August 6, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
Rising or Sitting trot
As a child I was told that rising trot was better for a horse’s back than sitting trot. However some recent research in the Netherlands suggests this may not be the case.
Certainly my experience was that rising trot was easier for me, once I’d got used to rising out of the saddle, and therefore I think for the horse too. As I became a more experienced rider I could also do a reasonably good sitting trot, but I think it is generally more difficult and much easier on some horses than others, depending on their confirmation. I’m sure any out of balance movements by the rider affect a horse’s back to some degree.
One of the things I’ve always found difficult with rising trot is the correct diagonal, as I remembered when I rode at the weekend! Most horses have a preference for one and it will be much harder to keep on the correct one on one rein.
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