The day before (November 1) I had decided to lunge Lance just to do something different, and removed my stirrups. Today when I rode, I thought, “Why not?” and left them off.
Interestingly enough, Lance's trot felt better than usual, and cantering was awkward. It will be interesting to see how things develop this month!
3 comments:
When I learned to ride as a kid, we started with no stirrups and learn fall off too. Whew, good thing it was a slow moving good natured fat pony named Cricket. I cried the day I outgrew her. So glad you have a nice ride on Sir Lancelot!
My coach was a big believer in no stirrups, and regularly made me ride without them, without reins and sometimes without sight. He made me yell "I trust my horse" until I did..... still love the memories.
I rode mostly bareback, Theresa, so I guess that was "no stirrups all the time" - ha.
Wow, that's some serious coaching, Kim!
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