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[Dakotaisnotonfire]

You should not grip with your knees

You grip with your knees going from trot to walk To lower your rise and stuff..Stirrupless your meant to let your knees free I think

[rsyaghh12311]

You should not grip with your knees

You grip with your knees going from trot to walk To lower your rise and stuff..Stirrupless your meant to let your knees free I think

You grip always. In english anyways. when your doing every thing.

[Dolphinlover~]

I had a good lesson on Woody today. It was a private lesson so it was really fun. It took me a while to warm up and get into my "zone" but once I did (and shortened my stirrups XP) everything fell right into place. At the end of the lesson we did a course with five jumps, some 2'3" others 2'6". My trainer was really pleased and said I rode that wonderfully and that it was my best riding of the day :3 Yep so it was a really good lesson towards the end once I shortened my stirrups xD

[Typical Aquarius]

You should not grip with your knees

You grip with your knees going from trot to walk To lower your rise and stuff..Stirrupless your meant to let your knees free I think

You grip always. In english anyways. when your doing every thing.

I don't think gripping is a bad thing as long as you don't cling, right? I thought that was the general idea.

[scene_kid]

I had a good lesson on Woody today. It was a private lesson so it was really fun. It took me a while to warm up and get into my "zone" but once I did (and shortened my stirrups XP) everything fell right into place. At the end of the lesson we did a course with five jumps, some 2'3" others 2'6". My trainer was really pleased and said I rode that wonderfully and that it was my best riding of the day :3 Yep so it was a really good lesson towards the end once I shortened my stirrups xD

Try jumping without them. You can still do all the necessary movements. Just makes you relise how pointless they really are

[scene_kid]

Ahhh. Rules of riding from an instructor
1. Gripping with your knees can cause you to lean= bad. You will cause the horse to be unbalanced. Only grip if it's a situation in which if you don't you will end up on the floor.
2. When I see people gripping with their knees their tend to be tense. You need to relax.
3. Grip with lower leg if you have to. No gripping should be necessary if you have a secure seat and the weight is in your heals. Eg how do jokeys stay on the horse. They cant grip with their knees their knees aren't even in the saddle. Answer weight is soley in their heals keeping them balanced.
4. At any point you should be able to slide your hand from your thigh to knee (on the inside of your leg)
Hope this helps

[Toppyrocks]

Ahhh. Rules of riding from an instructor
1. Gripping with your knees can cause you to lean= bad. You will cause the horse to be unbalanced. Only grip if it's a situation in which if you don't you will end up on the floor.
2. When I see people gripping with their knees their tend to be tense. You need to relax.
3. Grip with lower leg if you have to. No gripping should be necessary if you have a secure seat and the weight is in your heals. Eg how do jokeys stay on the horse. They cant grip with their knees their knees aren't even in the saddle. Answer weight is soley in their heals keeping them balanced.
4. At any point you should be able to slide your hand from your thigh to knee (on the inside of your leg)
Hope this helps

[scene_kid]

??? Quoting but not saying anything and right after I just said it. I don't understand

[Darkest.Nation]

It was most likely a message error, it happens.

So, you're not supposed to grip with your kness? I thought you were supposed to grip with the back of your kness in two-point.

[Toppyrocks]

Oh crap! Sorry, my internet went all weird right when I tried to post.

I meant to say:

If you don't squeeze with your knees, how are you supposed to post properly? You shouldn't be relying on your stirrups to post, and you should be able to post without stirrups or a saddle (I can).

Sorry to be questioning you, but what you just said goes a lot against what I've been taught. My trainer is a very good rider and has competed and done well at both provincial and regional levels in many different disciplines, so she knows what she's doing.