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Discussion on Leaning to the Left?
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Dandy234
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Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2003 - 2:16 am:
I also have a leaning problem. What i do is I put more weight in my left stirrup and seat bone but to compensate for that, I lean to the right. This leads to leaning forward off my horse's shoulder and tucking my right elbow and wrist into my stomach and bringing my knee up above the flap of my saddle. I only do this to the right usually but every once in a while I lean to the left.
My trainers are helping me but I can't have lessons every day I ride and I do not know what the correct position is (due to the fact that I have had so many trainers that put me in so many different positions) so this is very hard to fix.
When I stand and look in the miror, I am completely straight and normal, it is only when I am sitting. Any ideas?
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Chrism
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Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2003 - 1:23 pm:
When I am trying to break an incorrect habit by doing something else, I use each arena marker as a "check point" for correcting my issue.
So, if you are confident as to what you are supposed to be doing/feeling, you can check/fix every letter, then every other letter, etc. Use that as your focal point for several practice rides, and you may only need to check it infrequently after the correct habit is more established.
Retraining our bodies takes time.
Other things to experiment with are trying to do things with your "other" appendages in daily living. So, if you are right handed, try subsitituting your left hand for some tasks. Carry your business case on your opposite shoulder, etc.
I also think the positions in Peter Egoscue's book, Pain Free are a great, easy way to align our body parts prior to riding and after sitting at a desk all day.
Cheers.
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