Critique My Horseback Riding
I am a 3 foot equitation rider with my horse which is the bay in the pics (but jump the chestnut horse 3'6''). Please critique my riding not my horses, the big bay is only 5 and he belongs to me. He is a fancy hunter in training so he doesnt jump "perfect" yet. The chestnut is not mine but a horse i half lease. He is a seasoned hunter/jumper (he goes back and forth). Constructive critisism and DO NOT CRITIQUE MY HORSES! here are the links for the pics of my.
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Answers:You look like you have a lot of experience riding and showing horses! You , allong with many other equitation, hunter and jumper riders have adopted some of the "stylish" flaws that many riders display.
Eqpecially in the first picture, but the third as well, you seen to be jumping WAY ahead of the horse. In the first picture your upper body is leaning on your horse's neck so much so that he cannot jump as well as he probably could if you had a more effective position. Because you are so far forward, your centre of gravity is in front of your horse and causing you to pivot at the knee, where you seem to be a little grippy. This is throwing your lower leg back FAR behing the girth. This is probably your most major flaw and is putting you in quite a precarious position should your horse decide to refuse a jump, put a chip in or land akwardly. Once you fix this i think that it should make your horse jump in great form. Not to criticize either of them by the way...ust saying that it may help their training to move along much faster!