Pay attention to all the minute signs. Now the hard part, do not swing your leg over if your horse takes a step. Your goal is him standing still. Today all you may be doing is putting weight in the stir-up, standing-up in the stir-up, making sure all four feet of his don’t move. Don’t rush, take your time, and remember your ultimate goal is to have a quiet standing horse.
The list method works well for riders who want to improve their performance. List the goal: Example more balance seat. Then list in detail how you will accomplish that. Don’t forget to include exercises you can do off the horse, trainers/instructors written comments, video taping, and visualizing.
By setting equine training and riding goals helps us become teachers to our horses and thinking students, and that’s worth the little extra time it takes to list goals.
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