What Does it Mean to "Open Your Hip"?

[@melvingornic9046]

I have learned much about riding from videos. But opening your hip is something that I never have understood. This was a very good explanation.

[@zandrakemp8552]

I agree! 👍

[@sherigaynorcreativeawakenings]

You make everything so clear and simple! Thanks for all you're doing to help us become better partners for our beloveds.

[@alisonanthony7306]

This really helped me to understand the concept of opening the hip. I tend to shorten my legs at the canter and occasionally lose my stirrups. Opening the hip creates a longer leg and move with my horse my freely. Thank you so much. I enjoyed your video and found it incredibly helpful.

[@elizabethmorris3599]

I Appreciate the way you explain the basics and the define the terminology. Helps eliminate my self doubt that I am doing things correctly.

[@kerrykelly8927]

Thanks again Callie. You always explain things in a clear, knowledgeable way.

[@aubreylawlor422]

This horse has the sweetest face

[@bsnhilow]

As an older learner this would have helped me a lot! Kept hearing to "open your hips. More!" Was struggling, thinking that I had 4 babies w/o trouble...but this is as far as my hips (spread) open! Until a new trainer told me "sit up taller, open your hip angle." Oh....duh! That angle.... LOL!

[@maryannhope8276]

Lmao Thank you so much your comment it was funny !! ✌

[@maryannhope8276]

I'm an a 64 female.. & re-learning 😂🏇

[@velvetartdecova5378]

I also thought it meant exactly this *as in open legs wide!).This is the first time i have actually heard it explained. It's as if trainers think that you know by magic what they are talking about.

[@trishna_6815]

absolutely, this is what i thought too! I've just started lessons where a got an intro deal on a pack of lessons, but after I've finished I'll be finding someone else because my trainer so often just doesn't actually explain things properly and just expects you to magically know what she means! Its ridiculous that there are so many comments of people saying same thing, it seems there is really a bit of an issue with the teaching abilities of quite a lot of trainers

[@chelseajdequestrian6438]

You are making my lessons much better!!! :) thanks a million!!!! Keep it up! 💜💙💚

[@DARKhorses73]

I been waiting for this info all my horse riding life! Thanks so much CRK Training 🤗

[@leeetter2042]

I am enjoying listening to your explanations. They are concise and to the point and I can see exactly what you mean. thank you

[@StefSkjol]

very clear and well described and demonstrated.

[@patriciakuberski6448]

Great explanation!! Finally I know what the term means! Can’t wait to try it. Thank you Callie! I love your videos!

[@anabelagasparinho6408]

So very useful this video. Thank you Callie! I'll practice this going into canter and keep cantering. So far after a 8/ 10 steps my horse breaks into trop or stops. I'm almost sure that this is a solution to this problem. I'll let you know what happened

[@SilenceAbuse]

Thank you. I always thought it meant to bring knees outwards which is completley wrong on so many levels. Until this moment, i understood this wrong. Now a lot makes sense!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Great video! Love Noel’s brow band 😍

[@janeymagee8695]

Really well explained thanks 👍❤️

[@carlenwahl8309]

Absolutely! Makes so much sense!

[@gretchenpembrook2849]

Just found your channel! Sooo pumped to learn from you. Thank you for posting!!

[@danw6014]

That's helpful. I've been riding for a while and had probably the best horseman in north America as my teacher, there is a lot of refining that I need. It's difficult to get things smoothed out on horses that don't fill in for the rider. I find myself getting tight through the hip, thigh, and calf. It makes me choppy and as a result the horse gets choppy too. Thank you for the video.

[@alicecohen4726]

Hi Dan Very common. Pilates for neutral pelvis and core strengthening, yoga and Feldencraise for awareness release and lengthen from sacrum to pelvis and allow hamstrings adds abductor to knee connections to release. Calf to feet. Release ankles. Massage before starting any of the above. Dont bounce through stretches. Just static holds and breathe. Dont stress the body. Breathe and enjoy!

[@christinejoyce655]

Just getting back to riding after decades, this makes sense now!

[@bookjockey6018]

I think I get it now! we’ll see in my lesson tomorrow lol. I’ve always had a tendency to lean too far forward in the trot, even in western, and my hips and lower back are always so sore after lessons working on rising trot

[@bridge7155]

I have heard open your hip, but I never fully understood it, so thank you!

[@bethstaiano387]

Thank you so much, Callie. You're the best!

[@maryannhope8276]

Feel the same. Thank you Callie 🙋

[@larrypetkovsek1485]

Great explanation.....

[@traceylamping6981]

Your video explained that perfectly. Thank you!

[@olgaknyazeva6631]

I've heard this term a lot, but now I realized that I was misunderstood 😅 Very helpful videos! Thanks!

[@alexisl7486]

This was a very helpful video. Thank you for making this!

[@mariayaroshkevych838]

Thank you for this video!

[@suepickernell-crow8722]

thanks Callie, great explanations and demonstrations :-)

[@soomin913]

So simple yet such a claer explanation❤️ Thank you!

