Techniques for success

Always remember the basics while riding. Keep your toes up and heels down. Do this by pushing your weight into your heels. This is important to help keep your balance. You also must always look where you're going. This will help you guide your horse to where you want to go and will ensure that you're staying focused. Thirdly, remember to keep your back straight and your elbows bent. This makes sure that you're using your back muscles rather then just your wrist/arm muscles to stay in control. Lastly, remember to have fun! If you're not enjoying your ride you can become easily frustrated with minor mistakes and you won't make much progress in your training. Toes up and heels down, look where you're going, back straight, elbows bent and enjoy the ride!