- 1). Tack up your horse using English or Western tack.
- 2). Mount your horse.
- 3). Hold reins firmly yet allow enough slack that the horse can move its head.
- 4). Sit upright with your shoulders back, head up and eyes looking ahead.
- 5). Keep 60 percent of your weight in your stirrups and 40 percent in your seat.
- 6). Begin by having your horse standing still or walking.
- 7). Squeeze both of your legs to get your horse to move forward.
- 8). Cluck or kiss to your horse at the same time. These are both noises you make with your mouth to get your horse to move.
- 9). Release the pressure from your legs once the horse is trotting.
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Bounce along with each upward movement of the horse or raise yourself slightly out of the saddle each time the horse's outside front leg swings forward (posting the trot.) - 11
Get into the rhythm of the horse's movements and relax. - 12
Remember to breathe. Holding your breath creates tension in your body that your horse will pick up on.
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