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ForumAdmin Reg. May 2005	Posted 2015-12-07 6:39 PM Subject: RE: Something I been thinking about. Why do we....
BHW Tour Guide & Concierge Location: Cyberspace	Southtxponygirl - 2015-12-07 6:12 PM You know that Tessbelle started this thread wanting help on her kicking, but some had to bring up the girls at the NFL, if you could please stick to the question that she had, she would still like help.. Shes a pretty sweet girl and dont like what she is seeing here. All she wants is some help. ") This started out as a simple question that turned negative. Thank you Southtxponygirl for pointing this out. Let's keep on topic without turning it into negative comments about other people. Everyone's help is needed to ensure this forum remains a professional place where people can exchange ideas and thoughts without worry of being ambushed. Have fun - and enjoy. Forum Admin
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outrundaizy Reg. Mar 2010	Posted 2015-12-07 6:51 PM Subject: RE: Something I been thinking about. Why do we....
Don't Wanna Make This Awkward Posts: 3106 Location: Texas	TessBelle - 2015-12-07 2:37 PM P68 - 2015-12-07 1:22 PM Run your pattern bareback. If you can do that without falling off I'd say you should be successful in breaking the habit then. I do good to walk around the arena bare back without falling off. I would start here.. I HATE riding bareback, mostly because it's hard. But riding bareback will help your riding so much! I force myself to ride bareback a few times a week to work on my balance. If you are uncomfortable start in a round pen and then work your way up. Think about not kicking before every run, have that be your one goal for a few runs. Don't worry about your times at first, you can then slowly re train yourself to "bump" instead of kicking.
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Three 4 Luck Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2015-12-07 7:14 PM Subject: RE: Something I been thinking about. Why do we....
Accident Prone Posts: 22277 Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR	outrundaizy - 2015-12-07 6:51 PM TessBelle - 2015-12-07 2:37 PM P68 - 2015-12-07 1:22 PM Run your pattern bareback. If you can do that without falling off I'd say you should be successful in breaking the habit then. I do good to walk around the arena bare back without falling off. I would start here.. I HATE riding bareback, mostly because it's hard. But riding bareback will help your riding so much! I force myself to ride bareback a few times a week to work on my balance. If you are uncomfortable start in a round pen and then work your way up. Think about not kicking before every run, have that be your one goal for a few runs. Don't worry about your times at first, you can then slowly re train yourself to "bump" instead of kicking. I used to love riding bareback or without stirrups, but don't do it anymore. My mare is young and can be broncy, my gelding is a shying SOB and I only have one balance nerve left. Bad combination. LOL Instead of thinking about what not to do, think about what you want to do and build muscle memory. You want to kick from the knee down, in rhythm with the horse's stride. Practice it slow, practice it fast where there's no pressure. Practice it off the pattern, on the pattern, keep doing it until you do it that way on autopilot. With time, even when the pressure is on and adrenaline flowing, the correct thing will happen because that has become your default.
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