Trotting Secrets!!!

[@usmanmajid7837]

As a beginner who's been riding for a few weeks but still can't keep his dang legs still and keeps huffing and puffing after a few laps of trotting, this tip is gold! I am definitely going up and down way to much, and I may need to look twice at my stirrup positions next time.

[@Xo.ErisKain]

Are you better at it now? I’m leading how to ride and this is my problem too

[@usmanmajid7837]

@@Xo.ErisKain Took a few months off riding and did my first ride again the other day. Definitely rusty and still working on this

[@ReganFree93]

⁠@@Xo.ErisKainI’m an adult beginner and been riding a year and highly recommend Pilates to pork on the muscles. It has made a HUGE difference for me in my riding abilities. After a few months of Pilates and weekly lessons my instructor said she noticed a massive change in my form and moved me up.

[@ArizonaAirspace]

That’s a common trait amongst all beginners. The problem is your instructor. He is not teaching you to develop an independent seat. By this I mean your seat must be independent from total balance even when your hands are folded across your chest. Also you will learn that your body below your waist must be flexible and move along with your horse. Sometimes ill fitting and not balanced saddles can make your riding harder. What helped me was riding bareback and taking lessons from a real horseman and he made me ride without stirrups for at least a year. Your legs need to be slapped onto the side of your horse like a hunk of raw meat. What that means is that you do not want to grip hard with your knees. Your legs should dangle down with some firmness without gripping. Most of the leg contact should be at your calf area. There should be no air gap down your legs until below your calf area. Depending on your length and the size of your horse will affect how much leg surface touches the side of your horse. You will notice really long legged riders dangle below the side of their horse whereas short riders legs barely cover the side of their horse. After you develop your independent seat you will notice your feet are resting on your stirrups with light pressure and most definitely not pressing down hard like many riders. So it goes without a saying your stirrup length is critical in riding correctly. Obviously the stirrup length will vary depending what type of riding you whether it be Western riding or any number of English riding, like Dressage, Hunter Jumpers etc.

[@usmanmajid7837]

@@ArizonaAirspace Excellent tips thank you. Since my original comment, I had ridden in different countries and had a wonderful experience galloping stallions on the beaches of Morocco! Turkish / Arab breeds most definitely taught me a different style of riding, but despite having fun galloping, I am still going to be taking lessons to practice what you said. Unfortunately here in the UK most stables won't let you practice bareback like that. I plan to go back to Morocco again where the riders there often ride bareback (and swim with the horses too!) and I would love to attempt that for a bit to strengthen my seat.

[@Lanna-gr5oh]

Gosh Pedro, you got like 3 foot of air that time.😂 I know that silly movie word for word! Love it!!!

[@pheon1_x]

Thanks, trotting is one of the hardest things for me

[@stephaniepeterson1431]

Carson, your Napoleon Dynamite 🧨 impression was perfection. Also, the horse stuff was pretty good.

[@Myyoutubechannel_2023]

thank you so much you explained it perfectly !my trainer does not explain it well like you did all she said was go up and down lol 😆

[@chippychompy6324]

Omg samee LMAO I tried to pick my self up and down with my upper body the 1st time I tried 💀💀

[@CrazyShibaLady]

Really glad to see someone using a bosal instead of another large bit, kudos!!

[@moniquesaunderson7012]

A bosel can be much harsher than a bit. You need to know how to use it. No matter what it's all in your cues and hands. If your using your reins correctly, have light hands, and ride by your seat, it shouldn't matter that much what you've dumped in his mouth. As a western horse he should be responding before you ever make contact with his mouth.

[@maceyj312]

Thank you so much I needed this I was riding yesterday and I was going to far off my saddle and my theighs started hurting so bad

[@larachapman5175]

Thank you! Helpful! I have been doing an exaggerated post.

[@heidireschman7081]

Thank you! Loved your Napoleon Dynamite 😆

[@rafnef]

Dude, you are freakin hilarious and informative! Great info and it'll for sure help my daughter and I.

[@JackMantis36]

I'm always going to call it 'Flappy Flap' from now! Great channel...

[@passionatehorsemanship3334]

Lol you are so funny. Nice napoleon dynamite impression! Thanks for the posting tip!

