Riding Position: a fine balance

Riding Level 4: Position & Balance At Riding Level 1 we are only looking for basic control of the horse and don't mark you on your position.  At Level 2 we want to see an adequate basic seat position at walk and trot, but don't mark  your canter position, and at Level 3 we are…

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Losing the Stirrups

Riding Level 3: Riding without  Stirrups At all levels of riding we ask you to drop your stirrups periodically.  There are two main reasons for this: You never know when you might lose your stirrups when riding.  It's good to be able to keep your seat without them, and regain them on the fly. Riding…

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