[@dancingwendy3362]

Very helpful thank you 😉😁💛

[@ifidalgo68]

your videos really help to improve the ridding (sorry for mmy English)

[@hossammosbah5295]

Very helpful. thank you very much.

[@teresawort9124]

Wow closed hip looks like it takes so much effort to do. If my hip is closed my horse will buck. I figured out to close the hip for a 2 point. Thanks Cali great info.

[@NatalieMiller19]

Thank you so much! I've been told to open my hip before, but I had no idea what it meant!

[@lorraineseymour5007]

Really helpful 👍

[@susannebjrnjensen7337]

Thank you or this information. I now understand the term " opening the hip". I often have difficulties in keeping a nice cantor going, my horse often falls back into a tølt. i am sure this will help.

[@dirtpatcheaven]

I am very stiff in my upper body still and it makes it hard to open my hip.

[@divina2265]

Pilates and yoga can be very helpful.

[@amardeepjanghu2049]

Easy and important explaination of a rather confusing point.

[@vigilantegal]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@kerielwatson3197]

I know these videos are old, but could they be reshot where you make the transitions when your parallel to the camera so we can see what your doing and how the horse responds a little clearer?

[@Conny226]

It’s so sad I went for riding lessons but the trainer never really says anything , but to keep the heels down and and to leave the reigns loose . I never had a horse before or any lessons I learn more from this videos that from the instructor 😢I am 60 years old I think she does not really care but there are no other horse training lessons anywhere and I would love to have my own horse one day.☺️I did fall of the horse not to long ago she said to put the stirrups over the saddle and to sit with the legs just hanging the horse moved sideways and I slid right off site ways 😅on my face and chest I was glad it was in the area😅.Thanks for teaching about the seat.

[@Carolotis921]

so i am transitioning form dressage style to hunter and my trainer always says for me to close the hip more to better balance over my heels... I do feel i put brakes on my school horse when I do this especially in canter. how to reconcile the hunter seat with a more closed hip with your teaching here which benefits the horse..I think I am doing what my trrainer says to close the angle of the hi. but your instruction here seems right on about opening the hip.

[@zandrakemp8552]

For me I have been told to open my hips when it comes to sitting trot. I don't understand I love and trust the horse that I ride, and I can do every thing thing else but I can't do sitting trot it just feels and I think I'm doing it wrong and end up post trotting

[@myearthlytreasures3]

Thank you very helpful!

[@whitetigess]

I absolutely love your detailed vids. I ride western and im curious how much this differs from English as ive never been taught English ?

[@KuldeepSingh-lz1ll]

Hi, please suggest the positioning and how to balance on horse bareback

[@1085y]

Thank you very much, now I figured out where I was wrong

[@emmacressey3351]

This depends on if you have a sj horse but can you do a video on jumping and how to jump and position when jumping

[@happymv5350]

As someone who is attempting to get back into riding after over 40 years....I am trying to regain how proper posture and posting feels like. I have lost so much....particularly when it comes to the posting trot. I am using the upper foot in the stirrup to help with the rise and fall....but it feels wrong. I have been told what it should look like and what to do - but it would be far more helpful to describe what the correct process “feels” like. Can you provide some suggestions?

[@anabelagasparinho6408]

Hi Callie, I opened much more my hips when asking my horse for canter and he responded right away departing. Unfortunately I'm not use to the extra speed driving from the hips and was afraid to let my hands go with his neck. So now I'll have to work on keeping my hands following my horses head, any advise? Even tough I know that my balance is what keeps me in the saddle I keep holding a too strong contact since I' ve fallen off and broke my ribs. Once again thank you so much for your help

[@debbieherbeck9779]

Thank you. Good video :)

[@nancygallagher7921]

I've been taking lessons for about a year now and my instructor is always telling me to open my hips and relax when cantering. I have a hard time grasping this so my cantering is not so great. How do I practice "opening my hips" when not riding? Thanks

[@aminemaiss2281]

Very good tank you

[@alialkabby1]

why do i have to open or close my hip? when do i have to open or close my hip?

[@Pferdecoach]

yes this is true....if one observes Edward Gal how many times he centered himself by doing that opening the hip ......one can ride piourettes with opening hip ......smile ....greetings from Germany.....

[@maryannhope8276]

Hi Germany with love from. U.S. 🙋💛

[@SofiePiessens]

So when you take a jump you have to close the hips?? Isn't that quite the same as closing your knees against the saddle?

[@Ella-zx9mm]

No it’s just when you lean forward into 2 point it closes the angle of your hips and tightens your muscles but no when you are jumping you should never grip with your knees :) hope this helps

[@KM-px8cs]

Your saddle was sliding to the right side of the horse!

[@silverkitty2503]

no one ever told me about opening my hip in like 15 yrs of riding. my seat is pretty good though ..very useful.

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

trot to canter 03:30 min you're welcome

[@Jeff-vd1wn]

800th LIKE!

[@korniszon325]

why no one told me this i ride for 8 years

[@danielthomas3333]

The first thing she should do is get a dressage saddle. She is in an all purpose saddle that’s not designed to open the hip. In the saddle that she’s using it makes it impossible Also there’s a lot more to influencing the gait than what she’s talking about