Posting Trot | Rising Trot

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I hope this video helps you to improve your posting trot. Everyone, beginner through to the advanced ride can do with a "brush up" on the correct rising trot position. 😀

[@thetitan6595]

HI do you give private lessons i have been riding for a year now and i just can't seem to get it right my poor horse deals with me bouncing on his back every now and again the least i can do for him is fix my riding biomechanics

[@mickadams5478]

My balance point is my knee ,by gripping the saddle with my knee rise trot with out stirrups is easier. Core strength and tempo stops falling back in to the seat . I enjoy your videos although ive not long found your site

[@MamaLlama1130]

I have watched a million horse videos and you are by far the best! Thank you!

[@trishna_6815]

this was super helpful, can't wait for my next lesson now. I've watched a bunch of these, and this was probably most helpful.

[@joanhouser1007]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@cindyb4984]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I’m shifting from western to English so I feel like a total newbie. Your seat, hands and posting techniques have really helped me to understand what I am supposed to be doing, now off to practice, practice, practice! Looking forward to watching all of your videos 😊

[@flyingsquirrel5213]

Hi Josie - I'm a beginner adult rider. How to do this is not too difficult to understand, but actually doing it is. I tend to put weight on my toes in the stirrups and have some difficulty staying on the correct diagonal. Many things you say here are similar to what my instructor says, and this video is super helpful. Thanks!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I’m glad it helps 😊

[@MrDandelio]

Thank u for explaining the benefits of the posting for a horse 👏

[@rabxb5847]

I dont know why this doesn’t have a lot of views. Really informative, thank you!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I'm glad you found it useful. Thank you for taking the time to comment I appreciate it.

[@chloelee2947]

Same here, it is so helpful for me. Thank you 💕

[@BasicHorseTraining]

@@chloelee2947 I'm glad it helps 🙂

[@anipetrakova4877]

This is the best instructional video on the rising trot I have ever heard. Thank you!!!!!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you and I’m so glad you liked it 🙂

[@Sunflower-rx8rf]

I’m in my 6th lesson of learning to ride English, & your videos have been instrumental in helping me learn, & train the horse I ride. Thank you for all the advice, & tips! My trainer was impressed out how far we’ve come in such a short time! 🌺😊

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you for taking the time to comment I appreciate it 😀

[@Sunflower-rx8rf]

@@BasicHorseTraining Thank you for your your wonderful videos! 🌺😊

[@sadiegallant-holloway7950]

Found this the clearest explanation yet!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you 😊

[@derekedwards5561]

Your teaching was GREAT! WOW!! very nice and understood!

[@Nai-yr7wi]

I've been struggling with trotting and this has been the most helpful video. I still need to work on my posture but there has been improvement in class after this video.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you for taking the time to let me know I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@CassandraTel]

Really really helpful. I was looking for videos to help me practice the motion at home, and this video gave me some ideas. The points about hip movement, the athletic stance, and the hand placement were all very needed.

[@m.h.1159]

Wow this is so helpful. My instructor was trying to tell me how to do all these things as a beginner but I'm a visual learner and this makes so much more sense.

[@MrCrankyNYC]

I'm a novice and this video really helped. thx

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I'm glad it helped 🙂

[@lialinskey236]

This was very helpful thanks so much! Great instructor ❤

[@bridgeteadie1741]

Thank you this is a great video to watch . I am really struggling with getting my rising trot correct .

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dmm8890]

Your instructions are great to help me understand what to focus on while I'm improving my trot. I was told I bounce too high and am not driving my seat. Can't wait to follow your instructions. Thanks!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Happy to help!

[@CheleN-n6t]

This video is so helpful ... you are such an excellent instructor .... thank you!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@equinegirl369]

This will be really really helpful next time I go take my horseback riding lessons again. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@cathyloan6305]

I love your videos - thanks so much for sharing your amazing teaching/riding skills with all of us from all over!!! All the best for the season from Canada 🇨🇦🎄🇨🇦

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are very welcome Cathy. Thank you for taking the time to comment. It makes everything worthwhile to hear they help people. Have a safe and merry festive season and stay warm 🔥🔥.

