Last night I decided to practice some of my newly learned techniques on Vikki. Since there is no one to longe us, I decided we'd neck-reign in the round pen = ) Vikki actually neck-reigns decently...wonder where she learned that??
Anyway, I forgot my shoulder harness so I really had to concentrate on keeping my upper back straight. Keeping my hand on the cantle at the trot helped my back and once I felt like I had the correct position on her, I went back to both reigns. Poor Vikki was a little confused and wasn't consistent in her gates with my odd behaviour ; )
Back with both reigns, I started to feel when I was sitting right and when I wasn't. I tried to keep the reins fairly loose and soft on her mouth so as not to balance off her as much. She seemed to even out with her balance and gaits as well. She slowed down and I got the feeling that me sitting back was making her use her back more...or it could just be my imagination. I did notice a big difference in out canter departs by sitting back! And I think I did better on her cantering then on Garfield two days before.
Interestingly, my saddle didn't hurt me so much when I was sitting back more. Still had the gel pad on. Maybe it's mostly me seat and Vikki's thinness right now? That means I won't have to drop $1-2k on a new saddle soon!
I'm so excited! After my several year hiatus from riding due to allergies, I'll finally advance and become a better rider!
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