[@alettsagbakkmyren6180]

Ohhh, thankyou. I'm a beginner, and I think this may be one of the things that makes my sits in trotting SO off. I end up leaning forward, probably as a result of standing too much up (.. and poor balance, still). I'll try this, and hopefully it will help...!

[@dakota55b]

loved the Napoleon Dynamite reference! Ha ha

[@elifyalcinkaya6281]

I’m so thank you for your trotting secrets ..

[@kaydincathey]

Haha! Yeah I'm posting on a cutting saddle🤦‍♀️😂

[@angelawolgast2960]

Good idea, it's the first temporary solution. Greetings from Germany ❤

[@aaronbenavides1169]

That horse look smooth as hell. We got a trail horse named tank who's a big puppy dog but he'll rearrange your guts in a trot even if you can ride.

[@Tns5052]

I subscribed bc of that sweet ending yoga pose 😂

[@littlebit6188]

I wanna see the bloopers 😂

[@charliewhon6548]

A few thoughts after teaching children to ride for years. The posting motion in the rider’s pelvis should be the same flight path of the horse’s inside hind (not the fore) leg. Not just up but also a bit forward. A more animated post CAN be used to encourage more of the sluggish or foot dragging horse’s hind leg stepping underneath with more push if it’s coupled with a good leg contact while in the down. Alternatively. A lower, less animated post with an engaged core pressing towards the cantle in the down, can encourage a rushed or bigger moving horse to push less and slow the tempo. This works because most horses are really good at wanting to meet the riders seat for their own comfort. This is also why “bracey” riders typically have “bracey” horses, and unfit riders with little muscle tone-or sloppy untimely riders- have a hard time keeping a horse in their gates altogether or at least in an even rhythm and tempo. The lower legs and feet don’t actually support the majority of the weight of the rider, but the muscles closest to the crotch bear much of the weight when rolled forward and on to, as the foot allows just enough stirrup or iron weight to allow the heel to stretch down like a shock absorber, through the ankle which acts like a hinge just like the knee and hip socket.

[@elizastar1973]

Huh?

[@brandonpropterhoc]

So are you pushing through your heels and standing up? Or are you just "kicking" your hips forward?

[@PamChristensen-n8f]

Great tip, just trying to get my horse to trot, do you grip at all with your legs at the trot? Mine seems to want to stop if I don't squeeze.

[@eatmoorecakes]

😂 good info cause tryingto find my rhythm is taking a toll on my back and legs....😅. Love the horse hand stand and the booty nimble😅

[@clairephaneuf1908]

Thanks so much! Carson :)

[@moxusgaming6404]

Haven't even started learning horse riding yet, but I feel this is the most important tip out there! Thank you!

[@jarrodbarkley7573]

this is stupid you should never have to post when you have a smoothe horse or gaited horse you can ride bareback and not bounce.this horse is backyard bred with uneducated breeders

[@melaniebarber9924]

Good info and great NaplEOn impression! Ha Ha

[@aktanakhmetov]

Carson which brand and model is your saddle? It seems to be a very comfortable and well fitting saddle

[@Conny226]

Thank you 🙏 I am a beginner and that helps a lot you are awesome

[@McAmber]

Ok, thx for sharing 👍 need to try on real Horse again 😊

[@greymcdaniel3796]

Hey, I’m a young (14M) rider who has been riding for 2 weeks and I know this is an odd question but……how do I sit or ride so I’m not…..well, let’s say “hurting” anything? Thanks you in advance for your time and reply

[@christinamuller1741]

Great posting tip 👍🏼

[@mustafakurdish]

Very good man 👏🏻👍🏻

[@MobaCry]

How about sitting trot?

[@liamrooney5133]

I like the Napolean Dynamite reference.

[@unvoicedlotus41_mc53]

When I was learning how to trot, my instructor tilt me to count 1, 2 every time I post, I got the hang of trotting really quickly. 1, 2- sit, rise I count each step. As I was leaning I used to hold the front of the saddle or the saddle pad. Also is it good to try and stay on a rise if trot?

