No stirrups!!! HELP

littlemoney08 · 01-12-2006, 04:36 PM

OMG i suck at work with no stirrups! i need some help on this! My trainers never made me do it b4 and now im doing this equi team and they make you do it!! UGH
like even if i try to take my feet out of the stirrups ..the horse starts to go faster or canters!

and i have problem realxing while doing it but the major thing is loosing and outting back the stirrups! ugh i know weird question. i feel embarssed si should know this

Gallop N Gal · 01-12-2006, 04:41 PM

You should learn ta ride bareback, er da ya already know how?? but that really helps. if ya dont wanna just grip with yer upper leg and sit normally!!

Cavalier · 01-12-2006, 04:42 PM

Don't feel embarassed at all...you have no need to be!

First of all, can you have an instructor or someone experienced to lunge you so you can concentrate on working without stirrups while holding the pommel of the saddle so you don't have to worry about controlling the horse? That would be the BEST way to learn, so that you aren't balancing on the horses mouth, or directing him...you can just work on gaining an independant seat.

Work without stirrups is HARD work! But it really does help you to find your seat and to use it more...especially rising to the trot without stirrups! But it will strengthen you so much that when you do get your stirrups back, you won't be pushing up off of them, but will instead be using the correct muscles to support yourself properly.

Is you horse really sensitive to the leg? Sounds like he/she might be...do you cross your stirrups over when you work w/o stirrups so they aren't banging against the horses sides? You may also be gripping with your legs, and unknowingly squeezing the horses sides, causing him/her to go faster.

You need to relax through your hips and let your legs just hang.

Lessons on the lunge will improve you out of sight!

Dawn · 01-12-2006, 04:42 PM

You're problem is that you're relying on your legs to balance yourself. Can you get some lunge lessons without stirrups it might work better for you. Or if you can ride bareback (bareback is easier than no stirrup work).

If you can take a lunge lesson, you need to do no stirrup and no reins. Reason being, if you are gripping with your legs now and work through that, you're likely to start balancing with your hands instead.

Starting no stirrup work can be scary, but it will really improve you as a rider if you learn to do it correctly. If you learn to do it incorrectly, it will worsen you as a rider.

Dawn · 01-12-2006, 04:43 PM

What kind of eq team are you on?

littlemoney08 · 01-12-2006, 04:48 PM

Well I ride diff horses at the Equi barn so they all are diff ha ha im pretty sure it is me and i now i prolly squeeze with my legs to much...but i mean when were still trotting i just have trouble taking out my foot of the stirrup

and ill try to get my mom to lunge me on her horse this sat

and yes i do ride bareback but my horse is western so he has a jog haha and my moms horse has a bony back so i dont really trot with him bareback

like i said im okay kinda with sitting it (just kinda haha) but the whole putting in and taking out my foot is my biggest prob i feel but help for everything is great thx for all the suggestions!

i love you guys haha

littlemoney08 · 01-12-2006, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn

What kind of eq team are you on?

RIFNA ...im in HS and its like a brand new thing its only been around for about a year well i know for at least here

you can look it up.. RIFNA.COM

Dawn · 01-12-2006, 05:00 PM

So you're just slipping your feet out of the stirrups? That's part of your problem. The stirrups are left to bang around on the horse's sides. Couple that with the fact that you're probably gripping to balance, of course the horse's are taking off. Stirrups should always be completely removed or crossed over the pommel. That is how they would ask you to do it in competition as well, so that's the way it should be practiced. It's pretty dangerous to just leave them flapping for various reasons.

Can you post the trot bareback? Are you trying to post without stirrups? Or are you just trying to sit? Can you effectively sit the trot with stirrups?

littlemoney08 · 01-12-2006, 05:36 PM

im OK with sitting not great but ok with sitting the trot...and i know a lot of comp. that dont ask you to put up the stirrups...and ireally cant post either haha (bareback or no stirups)

Dawn · 01-12-2006, 06:25 PM

If they do not specify (iow, say 'drop your irons'), then it's perfectly acceptable to go ahead and cross them over.

When you post with stirrups, is your weight in your stirrups? Or rather I should say, are you supporting the weight of your body when you rise with your feet?

