{"id":40,"date":"2008-05-03T10:42:48","date_gmt":"2008-05-03T16:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2008-05-03T10:43:45","modified_gmt":"2008-05-03T16:43:45","slug":"a-horse-riding-myth-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/a-horse-riding-myth-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"A Horse Riding Myth You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/authover.css\" media=\"screen\" \/>\r\n\t       <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/simplemodel.css\" media=\"screen\"\/>\r\n\t          <script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n\tsrc=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery-1.7.2.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery.simplemodal.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/authover.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar jq = jQuery.noConflict();\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction openPopup(url,width,height,delay,useajax,iframe,exitt){\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\talert(url);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tauthover.configure({\r\n\t\t\t\t\tiFrameAttribute : {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\" : \"autFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"id\" : \"authFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"src\" : \"http:\/\/wikipedia.com\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"height\" : \"100%\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"width\" : \"100%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\tmodalContent : url,\r\n\t\t\t\twidth : width,\r\n\t\t\t\theight : height,\r\n\t\t\t\tdelay : delay,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupUseAjax: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\ttargetUseIframe: iframe,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupIsRedirect: useajax,\r\n\t\t\t\texitAlertText: exitt\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\tauthover.triggerModal();\r\nreturn false;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><p>In This Saturday Issue:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. A Horse Riding Myth You Need To Know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Getting Started in Horseback Riding <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>1. A Horse Riding Myth You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>Andy Curry discusses a common myth in horseback riding:<\/p>\n<p>You know how they say sugar makes<br \/>\nkids hyper?<\/p>\n<p>Turns out scientists cannot make a<br \/>\nlink between sweets and hyperactivity.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, it&#8217;s a myth.<\/p>\n<p>[editor&#8217;s note: They don&#8217;t know my 5 kids!]<\/p>\n<p>But you know what&#8217;s &#8220;NOT&#8221; a myth?<\/p>\n<p>The importance of the right saddle<br \/>\nwhen you&#8217;re riding.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an expert rider, you can<br \/>\nride all kinds of saddles &#8211; still, the right<br \/>\nsaddle for a certain job makes it easier even to an expert.<\/p>\n<p>You see, most people just go get a<br \/>\nsaddle when they&#8217;re ready to ride.<\/p>\n<p>Truth is, different saddles are made<br \/>\nwith specific purposes in mind.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the kicker.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever felt your riding ability is weak,<br \/>\nit &#8220;may&#8221; have a lot to do with your saddle.<\/p>\n<p>So if you worry any that your riding<br \/>\ncould use some work &#8211; listen to this.<\/p>\n<p>The wrong saddle may be causing you<br \/>\nto slip around and not find your seat.<\/p>\n<p>As you slip around and try to get<br \/>\nyour bearings, you may be unknowingly tugging and jerking<br \/>\non your horse causing him con- fusion.<\/p>\n<p>When you confuse your horse, he can<br \/>\npanic.<\/p>\n<p>when he panics, he doesn&#8217;t think right.<\/p>\n<p>And everyone gets in trouble then.<\/p>\n<p>You see, to get the right saddle, you<br \/>\nhave to ask yourself what kind of riding you&#8217;re going to do.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a different kind of saddle for<br \/>\nevery job.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few things you can pay<br \/>\nless on your equipment, but the saddle is something<br \/>\nyou should never skimp on.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about pleasure riding<br \/>\nfor now.<\/p>\n<p>Without showing you, this&#8217;ll be a<br \/>\nlittle difficult to explain, but bear with me.<\/p>\n<p>Your saddle should have an indentation<br \/>\nin the seat.  It acts like a pocket to help hold you in.<\/p>\n<p>Another good characteristic is a<br \/>\nsaddle with rough out leather.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s &#8220;rough out&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where the leather isn&#8217;t smooth &#8211; it&#8217;s rough.<\/p>\n<p>The cool thing about rough out<br \/>\nleather is it acts like velcro and helps hold you in.<\/p>\n<p>Slick seated saddles are harder<br \/>\nto stay sitted in.<\/p>\n<p>Next, the cantle.