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Apples wrote: Problem is that when you tell novices to "put their heels down" they miss the fact that they should just allow their weight to go down through their heels. To "put" their heels down they must open their knee angle and that throws their leg forward. I like to say "toes up" as opposed to "heels down".
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ponypimpmomma wrote: Which English seat?? Hunt? Dressage (balanced)? Saddleseat? Just general purpose for now. I tend to ride more hunt seat myself. But right now their chair-seats and total lack of leg strength is just baffling me. I want to stop the icky chair seats before something bad happens. To show them where posting originates (from the core more than the legs) have them kneel on the ground and go up down up down from that position. They can see it's not a standing in the stirrups motiong but more a lifting of your core. Oh. Good idea.
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flamingorider wrote: Your friends may have tack problems on top of their inexperience. Unfortunately beginners (especially in western country) tend to end up with cheap poor quality English saddles, which have poor balance. I've ridden in some where it felt like the saddle was fighting to put me into a chair seat. The other possibility is that their saddles are too narrow for the horses. That ruins the balance of even a good saddle, as well as being painful for the horse.
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