It amazes me how much posture on a horse and posture on a motorcycle have in common. I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was 6. That’s 60 years. It took me 40 to finally learn how to sit a bike so that nothing would hurt after a long day of riding. I don’t ride horses anymore but I sure do love this channel
When I took my msf class I had told the instructor that riding motorcycles is a lot like riding horses as well . When I went from western saddle to English saddle it felt just like sitting on my bike no joke
Guess I got lucky. Did a thousand mile day after about two years experience and could only think of how much more comfortable my bike was than any car, bus or airplane I’d ever been in. Need to work on my posture on horseback because it’s almost opposite.
Excellent, usable information on how to sit. Thank you for sharing! I learned English when I first started riding, had a hard time when I started riding western as I was so used to posting. Then I face planted when my mare side stepped, lesson learned. Now I do it your way 😇
The guy who I work cattle for is a "reigning cow horse type" guy and he says something all the time that relates to this video. He says "your a rider Mike, not a passenger." And also "stop being a damn passenger Mike, be a rider" hahah.
One of the best lessons I got from an 70 something year old horse trainer was to ride without stirrups. When I was learning to ride they noticed I had trouble keeping my posture and sitting the trot. So they took my stirrups off my saddle! After one or two days of riding like that I was amazed how much my seat improved.
I know you watch pat puckett & he has a great term for riding properly( ride with your skeleton) there’s such a huge difference in riding in an arena & riding outside.
As an English balanced seat rider who has done my fair share of trail riding with all sorts of people in mostly "safe" situations on known trails (not in the "backcountry") that I or the trail leader knew riding in various English saddles, Paso Fino saddles, Icelandic saddles, Endurance saddles, and various Western saddles, I have found it best for me to do whatever works best for me and the horse and saddle so long as 4 things are true, 1) I better know how to ride "safely" on trail and hopefully know how to cope as best I can with the unexpected, 2) I try to ride horses that are quiet on trail though there are no such things as a purely safe horse in any instances, 3) I learned how to fall safely (tuck & roll) off a horse, and 4) I know how to mount from the ground or from a stable elevated surface like a stump or a rock onto a horse that's not going to freak out because I fell and to dismount and remount again from either side for any reason. Things happen and we just need to be ready for them including deer, slipped cinches & girths, strange noises, or things dropping from me or my horse that I need to retrieve. I do post when I'm trotting in most saddles, not always in a Western saddle, and I find at least per what I was taught about the French cavalry horses that's what they did to save their horses the stress on their backs. Have I been spun around on a horse doing a 180 back to the barn because he was scared by a deer, you betcha! Have I come off a rearing horse or bucking horse? Sadly, yes. Fortunately I wasn't hurt. 55 is not the same as 15. I don't bounce when I hit the ground anymore. But no matter where I ride or how I ride, the same straight up and down posture (ear, hips, ankle) that Dewayne advocates is the same one I was taught no matter what breed of horse I rode or what discipline I was riding in.
Awesome advice. Learning to fall safely is especially important, and becomes ever more important as you get older. On horses, knowing how to fall safely can save your brain and your life.
Thanks for all your efforts to provide these videos. I am in my 70s and volunteer at a small ranch that provides therapy for kids with disabilities. I don't know how to ride. Hopefully in my next life I will learn from someone like you. 🙂
A lot of what you talked about comes from military horsemanship. The body supporting itself like a spring and needing to be in a straight line is taught as ear, shoulder, hip, and heel. I think you would really like the book titled "riding and schooling horse" written by Harry Chamberlain, which is also the guy who contributed greatly to the Army horsemanship manual of the early 1900's.
I live in Los Angeles, work in data analytics sitting in front of a computer all day. I have never ridden a horse before. I have cousins in Wyoming who only know the country, farm life, and farm animals. Sometimes I wish I lived in the countryside or at least experienced it!
