Why just trying to keep your heals down doesn't work.....The back line muscle train in a riders body are where a lot of power pack muscles are housed, with the calves, hamstrings and glutes all...
Want more balance in your 2 point seat?A lot of you have asked about this position and wanting more balance when you’re up and out of the saddle so here are the basics that I...
Why is it important to have LONG & STRONG hip flexors??The reason I talk a lot about hip flexors and the other muscles around the hip region as well as the deep core is because they play an...
How long or short do your stirrups need to be?This was asked of me this week and I thought what a fantastic question. It got me thinking because if I'm honest when I teach someone in...
What happens when we apply our leg aid incorrectlyDo you struggle with balance in canter? Or feel like you’re collapsing through one side at certain times when you’re riding? The answer...
How to apply your leg aidIn response to your question….”So how do we apply a leg aid?” In my last post I explained how applying a leg aid by drawing the heel up...
Let’s study the leg position a little moreWhich position are you when you ride? The way our legs are positioned really affects how our body and our horses body functions. Here I...
Struggling to keep your heels level with your toes?Notice I said heels level with toes….not down 😜 If you read my last post "Should you Push your heels down" you’ll know where I’m coming...
Should you PUSH your heels down?Hands up if you’ve ever been told to push your heels down? 🙋🏻♀️ and I must say as a young coach I also have this instruction too 🫠...
Does your leg position go to pot when you canter??? 🦵Ok, so you loose your stirrup or your heels rise up when you start to canter, you desperately try to get them down but to no avail, why?...