Horseback Riding: Three Common Rookie Mistakes
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Lawrence Doria is a prominent security executive in Chicago and enjoys outdoor activities like fishing, hiking, and horseback riding. The document outlines three common mistakes beginners make in horseback riding: keeping hands too high, jamming feet in the stirrups, and using improper posture. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining proper balance and control while riding.
Horseback Riding: Three Common Rookie Mistakes
- 2. Throughout his career as a security professional in the Chicago, Illinois, area, Lawrence Doria has established himself as a top executive within the Security and Saftey industry. Outside of his professional activities, Lawrence Doria enjoys outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking, and horseback riding. A somewhat unique activity, horseback riding often presents a steep learning curve for newcomers. Here is a quick look at three common horseback riding mistakes among beginners.
- 3. Keeping hands too high: While it may be instinctive to raise your hands when you feel unbalanced, this lengthens the reins and gives you no control of the horse. Instead, practice stabilizing yourself with the core muscles in your legs and torso. Jamming feet in the stirrups: Many beginners try to fit their feet as tightly as possible into the stirrups, which makes it difficult to disengage. To avoid this potentially dangerous situation, position your feet so the ball of the foot hits the stirrup.
- 4. Using improper posture: When you slouch in the saddle, you decrease your ability to balance yourself and control the horse. By sitting up straight and looking where you are going, you will dramatically improve your horseback riding experience.