Yesterday I was checking in with Facebook and viewed THIS reel about rider stability. Lightbulb moment. What if my eternal quest to fix my pitched forward upper body has less to do with my upper body and more to do with my lower leg position? One way to find out.
So, this morning I had a on the buckle ride at the walk, trot, and canter where I just concentrated on having my lower leg a bit more forward than usual. Not as far as recommended in the video but definitely out of the strict ear/hip/heel. And OMFG it was amazing! Everything on a loose rein, and balanced, even the left canter. I felt him hesitate when I asked him to canter left on a looped rein like, “Are you really sure you want me to do this?” After a couple of smaller canter steps he felt my different balance point and smoothly went into a lovely on the buckle left canter. AMAZING.
I’m not advocating as much of a safety seat as suggested in the video BUT after looking at videos of Warwick Schiller, Tristan Tucker, Lucinda Green, and a host of other riders I admire, every single one of them rides with a lower leg that is a bit more forward than the average adult amateur dressage rider. It’s unreal to me how big of a difference this small, easy, change made in my balance.
Shout out to FB reels for making one of my lifetime goals with Cruise happening, walk/trot/canter on the buckle, in balance, and with ease.
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