Thank you so much for posting these, Mr and Mrs Noel. I have no horse, nor know when I'll ever ride one, but even these more equine-focussed videos (as opposed to your more philosophical offerings) are so effective in raising my mood whilst calming my nerves-a very welcome change from what one normally finds on social media. And your work as a whole inspires me to be a better man, even compelling me to pick up the Bible once again and to return to church after a VERY long hiatus. I have a lot of work to do in that area of my life, but you gave me that initial impetus, and I'm very grateful to you both. I sent you an email a week or so ago to say thank you privately, but I would imagine that you get so very many that it's difficult to read through them all (much like these comments on here). But I also offered my help with regards to any video editing, Photoshop design etc. that I would be HONOURED to provide-I want nothing in return as these videos are payment enough. If there's any way I can help by way of thanks, please let me know. In the meantime, God bless you both. "Be logical, be reasonable, be safe, and have fun."
Great description of maintaining good riding posture, love the tree analogy. Respectfully disagree about posting- I believe it can be done, as well as two-point, if center of gravity is maintained. When you become part of your horse as you so well described, the balance is there. Gives you that moment to sit deep during a shy, a bolt or a spin. The endurance and competitive trail horses I've worked on are all ridden English, and those riders are sticktites.
I've been watching your TH-cam videos for the past few weeks and I really enjoy them I'm a horse trainer and I'm still learning a lot every day I'm self trained by Monty Roberts yet I've learned a lot from your videos as well and I just want to thank you very much for being one of the horse trainers that trains a horse without breaking their spirits I love your methods with training thank you for being a trainer that loves the horse enough that you work with the horse instead of against the horse you're one of the Great Spirits chosen ones 💯💜✌️🙏🌻
I'm glad you pointed out the importance of a fitted saddle. I was given a ladies riding saddle and man's roping saddle. The saddle that fit broke and we couldn't replace or repair. I tried using the roping saddle, it didn't work out. After that I'd exercise the mare I had with a riding pad for shorter rides.
We appreciate your voice, it is always a pleasure to listen. We need more like you stepping up, with a kind strong voice, and bring back the basic logic. As far as horses, I haven't been on a horse in while, we always have them available here. When I can I get out on my dualsport, not the same but still gets me out there. Thanks once again for sharing.
Took me over a decade to figure out what you explained in this video. But now I can ride 20 miles, mostly trotting/jogging, and come back limber, and can stick to the horses if they shy. I also do not like posting and only sit the trot, since the way I ride is balanced and shock absorbing.
Great point on the pelvic bones. A person who has historically had bad posture will feel a bit uncomfortable when they force themselves to sit properly, but only for a while. As they ride longer distances, they will find that they do not hurt as much nor have fatigue issues as quickly.
D.C.W. , I haven't rode since I was a kid 55 years ago . I got a TWH rescue 10 months ago and she is just now ready for saddle . When I started looking for info a horseman told me to ride on my pockets . I didn't quite understand what you meant by riding on your points other then sitting strait so I will try your way first . I have all so learned a lot from your other videos thanks .
I don’t own a horse and more than likely won’t ever meet a horse but I love this kinda thing. I sent your vids to my niece who is a rider Very educational
What you have described is what my brother and I call the Hollywood Ride. We watched old westerns with Gregory Peck and Ben Johnson and would copy how they road in those old westerns. It is the way our Dad taught us. Thanks for the video!
Boy oh boy would I love to go to the range during the 2023 season. Just found out about your channel man, and this is one of the best channels on TH-cam right now I’m so blessed to have found it❤ been watching all the videos
There’s a lot of conflicting information out there….many say you’re supposed to ride on your Jean pockets…which according to this post is incorrect…always enjoy watching Dwayne
Well my son Lance Alberti took my words right out of my mouth on commenting on your page .,. I'm a horse trainer and I do not break the horses spirits and I trained my son as well with the horses I really enjoy your videos as well please always share your videos with the world and may the Great Spirit always walk with you and your family on y'all's journey in life 💜✌️🙏🌻
Just received my first Greeley custom. I got natural beaver x20. Brick crown with raised cross cutter bars on the side crease and a mule kick, from you , in the front.hiher reighner brim with ribbon edge. I have wanted to do this since the mid 80s. Finally did it. Thanks for all you and momma do for us
Thank you for the pearls mister. Well said. It made good sense coming from you. I find myself feeling my way through some rides but it's helpful to have a good ol' boys tips to concentrate on. Thank you sir! I'm still trying to find out what I DON'T know about horses and the more I learn... the more I need to learn.
