Episode 250: How to use your seat to cue your horse.
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It is remarkable how well horses can learn to read a rider's seat cues.  In this podcast, I explain how I use my seat cues to communicate with my horses, including how these seat cues can naturally develop.  A seat can: Follow the motion Get ahead of the motion Get behind the motion One hip bone can be more on top of the saddle-to the left or right One hip bone can be leading or behind These can be used in many combinations to communicate in detail with your horse.  In this podcast, I start at the riders' head, and talk all the way down to the seat bones. Listen first to get and idea…and the second time, sit on a chair, ball or a tolerant horse and follow along with my descriptions.
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