<\/p>\n<p>If your cantle is low then there&#8217;s<br \/>\nnot much there holding you in.<\/p>\n<p>Why would anyone use a low cantle<br \/>\nsaddle?<\/p>\n<p>Because it&#8217;s made for a fast exit<br \/>\nlike in rodeo competitions and such.<\/p>\n<p>Next is the swells.<\/p>\n<p>Those are the hump-like things<br \/>\non either side of the saddle horn.<\/p>\n<p>If those are low, they are meant<br \/>\nfor a fast exit as well.<\/p>\n<p>If they&#8217;re high, they&#8217;re meant to<br \/>\nhold you in.<\/p>\n<p>How do you know if a saddle fits you?<\/p>\n<p>Sit in it.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel the pocket, it may be the<br \/>\none you want.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t feel the pocket, you<br \/>\nprobably don&#8217;t want that saddle.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a nifty little secret.<\/p>\n<p>While sitting in the saddle, put<br \/>\n3 fingers between your legs and the swells.<\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s room for your fingers,<br \/>\nthen there&#8217;s room for you.<br \/>\n( As long as there&#8217;s not too much room for your fingers)<\/p>\n<p>This saddle info is just part of what<br \/>\nyou should know.<\/p>\n<p>When we filmed Sue Robertson on &#8220;How To Float In The Saddle&#8221;,<br \/>\nshe talked at length about how to find the right saddle for riding.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, she shows how to hold your legs<br \/>\nand body &#8211; and most importantly, how to find your<br \/>\nseat so you can float in the saddle.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel your riding could use some<br \/>\nhelp, you should watch this DVD.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because I&#8217;ll bet the farm Sue&#8217;s information<br \/>\nwill dramatically change your horse riding<br \/>\nfor the better &#8211; forever.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about it by clicking<br \/>\non the following:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-sue-riding.html\" title=\"Sue Robertson Training DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sue Robertson Training DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest thing about your saddle is<br \/>\nasking yourself what you&#8217;re going to do?<\/p>\n<p>What is your riding purpose?<\/p>\n<p>That will govern what saddle you&#8217;re<br \/>\ngoing use.<\/p>\n<p>And you will be astonished how it will<br \/>\nchange your riding ability.<\/p>\n<p>Will it solve all riding troubles?<\/p>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<p>But it &#8220;will&#8221; make an incredible difference.<\/p>\n<p>And once you get start gettin&#8217; the feel of good<br \/>\nriding, your confidence will soar!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-sue-riding.html\" title=\"Sue Robertson Training DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sue Robertson Training DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>2. Getting Started in Horseback Riding<\/p>\n<p>Are you reading this because you&#8217;re just getting started or want to<br \/>\nstart horseback riding?<\/p>\n<p>Learning to ride is a lot of fun and very gratifying.  You learn so much<br \/>\nin the process of riding, handling and grooming your horse.  To<br \/>\nbe able to control a 1,000+ lb animal full of muscle is amazing.<\/p>\n<p>The bond and relationship you build with your horse just grows and<br \/>\ngrows and you spend more time working around them and in the saddle.<\/p>\n<p>Taking professional riding lessons can get very expensive.<\/p>\n<p>As part of taking lessons you&#8217;ll also be learning all the basics of<br \/>\nhow a horse is controlled, the different styles of riding, the tack,<br \/>\netc.  Quite frankly, there&#8217;s a ton to learn.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can learn a major part of these basics before you ever<br \/>\nmount a horse or start lessons.  That&#8217;s why we wrote the book:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner&#8217;s Guide&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/RidingBook.html\" title=\"Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner's Guide\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This book takes you as beginner through all the important basic<br \/>\ninformation you need to know before you take lessons. (or as you<br \/>\nare starting).<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link below and read more about it.  This book is very<br \/>\ncomplete &#8211; it was written and edited by two certified instructors<br \/>\nwith a combined experience of over 45 years.  They know their stuff!<\/p>\n<p>Click below and see if it is right for you:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/RidingBook.html\" title=\"Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner's Guide\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*******************<\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230; that&#8217;s it for this Saturday.  Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S.  Our book on Horseback Riding can be purchased as a<br \/>\ndownload PDF file or in printed form.  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