[@sheriecemorris]

So good! I needed some inspiration to focus on improving my posting trot! My horse would be so grateful if I got better balanced! Thanks for this!! FEEL THE BURN!!!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Burn baby burn 🔥

[@gramingo6402]

Your video is the best on the rising trot! I tendto be top heavy and floppy and this helps so much. Thank you

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I'm glad you like ❤️ it 😊

[@joeyriley6354]

This was so help have trouble relaxing my back in posting trot my canter is much better and when I trot after canter is much better 🤷‍♀️

[@channingblue5889]

I love the explanation! I’ve tended to be a “heavier” rider in the sense that I’m not soft upon landing when I post. This is a great explanation and demonstration 😊

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cherylyingstbartel1457]

Thanks for this Josie. Great instruction, as always! I very much appreciated the tip on using the saddle pad straps. Good idea! Key for me in learning rising trot was understanding how the saddle itself helps raise you up (which you talk about). I think of it as the saddle absorbing the downward energy and boosting me back up; there is an important rhythm to it. I like the trampoline analogy, as that is the same idea. There is a momentary point at the bottom of the rise where you (very briefly) wait and let the saddle to boost you back up. I also appreciate how you explained which muscles are used with rising trot - you pivot around the knee using your core and thighs, but don't use your lower leg. A video on how to keep your lower leg still while riding would be excellent, as I find that is where I struggle. I ride a "hot" horse who has had to learn to accept my leg wrapped around him. I am now training a youngster who is the opposite! Keep up the great work. I really appreciate all of your efforts!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you 🙏

[@nancyschmidt8260]

I really enjoy your videos. They are so easy to follow. Particularly when you demonstrate positions & movements from standing on the ground.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are so welcome!

[@Robin-sb7vu]

This is a wonderful video! I was told I have a chair seat.

[@aliciavelice3806]

Back in the saddle after 7 years, and posting is frustrating when you know how to do it correctly but not all the muscles are used to it. I am getting better at least i can change direction now. But i find i am hitting the saddle on the way down with little control so it is slapping. Bles the horse i am riding he will tell you when he is irritated lol this helped and made me think i need to do more core exercises.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Try feeling like you are “blowing out slowly through a straw” while you “pull your bellybutton towards your backbone” See if that helps to stabilise you core. You will get there I have no doubt

[@gallaghergrl97]

this video is honestly super helpful, i've rewatched it several times especially before starting lessons so i can picture the right way on my mind until it eventually becomes muscle memory

[@alexapotts8876]

Thanks for sharing!!! I am having a ton of trouble posting. I do both too much sitting back and being too forwards so I constantly feel out of rhythm and am thinking about trying to do too many things at once.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Your welcome. Try to just pick one thing at a time and concentrate on that until you feel it’s improved then move on to the next thing. Each time you do that the “next thing” will be easier and easier as you are building on a foundation 😊.

[@naunettemartin7450]

I like your video that's you do on horse this will help me win I ride my horse and can I ask you how do I keep my legs still win I'm ride ing my horse thank you Nannette

[@Alice-cn3sp]

that was so freaking informative, I'm definitely subscribing. my instructor used to make me do drills posting without stirrups to feel just HOW much thigh muscle posting really requires. my question is -- when i'm posting WITH stirrups then, how much weight should i allow myself to put into the stirrups? also, i've watched some other videos that say not to GRIP your horse, but posting without stirrups requires me to grip so hard with my thighs, and i always thought that was proper form. what's the right amount?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Hi Alice, Sorry that I have taken so long to answer you. It's hard to tell you "how" much weight to put in them as what I say might mean something else, but I will try to answer this way and hope it helps you. I have enough weight in my stirrups so that I don't lose them, you don't want to "stand" in them though as if you were stepping up a step (pushing through your foot) but you don't want so little that you lose them. Then when I want to add a little more weight to them I just think that I am standing on a sailboard and I want to turn it one way or the other. I add a "tiny" bit of weight by thinking of stepping down a little without tipping the sailboard over. When rising without stirrups I use the horse's movement to get me out of the saddle and my thighs are "flexed" a little to hold me for the second I need them to. I don't actually "grip" with my thighs. I hope that helps you a little. 🙂