Thank you! I went to a custom leather worker that I knew in Texas while I was still riding out of Bandera, and had him make it for me. However, last time I talk to him he is not currently doing any new work. Sorry about that
thnx buddy .love your shoot from the hip ,honesty ...appreciate your wisdom ,critica"l arena showmanship riding" isnt the same as real life trail riding ,thnx from canada bro
Very helpful. I have ridden English style for years but recently I have switched to Western. I have been riding my western saddle like a dressage saddle with really bad results. My saddle slides back on my horses and I am making my horses uncomfortable. I am going to switch to how he is showing us in this video. I will let you know if my horses are happier.
Much better. I was starting to worry about you. But this was a great video, very informative. Videos like this are the reason I subscribed to your channel in the first place. Loved the classic cowboy look too. The hat, the vest, the duster and the gun holster. And of course, the horse. You could have ridden right out of the 1880s, one of my favorite periods in American history.
When you say pelvic bone you mean seat bones? Certainly not public bones, right? Love that you explained sitting straight and tall! Soldiers are fought to stand this way because it's the only way to stack your bones, if you will, for perfect support and less fatigue! My instructor always said imagine a string coming up through the top of your head. Too many people let the movement either out their lower back or out the shoulders, none of which is good!
I don’t know if you done this already but I’d like to see a video where you’re talking and riding. Like we’re on horseback on a slow ride together. If I’m askin too much, I’d understand. But I think a horseback vlog would be nice to see so we can hear the horses walking and making their noises and nature in the background. That’ll be really cool. Love your videos!
I'm not trying to argue, but man, my Dressage instructor would have a great conversation with you. Her entire focus is on balance. If you fall off while posting then she'd tell you you're doing it wrong. Oh well. To each his own. Her name is Lori Kaeslin btw. I haven't seen her for a couple of years. She's a great lady and horse trainer.
Thank you so much for this video! I took riding "lessons" a couple times. Never had been on a horse except like at a zoo. (Yes I was that kid twice as high as the others not caring because I just wanted a chance to even that kind of ride). Anyway the lessons was also So I could ride. Loved it, but not the owner teacher. I basically was paying to exercise his horse. He said I was a natural rider. Showed me how to get the horse to Trot and canter. And that was it. When I asked him how to sit a trot and not post (mind you this guy is a award winning reiner), He just told me that was something I had to figure out myself. He never told me anything other then you can post to the trot and Don't lean back, etc. The one day her told me to canter the horse and then totally left the indoor arena. Now I know horses canter cater to long, so I would walk him until I heard his voice, then I would canter the poor fellow. He had already said in other lessons to switch directions and such. This went on for 45 min. The poor horse was literally grunting and puffing when he showed up again. My dad Had a stroke the day before the next lesson and I admit I used that as a excuse not to go back. Which is sad because this place is 5 minutes from my house. But he never taught this stuff. I know about the hills. One it is common since and 2 Louis L'Amour Wrote about it in one of his books. How he says it is you want to lean up hill, to help take the pressure of the joints that are holding all the weight and make it easier on the horse. Love your videos, Thank you!
