| How To Ride The Rise Trot | | | | right. It will fell like you are tilting back wards slightly |
| The trot is a two beat movement. The rider must | | | | but in fact you will be in a good upright position. If |
| learn how to stay in rhythm with this two beat | | | | you practice this movement pattern your rise trot will |
| movement by learning how to control their body | | | | improve immensely. |
| parts. The lower legs in particular need to be trained | | | | You need to visualize the movement to get it right. |
| to stay next to the horse and not swing away as | | | | How To Ride The Trot |
| the rider rises. The trunk needs to stay upright and | | | | If you are stiff through the lower back and pelvis |
| not tilt forward through both the rise and sit part of | | | | you won't have the flexibility to absorb and two beat |
| the trot. This can be learned as a skill. | | | | foot fall movement or tilt your pelvis as you rise. You |
| How To Ride The Trot | | | | will end up moving up and down with the rise trot |
| When I give lessons to horse riders this is a common | | | | instead of over the pummel and back into the seat. |
| problem many have. So many riders allow the kegs | | | | Strong core stability is required to do this properly. |
| to swing in and out as they rise or forwards and | | | | How To Ride The Rise Trot |
| backwards as they rise. The ability to stop this can | | | | As a Physiotherapist I see many sports people with |
| be trained off the horse first. I use a big physio ball | | | | weak core muscles. Horse riders in particular need |
| and get the horse rider to sit on it warp their legs | | | | strong core muscles. In my Applied Posture Riding |
| around it and gently squeeze through their ankles as | | | | program i teach and train horse riders to strengthen |
| they rise off the ball as in the rise trot. | | | | and apply core stability in the saddle. Learning the |
| How To Ride The Trot | | | | specific movement patterns for the rise trot is just |
| The pelvis must move forward and over the pummel | | | | one feature. Learning how to sit the trot is just as |
| in the rise trot not just straight up and down. This is | | | | easy. The canter needs the rider to understand the |
| a movement pattern so many horse riders just do | | | | three beat footfall of the horse. |
| not understand. This can be trained on the ball as | | | | All horse riders need a strong flexible posture to |
| well. | | | | control the movements a of the horse and stay in |
| As you rise off the ball in the above exercise instead | | | | tune with the beat of their movement. The ability to |
| of just lifting up m put your hands on your hips and | | | | do this makes a great rider. any body can learn to be |
| stay upright with your body and as you lift off the | | | | a great rider. |
| ball move your hips forward and keep your trunk up | | | | |