[@tamarawatts7312]

This has helped me so much. Really explanatory and loads of great tips. Thank you

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are welcome Tamara. Thank you for taking the time to let me know 🙂

[@toniavasilaki2833]

So very helpful! Thank you ❤ you are a great coach 🌹

[@lvcola]

Just learning rising trot. This video was extremely helpful. I have a better understanding what muscles I should be using and can’t wait for my next lesson. Thank you

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are welcome 🤗

[@janeatonsquarecallicott19]

Great video. I definitely have more of a fork seat and sometimes am like a collapsing deck chair! I am getting stronger and better though especially learning from you and my instructor. Thank you so much for your expert tuition. 🙏🌺😇

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are very welcome 🤗

[@Missauthentic716]

Brilliant tips! 💕

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you 😊

[@siobhanelizabeth8006]

I need to remember not to clench my bum when I rise… any tips? Found your channel a few days ago and love your videos ❤

[@michelletziarkas]

I’m 65 and have just started riding again. Haven’t ridden a lot for over 40 years. I’m doing ok. But after two hip and one knee replacement, my weakest muscles are my inner thigh muscles, and I think this is why my rising trot is only just’ok’! Will these muscles build with only one ride a fortnight or will I need to do some muscle building exercises? My canter is fine, my position is good, some improvement needed with my reins… but as I develop my seat more I think I will improve.

[@Ra-rg1vk]

Wow that's fantastic. I only took a year off riding and I felt like a newbie when I started riding again

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You will certainly improve. Pilates help us horses riders too so doing some of those will help you. 😊

[@Ra-rg1vk]

@@BasicHorseTraining and warm up exercises on the ground before riding took away the aches and pains after riding

[@oiramrebona]

Great video

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you.

[@livingandriding]

Great video. I have had lessons for over a year and my trainer has not taught me the rising trot, ever.. I ride well, but went to another trainer as was made to feel as if I haven't learned anything and just cried.. I'm not giving up! I can open gates, side pass, lope canter smoothly. I go on annual cattle drives so the idea that someone would say I'm inexperienced was hurtful.. I'm 66 in good shape, good core strength but frustrated that the standing trot is so foreign to me.. Do you have any recommendations? Love your videos!

[@kbkamil1872]

Brilliant! Thank you for youre videos :)

[@BasicHorseTraining]

My pleasure! I'm glad you like them. 😊

[@DomiAkin]

Thank you very much for this video! I've been watching quite a lot of these lately, but I'm still confused. If I'm not supposed to use stirrups to push myself up during rising trot, what else do I use? Knees, obviously, but that conflicts with what trainers usually say - don't grip with the knees. So, what's the compromise? Am I allow to grip with the knees only during rising trot?

[@Alice-cn3sp]

the power should be coming from your thighs

[@DomiAkin]

That does not answer my question. It's the same as trying to stand up from a chair with feet not touching the ground, only using thighs. It's impossible, unless you have some anchor (feet on the ground in this case)

[@dragsdouglas5040]

I’m having the same problem, what lifts us if we are supposed to use our thighs??

[@dragsdouglas5040]

**NOT supposed to use our thighs

[@zainalriffandi6757]

Very useful.. When we do rising trot and when we do sitting trot?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Rising trot is usually done on young horses and when warming up any horse. Sitting trot is usually done when you want more finesse with your aids as your seat is a very powerful tool to train your horse. If we look at competitions the lower level test say to rise trot and the more advanced ones are done in all sitting. 😊

[@zainalriffandi6757]

@@BasicHorseTraining I see.. Thank you so much for the explanation.. 👍❤

[@BasicHorseTraining]

@@zainalriffandi6757 your welcome 🙂

[@aaffreen1]

i am learner and started doing squats to improve my core to do better rising trot 😀

[@BasicHorseTraining]

A strong core and working on your balance are the secrets to being a good rider. I'm so glad you are working on yours 🙂

[@40kroner]

That saddle pad strap tip is genius! I'm curious though, why do you usually cut them off? I've never ridden with a saddle that didn't have the straps attached

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I cut them off because I don’t see the use of them if you have the one to thread your girth through and they annoy me 😆.

