How To Tell Your Diagonal at the Rising Trot

Are you confused on how to tell if you are on the right or wrong diagnal in the rising/posting trot? Here I break it down and explain how to tell which one you have!
You can learn more about Hidalgo saddles here www.hidalgo-sattel.com/en/
Big thanks to Jeff Preis Photography for all the editing on this video: search/top?q...

[@propertyofranger]

“Rise and fall with the leg on the wall,” was what we were taught.

[@clarahuzu3753]

love it! love it! love it! Very well verbally explained and excellent video demonstration. Thank you a lot!

[@ShadeTreeStables]

You're very welcome! Thanks for the kind words!

[@mopedinthemalverns6661]

Great! Just had a lesson here in Malvern, England and was having trouble with this! I finally worked out that the shoulder that is coming BACK at you is the one to rise on! At first I thought I needed to look at the shoulder going forward but it doesn't seem to coincide with the rising motion. Your video shows this clearly. You can see the horse's inside shoulder coming back and 'pushing' the rider up out of the saddle - 1:08. That's how I think about it anyway! I couldn't see a leg going forward (in my lesson) or make any link between the correct shoulder going forward as a signal. The 'Should comes back and pushes you out of the saddle' works every time. Thanks again. Subscribed, LIked and Notified.

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Awesome! Thanks for the wonderful feedback!

[@mopedinthemalverns6661]

@@ShadeTreeStables My pleasure! Just watched your video with my 8yr old daughter again. It's by far the clearest video on this on KZbin. The whole family rides and this video has helped enormously. In the heat of a lesson it's quite hard to concentrate enough to get things right. Thanks again for going to the effort of doing this video - you've really made a difference! David

[@kevinmalloy2180]

Thanks a lot. Your use of the highlighting and slow motion was very helpful (to me a beginner), as was your clear verbal explanation.

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Oh good! Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad to know it was useful for you! I have even more on my website now! It's www.shadetreestables.com

[@harehvinrsamy4452]

Awesome..tq

[@Bessandcheeky]

This helped out sooo much! All the other videos are abit complicated but this helped me sooo much!

[@ShadeTreeStables]

That's fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to share!

[@tralin26]

Thank you that was helpful

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Good! You're welcome!

[@claudiaandferdinand-thepet9147]

Thank you so much this has helped me know what to do in my lessons!

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Awesome! I'm glad it was helpful! I wish you the best in your lessons. The learning never ends ♥️ I have started an online library if you're interested. You can find it at www.shadetreestables.com/classes Thanks for supporting my channel!

[@claudiaandferdinand-thepet9147]

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[@azbc9303]

Your video helped me understand the diagonal clearly. I see how the force is transmitted from the saddle to the ground once you sit down & front inside leg is forward (timestamp 1:02). Thanks.

[@ShadeTreeStables]

You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback! You can find more at my website www.shadetreestables.com

[@marysinclair1214]

Different perspective here looking at the inside leg.

[@dead_accounttt]

Hello! I know this video was posted a while ago, but I have a question. Is the inside leg of the horse towards the fence or the arena?

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Technically the inside leg of the horse is the inside of the bend in the direction of travel, so in this case toward the middle of the arena, on the camera side. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching!

[@hazelh4498]

Do you sit when inside leg is forward on both the right and left rein? Excellent video, rider who wants to get more technical here, thank you!

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Yes! You are correct. So when going to the Right, you sit when the Right front is going forward, and to the Left, you sit when the Left front is forward. Thanks!

[@hazelh4498]

@@ShadeTreeStables Thank you! This video really helped, I’m going to work on it next time I ride!

[@ShadeTreeStables]

@@hazelh4498 awesome! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@katemaree5826]

This may be an odd question, but when going 'straight' what leg do rise or sit? I get the instructions going around a pen left or right, but with heading straight, what is best please? 🙏

[@ShadeTreeStables]

If going straight, such as on a trail, it's best to switch occasionally as to not ride the whole time on one diagonal, but neither would be right or wrong.

[@katemaree5826]

@@ShadeTreeStables thank you so much for your reply 🙏

[@usmanmajid7837]

Great demonstration. I started lessons a couple of months ago and now the instructors are making me focus on getting these diagonals right. We use "rise with outside leg" instead, but I find it hard to see this from the saddle. I look down, but things are moving a little too fast to notice, and it's only when my instructor says "sit for 2!" that I realise I'm wrong. Any tips for this?

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Some people are able to feel it better than see it. Focus on that. When you're on the wrong one it will usually feel bumpy or like you're twisting, or that you bang down on the saddle. Good luck, you'll get it!

[@usmanmajid7837]

@@ShadeTreeStables That's useful, thanks! I also have some other quirks to perfect, such as my bottom leg position (which currently tends to push forward) and my overall shoulders, arms, legs balance. It's hard to tell if my trot is bouncy because of my form, being on the wrong diagonal, or both! But yes you're right, when I'm on the correct diagonal I definitely do feel a much smoother trot.

[@ShadeTreeStables]

@@usmanmajid7837 you're welcome! It could be your saddle affecting your leg position. Maybe I should do a video on that 😁

[@usmanmajid7837]

@@ShadeTreeStables Yikes! I'd of thought the instructors would have picked up on something as basic as that! Yes, a video on that would be pretty cool I think. Thanks again.

[@ShadeTreeStables]

@@usmanmajid7837 you're welcome!

[@marysinclair1214]

What kind of saddle is that your riding in?

[@ShadeTreeStables]

@@marysinclair1214 it's a Hidalgo, and I love it! The US distributor can be found at www.hugyourhorse.com

[@user-nd6dz6ut4h]

This was a great video except my brain works opposite how you trained...working on the outside leg when standing instead of sitting when the inside leg is forward you should be sitting. I am left handed, don't know if that makes a difference or just the way I am trained to learn.

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Yes, I totally understand. Hopefully it is still helpful. I'm now sending out videos through my website email, and have them unlisted on KZbin. If. You'd like to see more, go to www.shadetreestables.com and you can sign up for free ☺️

[@debspeakes9750]

Is there a reason to watching the inside leg rather than the outside?

[@ShadeTreeStables]

Not at all. If you look at the outside front leg, it would just be the opposite, so back when you sit. When I was learning it, I always looked at the left leg whether it was inside or outside because my horse's mane hung on the right side and made it harder for me to see the shoulder movement.

[@debspeakes9750]

@@ShadeTreeStables ty.