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Her hands are infinitely better than yours - elbows are in front of her midsection, her line is straight, thumbs are up, she's sitting balanced on her pelvic and not chair-seating.

Actually, I very much like her position.

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With Saddle:

YOur hands as  others have mentioned are to far back even IF you were 'bouncing around and trying to slow her down'  IF that is the case then you should probaly have pracitced a titch more at home before going into hte ring. Instead of  hands back etc to slow down brace lower back and  impeed your  movement.. But there is  absoultly no valid reason for  anyeons hands to be  in the location that yours were.

Turn out  do a bridle path not a bridle 8 land highway...  Drop that particular saddle pad.. they are not even accepted in rated shows breed and lower level yes but rated no. Gloves on your hands always. Black gloves.

I dont do breback that well as I dont ride it because I cant even get on a horse  with out a saddle even with a leg up so Im not going to do anything other than the general stuf above...

But hte 2nd set of pictures  are very intresting...

1)  what is hte point of dropping your hands below the withers? A postioin btw  hands shold never be in... If you're goin go 'soften' and get your horse to relax etc you do it by riding properly with contact wit heh face which I dont see in any of hte pictures. You pointed out hte horrid puppy paws. Eyes are looking down the ground is not going anywhere so why are you watching it? You're riding in a chair seat. notice how your  legs are  out infront of hte rest of your body. Again I know this  position is popular on hte breed circut but it is not correct.   You want to sink yoru heels down after   your legs  get underneith your body where they belong. I dont know if  you leathers are to long or what  but  your  foot  is a titch to far in hte iorn nd your heel is nowhere near down. Now it doenst matter how deep your heel goes this is of course determined on the individule but all heels have some flexability and it helps with stability of ht e base ofh te rider. so even if  they drop just a tad  that is better than what your's are doing right now.

You're a bit to tilted foward. Sit straighter up.Remember  ears, sholders, hips, heels  in line..  Imagine if you will that you re a puppet  with a string comming from hte top of your head. and the string is taught so  you are  upright and straight.

YOu need to define the bend in your elbows right now they ae just kinda there. Perhaps it is your coat  it looks like it is a  titch large for your arms. Either way though I think you do need to bend at hte elbows a bit more than you are.

2) pretty much hte same as above. Though the position you are in hlf way through your post( that is what it looks like you are doing) is  where you want your body to be. but not your hands... Hands need to be up and outinfront of you. Take up on hte reins there is no reason for a loop in reins unless it is a pleasure class then you can go around on the buckle but that  is diffrent. And it normally comes after  the rider has established contact with the face so when  loose reins are done the horse seeks the contact therefor dropping its face down etc.. Which is how  the position  is really achieved instead of hte  'headset' thing ..


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this is a QH mare who is 18 and has been ridden in it her whole life. i just leased her. We have switched to a d ring snaffle. But she wasn't ready for show season so we had to stick with the kimberwick which i hate. So im not bitting up...

3 days before the show. And after i have seen great improvement.

i was scared to ride bareback any faster than a walk before i was asked to be in bareback. My horse was AMAZING and i trusted her so much. She really boosted my confidence. But this was right after i started riding it.

A horse is worth more than riches.
Spanish Proverb

There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse
Robert Smith Surtees

To be loved by a horse, or by any animal, should fill us with awe-
for we have not deserved it.
Marion Garretty

My heart galloped through the skies that night.                 Spirit:Stallion of the Cimarron  

Stop Horse Abuse!            

canny11 (10/31/2009)

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really u r great 4 a person who has been ridin barebak 4 3 days!  i fell off barebak 2day. o and just a tip, in the saddle pics, ur feet r really far in the stirrups. i hav this prob: my trainer says that since i hav been ridin barebak 4 years with no saddle, that we need 2 train my legs and feet. she says my legs r perfect with no stirrups but i lose it when i put them bak in the irons. anyway, do u like barebak?

I LOVE bareback. I have been riding bareback so much since september! lol. now that i have gotten over my fear i LOVE it. i jumped a little baby jump bareback too (like 6 in. lol). I just needed confidence.

Yeah. Its different when i go to a show because those shoes are slipperyer than the ones i ride in normally so i feel like my feet will slide out. lol