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If your instructor is the type that teaches you the reasons WHY behind each aid or exercise used in each specific circumstance, you will become a more educated rider with a greater ability to be productive on your own time. So many instructors do not. And if you have the
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Your engaged core is what allows your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed or gait.
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From Facebook fan Laura Klecker ~ "I’ve been having riders glance at the brim of their helmets when they half halt. The change in their upper body position is remarkable."
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Lightness is not about loose reins, it is about the way the horse is moving over the ground - with real hind leg engagement.
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Many horses have a tendency to stiffen and hollow their backs when riders raise their hands up even slightly above that ideal position that involves having a straight line from the rider’s elbow to the bit.
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Riding your lateral work in a forward rising trot can be a great way to add more reach and expression to the horse's gait. This is best attempted only after the horse is at least fairly solid in each of the exercises while ridden in a sitting trot.
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Keeping your thumbs on top and your palms facing each other when riding stabilizes your upper body position.
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If your trainer is not truly supportive.... find a better one! I am always baffled at how many riders stick with trainers who belittle them, and very often don't even really have their best interests at heart. Some trainers don't teach because they love teaching, but
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To successfully maintain the often elusive "forward feeling hands", try imagining that you are pushing a shopping cart as you ride forward into the bit.
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Make sure you don't fall into the trap of treating your horse like he is a baby, long after he is no longer a baby. This is a common problem when a rider has brought a young horse along from scratch.
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"Really think about showing how good you are from your training and your program, instead of thinking about trying not to make mistakes and the fear that can bring." ~ Beezie Madden
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There are SO many parallels between riding and lunging a horse. If you don't ask for and expect things on the lunge like obedience, rhythm, good posture and carriage, and bending on round and accurate circles, you probably won't get them under saddle either.
