Have you ever thought of using your seat and lower back in ways similar to using any other cue – and not just for stopping? That’s what this video is all about.
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patty
1 year ago
Thank you for this video. I am VERY new to the ranch riding discipline and this year was my first year showing in boxing and sort/pen. I do not have access to cattle on a daily basis so any information helps. My horse is cow bred BUT the previous owner did not use him but only for trail riding. So when I purchased he showed some behaviors that he liked to “herd” so I pursued this. We are still learning and having fun with this discipline.
Pam
1 year ago
Once again thank you for this valuable information. It certainly gets me thinking about the concept. I am definitely going to practice it when I work the flag..
thanks, Barb! love this: “the idea of playing with it; don’t make it black and white.” Happy Thanksgiving!!
Nancy Winkelman
1 year ago
This is awesome & perfect timing! Watching NCHA Futurity 1st go this wk & just picked up on that timing of dropping in your seat when you drop your hand. I was given feedback just last wkend that I was breaking in the middle of my back & not the lower back. So this longtime NP cutter told me to get forward in my saddle to actually then be able to get deeper on my pockets & roll the lower back. Amazing difference! Quite the difference in what I now call the cutter seat vs the cowhorse seat!
This notion of using seat and lower back is definitely not something I’ve heard, except at the stops. I love this! Now, my being able to do it consciously is a work in progress. I’d wonder if there are exercises to help with this, as I used to hear in dressage and even jumping when I was young. Great notion and I love that you used Austin as an example because that’s a tall big body to use so wisely. Thanks, Barb!!!
Thank you for this video. I am VERY new to the ranch riding discipline and this year was my first year showing in boxing and sort/pen. I do not have access to cattle on a daily basis so any information helps. My horse is cow bred BUT the previous owner did not use him but only for trail riding. So when I purchased he showed some behaviors that he liked to “herd” so I pursued this. We are still learning and having fun with this discipline.
Once again thank you for this valuable information. It certainly gets me thinking about the concept. I am definitely going to practice it when I work the flag..
thanks, Barb! love this: “the idea of playing with it; don’t make it black and white.” Happy Thanksgiving!!
This is awesome & perfect timing! Watching NCHA Futurity 1st go this wk & just picked up on that timing of dropping in your seat when you drop your hand. I was given feedback just last wkend that I was breaking in the middle of my back & not the lower back. So this longtime NP cutter told me to get forward in my saddle to actually then be able to get deeper on my pockets & roll the lower back. Amazing difference! Quite the difference in what I now call the cutter seat vs the cowhorse seat!
This notion of using seat and lower back is definitely not something I’ve heard, except at the stops. I love this! Now, my being able to do it consciously is a work in progress. I’d wonder if there are exercises to help with this, as I used to hear in dressage and even jumping when I was young. Great notion and I love that you used Austin as an example because that’s a tall big body to use so wisely. Thanks, Barb!!!