[@DB-xe1vy]

Great video. When rising are you arching your back or is it flat?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

It is in normal spinal alignment and my core muscles are engaged to support it 🙂

[@naunettemartin7450]

Raising tort it is hard but I did it and I did so good win ride my horse and I like the video it will help me Nannette

[@onescuvali-raiimobiliare6657]

Great advices! Congrats!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you 🙂

[@zainalriffandi6757]

Usually how high should we rise from the saddle. My trainer asked me to rise high almost stand up. It causes my butt a bit late when down the saddle, and make a double bounce at the saddle.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

What I would suggest for you to do is to experiment with rising smaller and rising taller and then anything in between. See what gets you in the correct timing with the horse. If you are double bumping in the saddle, you are a little out of time with your horse. Let me know how you go 🙂

[@zainalriffandi6757]

I will do what you suggest, and see what happens. Hope it will solve my problem. Thanks alot.. 👍👍

[@sw_0005]

My horse keeps stopping as soon as we start. My instructor tells me to put pressure but where and how? With my lower legs on his stomach? Or my thigh? How do I keep him going? Thank you.

[@memeo5878]

Hi I’m a beginner rider, and I was wondering in ur rising trot do you have any tips for confidence with reins as I keep grabbing my saddle without being able to control that I’m doing it I’ve fallen off 3 times! Because of this so I was wondering if you have any tips x

[@BasicHorseTraining]

When I teach beginners i will gave them hold on to a chunk of mane as they can "hang' on to that and their arms are still out in front of them. I find holding the saddle brings their hand too close to their centre of gravity and doesn't stabilise their position enough. With a handful of mane they can also "lean" on the horses neck with gives them another point of stability. Try that

[@wildacresranch]

How do you get the saddle pad to stay in place without those little loop holders for the girth?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

The ones I use have a larger loop on the bottom for you to pass the girth through and that keeps it in place 🙂

[@auliaaliyev4759]

Hi Josie, I really appreciate your videos. It allows me to compare my recorded riding to what it is supposed to look like. A simple question, does the ear, shoulder, hip, heel alignment still apply when we are post trotting? As a matter of fact, does it apply anytime at all other than when we are at a standstill?

[@amanda7263]

Awesome!

[@dachater1]

Sometimes when trotting if the horse suddenly lurches forward I lose balance and fall back - what is the best way to hold balance when this happens? or what is perhaps lacking in my position that causes me to fall back off blaance like this?

[@bipindhakal4999]

Hi josie. Is it okay if I create little bit of hollow angle while rising and straight spine when I come to sit? It is very hard for me to rise with straight soine. My instructor told me you should only move your core and your spine should be in straight line whether you are rising or sitting. But, I can see even you are making hollow arc while you are rising.I m so confused😢. Can you please help me out. Cheers

[@dragsdouglas5040]

Hi, very new to this, are there any exercises I could do to improve my core strength?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Off the horse try pilates, yoga and Feldenkrias exercises on the horse try these kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGXWipKOiN52asU

[@amandafrench8047]

Thank you missus :)

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Welcome!

[@angieverescuk4311]

Brilliant video. Thank you Josie, m a beginner and this has helped more than you know. Well done rebel for putting up with the incorrect demonstrations 🤭👏👏🩷

[@Bunnn13]

I have troubles stirring while trotting and the horse i ride will stop very suddenly so im trying to practice

[@BasicHorseTraining]

The horses is perhaps stopping because you aren’t following his movement with your seat. Try sitting for only one or two strides then rise for a couple then sit again and gradually build up your sitting. When we lose our balance we tend to tighten our seat and this will “tell” the horse to stop. I hope that helps. 🙂

[@Bunnn13]

@@BasicHorseTraining thank you very much!

[@yanchi8780]

😞How can i lift myself up straight and right and be relaxed with my legs and not slide off my saddle when trot a circle ⭕️ ?? I can’t understand how to do this..

