Dallas and Andi (Right Leg Eval)

This is for my physical therapist to see my right leg riding position and offer advice. Advice from anyone else is also appreciated.

I was having trouble with both hips when this was filmed, so I was bracing pretty badly through both ankles, but you can see the right is worse than the left. I have a severe spinal and pelvis deformity that makes riding a fantastic challenge and a great way to keep strong and healthy.

Dallas is a five gaited Icelandic Horse. I have been riding her for about a month now.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Dallas and Andi
• Icelandic
• Horse
• Pony
• Hippotherapy
• Dressage
• Treeless
• KFS
• Klippel Feil Syndrome

[shortstuph123]

I am going to try and get a video of a "good" day up by the end of this week for comparisons.

[shortstuph123]

@Posylocks Thanks for the recommendations. My stirrups are long because of the stiffness in my hips...this ride was on a rather bad day. I know that my toes should point foreword - another result of my bad hips. I know that I was in Dallas's mouth that day, and I feel bad about it. She is sensitive, and when I am bracey because of pain or stiffness, she gets bracey and fast. This makes me nervous, so I get in her mouth, which of course makes everything worse X-(. I am working on it.

[posylocks]

very well done for persevering. Your stirrups are very long which isnt helping. Im not sure how aware you are that in an ideal yourld your toes should be facing forward, as aposed to outwards. Try to balance using a neck strap wilst doing standing trot in odrer to stop you from pulling the ponies mouth when you are trying to balance, well done, i think you are an inspiration to riders everywhere! xxx