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Be honest, do you feel your hips when you sit the trot? Mastering a soft seat and steady seat in the sitting trot takes time, practice, and experience. However, there are many things you can work on OUT of the saddle to fast-track this skill! 1️⃣Prioritize HIP and LOW BACK MOBILITY: In the sitting trot, your pelvis needs to adjust to the rolling, pitching, and tilting of the saddle on your horse’s back. To prevent that movement from spilling to your legs or upper body, you need enough hip and lo

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🏇 Exercises to help with sitting trot ⁣ ⁣ As discussed yesterday, to be able to move with the horse and yet not look like we’re moving we need to have good eccentric control, control of the muscles into a lengthened position. We also want to improve our diaphragmatic breathing and allow our hips to move as the horse moves his hind limbs.⁣ ⁣ Here are 3 exercises that may help:⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Bridge march - push down through your heels and lift your bum until you have a straight line from shoulders to he

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