[@yangliu6433]

how to slow down the horse when I posting trotting? I feel the horse is too fast and faster this makes me scaring. thanks

[@selenafrantastic]

7:56 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jordanmclean9759]

Are we laughing because his horse is pacing?

[@clairephaneuf1908]

l love your Humor!!! :)

[@1975normal]

Cool stuff like that 🫵👍

[@skyler2131]

never thought I would be taught by Buster Scruggs

[@reginapettus-mendek4789]

Awesome!

[@lauratanln]

In many countries horses are just used for exploitation and are treated as slaves who may show signs of abuse, malnutrition and old scars. Please look out for these bullied gentle beings who may be silently suffering and Refuse to ride on them. God has mercy on those who show mercy on animals.

[@eugenelufirenko5489]

"I could literally do this ALL DAY LONG!!!"😂

[@sheheryardanish546]

So it is Called Post Trot We call it Raising while trotting

[@ZineelabidineIbouhsissen]

👍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹

[@comesahorseman]

Stock seat vs. balanced seat.

[@wyominghome4857]

Why do so many current Western riders post the trot? When I watch old Western movies, the "cowboys" are all sitting the trot, which if you're doing it right can be more comfortable. I can't imagine John Wayne posting the trot.

[@ch4lk.]

in, for example, western pleasure competitions, there are two “speeds” of trot: jog and extended trot, also just called trot, or in english, collected and extended trot. why people post extended trots is because the horse is more bouncy when they extend as they’re working their muscles more to get that extension and to trot faster. sitting an extended trot can be hard on them and they’re backs, and posting the trot can take a lot of the pressure off of their back. hope this helps!!

[@robbiemcvane1046]

Posting to the inside leg!! Also

[@angelawolgast2960]

There are other reasons: shape of the saddle, imbalanced seat, pushy feet aso

[@jarrodbarkley7573]

actually that nag is not that bouncy

[@Conny226]

😂😂🤪😘

[@byck56]

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[@robbiemcvane1046]

It’s called a English post??? Just saying!

[@jarrodbarkley7573]

the problem is that you all breed junk horses carson..the horse you are riding has a horrible conformation..you should be riding bareback with no saddle and no bounce..or tell your following to ride a gaited horse or a arab or slow jogging quarter

[@gadonjohnson3281]

Does post mean left front leg?!?! One of the most frustrating things is not knowing the lingo

[@Avion1776]

Posting is just the act of moving up and down with the movement of the horse in a trot. So basically, in a trot, the front left and hind right move together and vice versa. So we often say rise and fall with the leg on the wall. The leg on the wall is referring to the front leg closest to the wall or the outside of a turn. So if you are turning to the left, the right front leg is what you follow. You see that leg go forward, and you post (stand in your stirrups) on that beat. That just helps you move with the horse more naturally. I hope that explains it better, and kind of gives an overview

[@LongbeachJorge]

@@Avion1776thanks for the explanation. I’ll give this a try next time on a horse.

[@dudleybaggerman9574]

City boy posting is fir English saddle's Not for Western saddles !! Im in my late 68 and have rode all my Life , and have rode in 100s of western shows and somewhere along the line u city cowboys/ gals crossed english / western togather 👎👎 dime store city slicker 👎👎

[@bond_3239]

Well, posting is WAY better for a horse’s back. A lot of riders, western included, have learned this in recent years and care about the health of a horse in later years…

[@dudleybaggerman9574]

@bond_3239 that is Not a Smart statement , if u were a bit smarter u would understand that sitting on the horses back still and moving with there hind quarters is a lot better than Bobbing up and down , each time ur pushing down on the stirrups ur pushing down on the horses Back ! Rethink ur statement City Slicker

[@bond_3239]

@ yeah, you might want to do some reading. I appreciate your experience, but your description isn’t accurate as to how this works. It’s all in the hips, not so much the legs 😉

[@dudleybaggerman9574]

@bond_3239 city slicker then Try and do it with your feet out of the stirrups !! See how that works city slicker 😅

[@bond_3239]

@ I love that the only thing you have to say is “city slicker city slicker city slicker” like you’re hurting my feelings or something 😄 You can absolutely do it with your feet out of the stirrups. Again, it’s moving your hips. If you can’t do it, I feel really bad for your wife 🤣