As with many others, I immediately hold my breath when asking for the canter. I think it's a combination of concentrating so hard on what I need to do with my body for the ask, along with some anxiety about what if actually get the canter?! Can I ride it? Thanks for this helpful lesson.
I tend to get tensed up and shorten up my breathing when my girl decides that she doesn't want to leave her friend if we're riding with someone. I am finding that I am starting to automatically focus on my breathing when she's being a goober and it makes SUCH a difference in my fear and tension management!
When i breathe deeply like that my horse is much more relax. And if he spooks i stay in the saddle....😉. Today we were in the forest and same muddy places to go accross . The 1rst one my horse put head down to see and jumped over ! No problem . But after i was afraid he did it again that i let him not put head down again , my breath was short, my seat awfull and the horse get stressed. All my fault...its sometimes so difficult to stay confident. Thank you for all your vidéos and classes that helps me a lot. ❤️🐴
Love, Love, Love this one. I go through a demonstration on how easy I am pulled off balance if breathing in my chest and how stable I am when breathing in my "belly" before a new student even mounts. I tell all my students I think it's the most important thing you can do properly to keep yourself in the saddle. Whoever put a thumbs down to this video, IMO, hasn't learned the benefits. You are the first instructor that I've heard bring this point to the forefront. Great job.
Thank you so much for this video- I have ridden for years but have never managed to develop an independent seat. I have a very sensitive horse now who is really teaching me about light aids and developing my seat is so much at the root of my problems! Thank you again 🙂
Kali, You are a wonderful teacher. For spring training, I've been really focusing on riding the trot. I'm inconsistent. In my attempts to find center balance, I'm all over the place. I've ridden a long time so I can find a way whatever happens, but I really want a consistent "good seat!" I'm going right now to practice what you showed us here today. Thank you for your help!
confused about the breathing technique. In canter, I stiffen my abdominal muscles, the core to dig in with my hip bones on the saddle, and try not to grip with my thighs to maintain my balance. How can I loosen my stomach while deep breathing when I consciously tighten my core to stay grounded in the saddle....I d be grateful if you let me know
I lose my seat a few strides before a jump. I watch my videos, and my arms straighten out, my upper body hunches a little, and I’m bouncing a lot more. My lower leg stays put, but I feel like I still end up pinching with my knees over the jump. I think it’s all mental for me. I anticipate the take off spot, so in an effort to feel the horse, all of the above happens. Obviously, that’s requiring more effort on my end, and I’m sure my horse doesn’t appreciate the bouncing on the back and in the mouth. I’m fine on the flat in-between. Can you please do a video about maintaining soft contact through the elbows while jumping?? Something to help with the approach of fences and recovering afterwards (balance). I know that having consistent, soft contact can help feel for the jump better, but I’m usually worried that the horse will take a long spot, and then I’ll get left behind and yank even harder in the mouth!
I'd like to see that, also. I imagine it will have something to do with breathing, too, maybe something about fetal position, and something helpful about remaining supple. What you describe can also cause (assist? allow?) refusals. I was assigned a school horse that would NOT jump with me because of the way I held myself, pretty much what you described. I learned that focusing very hard on what might go wrong puts us in a better position....to help that thing go wrong.
@@jewelweed6880 yeah, I try to breathe too and think about relaxing my lower back to keep the rest of me from tensing up. Yes! I rode a horse that was similar. The nicest ride I remember was when I had bent elbows, focused on following with my arms, and keeping my lower back and hips soft. We didn’t have one refusal that day!! But whenever I get on different horses, I seem to second guess myself and doubt the horse.
Hi . If I put my body soft , my upper body move so much. I don´t know how much tension I must have so that ir does not prevent me from breathing well and leaving the upper body still
Also watching some videos on how you need to move the pelvis to move with the motion of the horse in the Canter really helps. A lot of riders think it’s just a scooping or sweeping motion and it really depends on the horse that you ride. JJ Tate (team Tate channel) has a really good video showing the backwards circle motion of the Canter and there is a good video on this channel as well.
