Ride Better: Fix Your Position

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In this era of algorithms, technology, and targeting, if you’re like me you probably get targeted for all sorts of gadgets claiming to help you ride better.
Do you know what THE best gadget is? The one and ONLY tool that will really improve our riding!? It’s our position!
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Your Rider Position is the KEY to taking your riding from where it is to where you want it to be, and a good rider position is ESSENTIAL for you to be able to communicate effectively with your horse. If you’ve got a strong, solid, and effective position, everything else becomes much, MUCH easier!
As humans, we’re kind of obsessed with our hands! Everything we do is based on visual cues that then go to our hands. In order to be a really empathetic and effective rider, we need to rewire our brains to think of reacting to everything with our seats, NOT our hands.
You’re probably already very familiar with the Dressage Training Scale; well, I’ve created a rider position scale to help you learn and appreciate the importance of the correct hierarchy of aids while riding. The order is Seat - Leg - Hands!
Roughly
70% riding done with seat
20% legs
And only 10% with the hands!
As riders, we tend to think, Brain-to-hand, and we should be thinking Brain-to-seat!
Here are some clips from a symposium I taught at a few months back!
In it, I show you what happens when the rider is using their seat and position correctly and then the effect that it has when the rider deliberately STOPS using their seat and position correctly. It’s a really illuminating clip as we can see the horse’s immediate reaction to both scenarios!
Check out me giving a voiceover to this clip and let me know in the comments if you find it helpful!
Also, if you want to hear more about the rider position scale and really want to drill down and improve your position, enrollment is open on my Rider Position Masterclass for another three days! Don’t miss this opportunity to really analyze and advance your rider position!
Thanks for watching and happy riding!

[@juliesimpson1693]

My horse is 24 I am 66 and we're both still learning and having fun. Thank you for your videos there's always time for improvement.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

The Rider Position Masterclass is open for enrollment. This is the ONLY TIME this year we will be offering this course! Check it out: www.amelianewcombdressage.com/rider-position

[@eileensteere4713]

Rider fitness is so important!

[@carolsamford]

I just signed up. I need this course so badly - I can't quit tipping forward - no matter how hard I put my mind to it. I know this is going to be a game changer for my riding so thank you so much Amelia.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Awesome Carol! I'm thrilled to hear that! I'll see you in the course!

[@kyleekarczewski8117]

I have the same problem! How did the master class work for you?

[@gayleudall7971]

YES!! I did the Rider Position Masterclass and it was very helpful!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@laurenw1168]

Your videos are so helpful! My instructor tends to tell me to relax my arms. I get really stiff and I'm not sure why. 🤷 I think it might have to do with the fact that I try to do everything perfectly and just end up being really tense

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

So glad you have enjoyed the videos! Sometimes, focusing on your seat can help with tension in the upper body. Check out this video for help: amelianewcombdressage.com/dressage-training/how-to-use-your-weight-aids-to-get-an-independent-seat/

[@sharmanveger7930]

Excellent video with perfect explanations! Thank you 😀

[@michawika8991]

Thank you, sometimes we may not be even aware about some very slight deviations from the most desired correct position. Watching your video regarding gripping with legs in canter and realized I did it very slightly, but did it anyway. Just realized listing to your lesson that I am really reducing my stability on stirrups in canter with feet sometimes moving maybe a few mm forward or backward in the stirrup. Something small but meaningful. I realized this was driven by my seat and delicate gripping with my legs in canter. Was curious and impatient to correct it during my next training and checked immediately. Wow, the correction of my seat immediately and significantly change canter of my horse… I was even surprised how much. He also switched into trot a few times before I took care about this as well… since there was no gripping any longer… but it showed me how very, very delicate change of our seat influence our horse movements. My grip was almost invisible, but was in place… it makes me more curious about your further spots and lessons Amelia regarding rider's position. Thank you.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

So glad you are finding the content helpful.

[@philippacheyne6039]

Thanks Amelia, really well demonstrated, I am really looking forward to working on this in my next lesson!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

You're so welcome!

[@alnourmedicalequipmentrmai3989]

Thanks again, very helpful

[@theladybugfoundation513]

“Balance between subtleness”!

[@vernalin4506]

suppleness

[@marystadler625]

I can't make this excellent Master Class but just sent Harvey fan mail. Thank you Team Amelia!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thank you so much Mary!!

[@katarinamills8530]

Great as always...thank you!!!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks so much Katarina! And don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content! Also, if you to really focus on getting your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, you can sign up to my masterclass on Rider Position here! bit.ly/3zqBlwR

[@marystadler625]

Thanks!

[@lynnes11]

I think in Sally Swift's "Centered Riding," she suggests the imagery of thinking of yourself as a melting ice cream cone to really get your seat into the saddle, to bring your weight down, and to relax :-)

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Yes that's a good one!

[@Conny226]

I do not have a horse, but want to get one after I learn more about how to ride a horse all the legwork everything I don’t know anything about riding.

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks for watching Cornelia! Let me know if you start riding and if you want to stay notified on my weekly content you can subscribe to my KZbin channel! :)

[@jenniferhill3377]

Question: how much weight in heels/feet vs. seat? I’ve heard 80% weight in your feet and 20% seat as well as 70/30. Thanks!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Hi Jennifer! This video will give you a good idea! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHvcmZeYaqqppKM Your seat is the most important element and will bear most of your weight though but it's hard to give an exact percentage!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content! Also, if you’d like to really focus on getting your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, you can sign up to my masterclass on Rider Position here! Enrollment for 2022 ends this Saturday! bit.ly/3zqBlwR

[@spiridoulaathanasopoulou9244]

Congratulations

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content! Also, if you to really focus on getting your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, you can sign up to my masterclass on Rider Position here! bit.ly/3zqBlwR

[@mimiazrinabubakar6314]

How can I get your awesome cap and vest?

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

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[@Olimpiaandcookie]

Don’t lean in when can you do a 20 meter circle

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content! Also, if you to really focus on getting your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, you can sign up to my masterclass on Rider Position here! bit.ly/3zqBlwR

[@amyweber2025]

I always loose my stirrups and my saddle always slips to the right (fitted professionally) I think it’s my seat 😩

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

It might also be your horse, keep working at it- it will get better!

[@phatato]

Omg! I definitely needed this reminder. I feel like I use only 15% seat, 50% leg and 35% hands... lol at least I'm not yanking on the reins like some people

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Isn't it SO easy to rely on our hands! I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@AmeliaNewcombDressage]

Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content! Also, if you to really focus on getting your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, you can sign up to my masterclass on Rider Position here! bit.ly/3zqBlwR