01-12-2006, 04:36 PM	#1
littlemoney08 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,602 Images: 130 Blog Entries: 5	No stirrups!!! HELP OMG i suck at work with no stirrups! i need some help on this! My trainers never made me do it b4 and now im doing this equi team and they make you do it!! UGH like even if i try to take my feet out of the stirrups ..the horse starts to go faster or canters! and i have problem realxing while doing it but the major thing is loosing and outting back the stirrups! ugh i know weird question. i feel embarssed si should know this __________________ Pictures: http://photobucket.com/albums/v324/littlemoney08/ http://photobucket.com/albums/b299/Beau08/ Website: http://littlemoney08.tripod.com/jsli...ney/index.html Tackie Troopers:http://tackietroopers.tripod.com/ Myspace: http://myspace.com/camry08 April

01-12-2006, 04:41 PM	#2
Gallop N Gal Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Land O' Cheese Posts: 4,144 Images: 730 Blog Entries: 2	You should learn ta ride bareback, er da ya already know how?? but that really helps. if ya dont wanna just grip with yer upper leg and sit normally!! __________________ *It Takes More Muscles to Frown* ......Than to Smile!**

01-12-2006, 04:48 PM	#6
littlemoney08 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,602 Images: 130 Blog Entries: 5	Well I ride diff horses at the Equi barn so they all are diff ha ha im pretty sure it is me and i now i prolly squeeze with my legs to much...but i mean when were still trotting i just have trouble taking out my foot of the stirrup and ill try to get my mom to lunge me on her horse this sat and yes i do ride bareback but my horse is western so he has a jog haha and my moms horse has a bony back so i dont really trot with him bareback like i said im okay kinda with sitting it (just kinda haha) but the whole putting in and taking out my foot is my biggest prob i feel but help for everything is great thx for all the suggestions! i love you guys haha __________________ Pictures: http://photobucket.com/albums/v324/littlemoney08/ http://photobucket.com/albums/b299/Beau08/ Website: http://littlemoney08.tripod.com/jsli...ney/index.html Tackie Troopers:http://tackietroopers.tripod.com/ Myspace: http://myspace.com/camry08 April

01-12-2006, 05:36 PM	#9
littlemoney08 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,602 Images: 130 Blog Entries: 5	im OK with sitting not great but ok with sitting the trot...and i know a lot of comp. that dont ask you to put up the stirrups...and ireally cant post either haha (bareback or no stirups) __________________ Pictures: http://photobucket.com/albums/v324/littlemoney08/ http://photobucket.com/albums/b299/Beau08/ Website: http://littlemoney08.tripod.com/jsli...ney/index.html Tackie Troopers:http://tackietroopers.tripod.com/ Myspace: http://myspace.com/camry08 April

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01-12-2006, 04:42 PM	#3
Cavalier Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,698 Images: 236 Blog Entries: 18	Don't feel embarassed at all...you have no need to be! First of all, can you have an instructor or someone experienced to lunge you so you can concentrate on working without stirrups while holding the pommel of the saddle so you don't have to worry about controlling the horse? That would be the BEST way to learn, so that you aren't balancing on the horses mouth, or directing him...you can just work on gaining an independant seat. Work without stirrups is HARD work! But it really does help you to find your seat and to use it more...especially rising to the trot without stirrups! But it will strengthen you so much that when you do get your stirrups back, you won't be pushing up off of them, but will instead be using the correct muscles to support yourself properly. Is you horse really sensitive to the leg? Sounds like he/she might be...do you cross your stirrups over when you work w/o stirrups so they aren't banging against the horses sides? You may also be gripping with your legs, and unknowingly squeezing the horses sides, causing him/her to go faster. You need to relax through your hips and let your legs just hang. Lessons on the lunge will improve you out of sight!

01-12-2006, 04:42 PM	#4
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 30,211 Images: 1328	You're problem is that you're relying on your legs to balance yourself. Can you get some lunge lessons without stirrups it might work better for you. Or if you can ride bareback (bareback is easier than no stirrup work). If you can take a lunge lesson, you need to do no stirrup and no reins. Reason being, if you are gripping with your legs now and work through that, you're likely to start balancing with your hands instead. Starting no stirrup work can be scary, but it will really improve you as a rider if you learn to do it correctly. If you learn to do it incorrectly, it will worsen you as a rider.

01-12-2006, 04:43 PM	#5
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 30,211 Images: 1328	What kind of eq team are you on?

01-12-2006, 05:00 PM	#8
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 30,211 Images: 1328	So you're just slipping your feet out of the stirrups? That's part of your problem. The stirrups are left to bang around on the horse's sides. Couple that with the fact that you're probably gripping to balance, of course the horse's are taking off. Stirrups should always be completely removed or crossed over the pommel. That is how they would ask you to do it in competition as well, so that's the way it should be practiced. It's pretty dangerous to just leave them flapping for various reasons. Can you post the trot bareback? Are you trying to post without stirrups? Or are you just trying to sit? Can you effectively sit the trot with stirrups?

01-12-2006, 06:25 PM	#10
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 30,211 Images: 1328	If they do not specify (iow, say 'drop your irons'), then it's perfectly acceptable to go ahead and cross them over. When you post with stirrups, is your weight in your stirrups? Or rather I should say, are you supporting the weight of your body when you rise with your feet?

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No stirrups!!! HELP