about putting it all together and about improving the hands.

Rider Problems Part Three

Written by Jane Myers MSc (equine), on 27-04-2009 10:57

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Published in : Horse Information, Equiculture

Tags : horses, horse riding and training, sustainable horse keeping, equiculture

If you have been following the previous articles you should now be able to walk and trot standing in the stirrups while balancing on the horse, using a neck strap for support. You may also be able to stay in this position without having to use the neck strap. You should now be able to absorb the movements of the horse into the hip, knee and ankle joints.

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After looking at the ankles and knees in detail in previous articles we are now going to look at the hips of the rider. The hips are the third joint involved in the shock absorbing process (along with the ankles and knees) and like them play an important part in correct riding.

With this article I have chosen to start with ankles as this is an area of the riders body that gets most neglected and is yet vitally important. Conversely it is an area that once improved can rapidly lead to a better position, balance and security and of course an independent seat.

The final in this series of articles about rider problems (and solutions) is about putting it all together and about improving the hands.

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