2. It amazes me how many of these riders approach the jumps leaned back in lounge chair position and then are surprised when their horse refuses or they fall off.
3. 1978 video--- getting kicked in the head repeatedly was hard to watch. AND THEN HE GETS BACK ON. Wow. And OW! Again.
4. I have to think there was a design flaw in those two roll tops in the second video. They seem to be awkwardly spaced and multiple horses were having a tough time with it. Course designer fail.
Hey i'm not sure if you're all in the US but you mostly sound like you are, just with the whole leaning back, not being in half seat thing, when eventing in the UK, AUS and NZ you learn to DRIVE the horse towards the jump with your seat and legs. Many horses i've ridden are taught sitting in saddle & leaning back = faster, coming up out of saddle into a standing-like position makes the horse slow down, it's very different over here than in the US
A lot of event trainers in the US advocate a sort of middle ground where that is concerned. It's pretty widely accepted that you're more secure in the saddle a little behind the motion than ahead of it. I've been told many times that when on XC you can safely put your feet out in front of you when coming to a fence. But there's also the understanding that you need to use this technique sparingly so you don't get left behind.
I'm always amazed at the different techniques found around the world, I'd love to ride with trainers in the UK, they can obviously produce some fantastic eventers.
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1. OW!
2. It amazes me how many of these riders approach the jumps leaned back in lounge chair position and then are surprised when their horse refuses or they fall off.
3. 1978 video--- getting kicked in the head repeatedly was hard to watch. AND THEN HE GETS BACK ON. Wow. And OW! Again.
4. I have to think there was a design flaw in those two roll tops in the second video. They seem to be awkwardly spaced and multiple horses were having a tough time with it. Course designer fail.
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I'm always amazed at the different techniques found around the world, I'd love to ride with trainers in the UK, they can obviously produce some fantastic eventers.
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