'Lillian' and I went on a ride again yesterday, this time for a little over an hour. I and also 'Mr F' are getting used to the new feel and are building up our muscles. In my case its my core and the legs, in his case its his back and the shoulders where the saddle used to cause pressure.
This time the route had a few terrain changes and I yet again getting to know muscles I didn't know I had!
So far my obeservations:
My lower body belongs to 'Mr F' - it moves along with his body's movement. If it doesn't or if I stiffen up, he has to correct and his gait becomes unbalanced.
I feel every breath 'Mr F' takes, even though there is quite a bit of padding between us. Its a lovely feeling!
Upper body - sit upright, don't sit like a bag, its not a sofa. Now I have the freedom to find my position and I am still working on this. 'Mr F' is quite good at pointing out when I'm not in the right place. I couldn't do that in the saddle because of the stirrups. It isn't actually sitting as such. Its a very straight posture, by that I mean: if someone would pull the horse from under me, I would still stand upright.
My weight is spread down my thighs rather than on 'Mr F's spine. Even with the padding I do keep clear of his spine, for several reasons.
'Mr F' was very relaxed throughout the ride and his movement was so much more free, noticable especially when going downhill.
So far so good ...
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