Alignment Analysed
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Mary Wanless analyses five rider postions and the affect each position has on both rider and horse.
If, by magic, we took your horse out from underneath you, how would you land on the riding arena?
Do let us know below, or even better, post a photo of you on your horse, taken from the side.
Some times my feet are just a little too forward. I think I would land with most of my weight on my heels then slowly fall backwards. Often my head is cocked forward or when turning in a corner a little tilted to the side. My instructor takes photos and videos at each lesson so I can watch later and see where I am not quite right and what I have to work on. I listen to your podcast on my drive to my lesson.
This is excellent analysis of your alignment. If you imagine you are holding a tennis ball behind your knee that will help you to keep your lower leg more underneath you and keep your weight more down the front of your thighs ( we call this kneeling ). Notice the difference in your horses posture when you achieve this. Ali wakelin. Senior RWYM coach