I can post and I can sit at trot, its the benefits of riding bareback as a kid, I don't see any reason why you would post out in the country. Of course anyone I taught, I taught to do both as we ride English in the UK obviously. I really fancy getting an Australian Stock saddle as I dont understand Western saddle design well enough and the Aussie one is more like an English insofar as the tree goes. Dwayne, I'm probably older than you so I can tell you that patience gets shorter as you get longer in the tooth. Not in animals behaviour but human misbehaviour certainly lights that ever shortening fuse of mine too! Hope you, your wife and family had a great Christmas and have a healthy, happy 2025, I envy your wife getting out on her horse, I'm going up to Scotland (home) in a couple of days and every time I come back to London I miss Scotland more. Think the time is coming for moving back to Scotland before I get too old to enjoy working with horses
Вау!Как я понимаю вы ковбой :).Мне очень нравится атмосфера.Нравится ваша ковбойская атмосфера, чего-то старого..Лошадь, револьвер, шляпа, старомодная одежда.Я поощрён :), особенно почитав книгу Льюис Стивенсон "Похищенный.Катриона", мне очень напоминает такие времена), думаю я написал более чем понятно 😅
Looking forward to the sitting the trot video. At a slow trot I can do it, but when my mare speeds up, still at a trot, I find it difficult to stay in rhythm and I begin to post.
Great video DeWayne. Proper posture is absolutely the foundation for all types of riding. If you don’t have pasture, it doesn’t matter how well you think you can ride or not. Posture is the foundation to put you in balance with the horse. If you don’t have that, you can’t be in balance with your horse. And, the horse suffers too. Ty for a great topic. Also, I ride a couple of my horses in bosals. What are your thoughts or experiences with them? Do you have a video already? Or could you make one? Ty.
. I ride English and you have a good point about posting that I never considered. Funny that more people don’t say more about it for English riders. Especially since English riders fox hunt and you’re out in nature with potential to encounter all kinds of critters in the fields and woods that could spook your horse. I don’t have much experience riding western saddle- is posting common in your discipline or do most people sit trot?
From what im gathering posting or not posting is personal prefrence and if the person is skilled enough at riding. Some ride that way some don't. He's right though. No reason to fight about it.
Even Horse is listening carefully and taking Notes.
It amazes me how much posture on a horse and posture on a motorcycle have in common. I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was 6. That’s 60 years. It took me 40 to finally learn how to sit a bike so that nothing would hurt after a long day of riding. I don’t ride horses anymore but I sure do love this channel
When I took my msf class I had told the instructor that riding motorcycles is a lot like riding horses as well . When I went from western saddle to English saddle it felt just like sitting on my bike no joke
It's all coming round, old boy. They don't call 'em steel horses for nothing!
Steel horses.
Guess I got lucky. Did a thousand mile day after about two years experience and could only think of how much more comfortable my bike was than any car, bus or airplane I’d ever been in.
Need to work on my posture on horseback because it’s almost opposite.
Horses have their own mind though. Riding a bike is in you. Horses are sentient minds
I don't even ride horses but I freaking love this guy. I watched this whole video.
There's some good advice for posture in there in general
I like his cowboy energy
8:35 "Go on your ride and come back and give me back my cheese." That is incredible
Excellent, usable information on how to sit. Thank you for sharing! I learned English when I first started riding, had a hard time when I started riding western as I was so used to posting. Then I face planted when my mare side stepped, lesson learned. Now I do it your way 😇
The guy who I work cattle for is a "reigning cow horse type" guy and he says something all the time that relates to this video. He says "your a rider Mike, not a passenger." And also "stop being a damn passenger Mike, be a rider" hahah.
One of the best lessons I got from an 70 something year old horse trainer was to ride without stirrups. When I was learning to ride they noticed I had trouble keeping my posture and sitting the trot. So they took my stirrups off my saddle! After one or two days of riding like that I was amazed how much my seat improved.
Intersting bit about the posting. Would love more videos on riding basics!
I know you watch pat puckett & he has a great term for riding properly( ride with your skeleton) there’s such a huge difference in riding in an arena & riding outside.
