How to Ride a Horse at Walk, Trot, and Canter
Take your horse into a ring and mount it.. Position yourself correctly on the horse.. Ask the horse to move by giving it a light squeeze with your lower legs.
Steps
Take your horse into a ring and mount it.
Take your horse into a ring and mount it.
Position yourself correctly on the horse.
Position yourself correctly on the horse.
Ask the horse to move by giving it a light squeeze with your lower legs.
Ask the horse to move by giving it a light squeeze with your lower legs.
Give another gentle squeeze if the horse slows down.
Give another gentle squeeze if the horse slows down.
Focus on keeping your posture upright but relaxed.
Focus on keeping your posture upright but relaxed.
Sit up tall in your saddle.
Sit up tall in your saddle.
Start in a walk so you can transition to trotting.
Start in a walk so you can transition to trotting.
Tell the horse to trot by squeezing your legs and gently pulling the reins.
Tell the horse to trot by squeezing your legs and gently pulling the reins.
Absorb the movement of the horse.
Absorb the movement of the horse.
Avoid bouncing in the saddle.
Avoid bouncing in the saddle.
Try posting once you have practice with the trot.
Try posting once you have practice with the trot.
Distinguish the canter from the walk and the trot.
Distinguish the canter from the walk and the trot.
Build up to a canter by starting at a trot.
Build up to a canter by starting at a trot.
Tell your horse to canter by putting pressure on its girth and reins.
Tell your horse to canter by putting pressure on its girth and reins.
Focus your energy on keeping your seat grounded on the saddle.
Focus your energy on keeping your seat grounded on the saddle.
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