[@camileo1559]

What is the position of my hands while trotting? (I’m a beginner)

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Your hands should always be in front of the saddle, thumbs uppermost and about a fist distance apart. When you rise and sit your elbows should open and close so that you hands stay still.

[@Kira-cc4fg]

I am at my 4th riding lesson and I'm getting discouraged with trotting. I started confident and ok and the basic, also I struggled with the exercises to built the streng for the Trott but in the end they seemed to work. The last two lessons went horribly, I couldn't Trott for more that half a circle started crying because of knee and ankle pains and had to stop. I think watching this video I might have pushed too much woth my feet and legs, getting way too high and struggling a lot, rather than rotating my hips. Also I got out of breath within seconds. I will try to think about these tips tomorrow and hope they ease a bit the work. I would like to work more on walking and the correct position but my coaches are moving pretty fast. Which I like if I succeed because it's nice to Trott but when I struggle I just really want to quit and I'm also starting to be aftaid that I will solidify in my mistakes of I don't slow down. If anyone has more experience it would be nice to hear a good word, it would help me feel less hopeless and alone. I've dreamt for 20 years to start riding and it's also a big strain on my finances I just get super upset if I don't do good or feel good while doing it.

[@gailgalida]

Ask your trainer to let you do more at the walk such as serpentines, circles etc. The main thing is staying relaxed. At the walk your body needs to move with the horse but if you are holding tension it will be impossible for your horse to move. Your seat should be doing a figure 8 at the walk and also your knees would move, plus your elbows will be bending and straightening with the horse. Its like jogging! Posting trot is not easy to master and it takes a lot of practice. I still struggle with it and I have lessons every week on my horse. My horse is not an easy ride though but I just keep trying. Thats the ticket to keep trying as some of us are just not naturals.

[@naunettemartin7450]

I like your videos that's you do win your ride ing and sand me some video that's you do win you are ride ing your horse it will help me win in ride ing my horse thank you Nannette

[@luciatrujillo7928]

Where would you balance from when you don’t have struppis

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Hi Lucia, Fabulous question! Your balance comes from your centre of gravity and your core strength. If you are using your stirrups to balance on you won't be able to keep your lower leg still and give correct leg aids to your horse. It takes work to find your balance in the saddle but I promise you it will be the most valuable work you do. I have a video showing a few exercises I did when finding mine - and can still do at 55 😝 so if I can you can too! I will link that here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGXWipKOiN52asU

[@naunettemartin7450]

My is a fox rising trot Nannette

[@marysinclair1214]

You didn’t mention being on the correct diagonal or is that a different video?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

That is another video. 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqWldGyHlsydhKc

[@samanthamusgrave1124]

I have the most difficultly as a beginner rider not coming back down and slapping my bum on the saddle. I suppose that is more related to developing stronger muscles- but I do feel bad for the horse whenever I do it.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You may need to work on your core strength, Samantha. When horse-riding is done correctly, the rider has flexible, pliable and supple muscles - think about a dancer's body when they are dancing. The "strength" comes from their core. Make sure that your legs are underneath you too as you should be standing "astride" your horse and not sitting on him as if you are in a chair. You won't be able to come back to the saddle softly if you "sit" on your horse. Keep going ... we all bumped on our horses when we were learning, it's part of the journey and the reason we are all so grateful to the horses we learn on as they put up with so much bless them! 💗

[@chiaraluzi3297]

Traduzione in italiano???

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Lo farei se sapessi come, scusa

[@ItsJackiee13]

My trainer said, that it should actually be harder to put yourself back to the saddle, not up. But I dont know how to post trot to actually feel that way. :(

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I'm not quite sure what you mean?

[@ItsJackiee13]

@@BasicHorseTraining Yeah, sorry for my English :( My trainer said, that coming down to the saddle should be physically harder than coming up. On the way up, the movement of the horse helps you, but on the way back down you should work your core muscles harder. I dont feel that way, for me the movement up is way harder, and gravitation helps me on my way back down so it feels eazier.

[@MsEarthdweller]

Fork seat here, oooi.