Beginning Horse Riding : Horse Riding Balance & Body Mechanics

Horse riding involves a lot of balance and body movement to communicate your needs to the horse. Learn more about horse riding balance and body mechanics with tips from a horse trainer in this free horse riding video.

Expert: Kathy Kentala
Bio: Kathy Kentala owns the Bee Cave Riding Center in Austin, TX. She also owns Signal Hill Ranch, a western venue specializing in team penning and ranch sorting, barrels, poles, and other speed events.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• horses
• horse riding
• horse training
• pets
• pet care
• horse safety
• horse jogging

[StayintheSaddle]

So, this is more about horse balance and body mechanics -- not the rider. Nothing has been said about the rider and his/her posture, or how the rider should be in the saddle. This is hardly what I would call beginning riding instruction.

[tallyfolly]

Third - the spurs are used to increase communication, not to jab the horse. and one of the reasons why your heels must stay down is to avoid accidentally jabbing the horse (apart from balance reasons). Please learn how to take advise or accept other people's view. If you are so bitter on Youtube, I cannot imagine what you are like around horses. Ciao and peace.

[Gymnasticsgirl554]

I always love riding since I was 5 and now I'm 12 I've been riding for 7 yrs.

[gabbiedoglover11]

expertvillage knows NOTHING ABOUT it just focousing on the pretty horse NOT THE RIDER

[gabbiedoglover11]

i havent rode a horse in like 3 years but i luv horses

[HorseMager101]

@5000moose

its a type of paint horse but its not a ful blood other wise it would have blue eyes

[98kire]

@5000moose its a paint. also its spelt appaloosa

[SuperMryoom]

thanks

[DragonSwordMagician]

@5000moose Looks like a Paint horse more then an appaloosa

[5000moose]

thats an apalousa 

[1998ilovemyhorse]

that rider kept pulling on the horses reins at the beginning. Thats a good technique if you wanna get bucked off! and its not very fair to the horse either. How would you like a bit stuck in your mouth and then on top a bratty kid pulling on your mouth? its not very fair to the horse!

[horses4eva1996]

Im trying to teach my brother how to ride and were going riding for a lesson lol i hope he dosent fall off :P and im showing him the video, and it worked thankyou!!!