As an English balanced seat rider who has done my fair share of trail riding with all sorts of people in mostly "safe" situations on known trails (not in the "backcountry") that I or the trail leader knew riding in various English saddles, Paso Fino saddles, Icelandic saddles, Endurance saddles, and various Western saddles, I have found it best for me to do whatever works best for me and the horse and saddle so long as 4 things are true, 1) I better know how to ride "safely" on trail and hopefully know how to cope as best I can with the unexpected, 2) I try to ride horses that are quiet on trail though there are no such things as a purely safe horse in any instances, 3) I learned how to fall safely (tuck & roll) off a horse, and 4) I know how to mount from the ground or from a stable elevated surface like a stump or a rock onto a horse that's not going to freak out because I fell and to dismount and remount again from either side for any reason. Things happen and we just need to be ready for them including deer, slipped cinches & girths, strange noises, or things dropping from me or my horse that I need to retrieve. I do post when I'm trotting in most saddles, not always in a Western saddle, and I find at least per what I was taught about the French cavalry horses that's what they did to save their horses the stress on their backs. Have I been spun around on a horse doing a 180 back to the barn because he was scared by a deer, you betcha! Have I come off a rearing horse or bucking horse? Sadly, yes. Fortunately I wasn't hurt. 55 is not the same as 15. I don't bounce when I hit the ground anymore. But no matter where I ride or how I ride, the same straight up and down posture (ear, hips, ankle) that Dewayne advocates is the same one I was taught no matter what breed of horse I rode or what discipline I was riding in.
Awesome advice. Learning to fall safely is especially important, and becomes ever more important as you get older. On horses, knowing how to fall safely can save your brain and your life.
Thanks for all your efforts to provide these videos. I am in my 70s and volunteer at a small ranch that provides therapy for kids with disabilities. I don't know how to ride. Hopefully in my next life I will learn from someone like you. 🙂
that analogy about the rider being the tree and the hill being the horse is amazing
A lot of what you talked about comes from military horsemanship. The body supporting itself like a spring and needing to be in a straight line is taught as ear, shoulder, hip, and heel. I think you would really like the book titled "riding and schooling horse" written by Harry Chamberlain, which is also the guy who contributed greatly to the Army horsemanship manual of the early 1900's.
I live in Los Angeles, work in data analytics sitting in front of a computer all day. I have never ridden a horse before. I have cousins in Wyoming who only know the country, farm life, and farm animals. Sometimes I wish I lived in the countryside or at least experienced it!
Chris- if you want to ride in LA, there are places to do it. Message me if you'd like to give it a try.
Thank you so much for posting these, Mr and Mrs Noel. I have no horse, nor know when I'll ever ride one, but even these more equine-focussed videos (as opposed to your more philosophical offerings) are so effective in raising my mood whilst calming my nerves-a very welcome change from what one normally finds on social media. And your work as a whole inspires me to be a better man, even compelling me to pick up the Bible once again and to return to church after a VERY long hiatus. I have a lot of work to do in that area of my life, but you gave me that initial impetus, and I'm very grateful to you both.
I sent you an email a week or so ago to say thank you privately, but I would imagine that you get so very many that it's difficult to read through them all (much like these comments on here). But I also offered my help with regards to any video editing, Photoshop design etc. that I would be HONOURED to provide-I want nothing in return as these videos are payment enough. If there's any way I can help by way of thanks, please let me know.
In the meantime, God bless you both.
"Be logical, be reasonable, be safe, and have fun."
Great description of maintaining good riding posture, love the tree analogy. Respectfully disagree about posting- I believe it can be done, as well as two-point, if center of gravity is maintained. When you become part of your horse as you so well described, the balance is there. Gives you that moment to sit deep during a shy, a bolt or a spin. The endurance and competitive trail horses I've worked on are all ridden English, and those riders are sticktites.
I’m so glad to hear you say you are anti posting! And this video is so helpful! Thank you❤
I've been watching your TH-cam videos for the past few weeks and I really enjoy them I'm a horse trainer and I'm still learning a lot every day I'm self trained by Monty Roberts yet I've learned a lot from your videos as well and I just want to thank you very much for being one of the horse trainers that trains a horse without breaking their spirits I love your methods with training thank you for being a trainer that loves the horse enough that you work with the horse instead of against the horse you're one of the Great Spirits chosen ones 💯💜✌️🙏🌻
Thank you for Updating your older Videos!
I'm glad you pointed out the importance of a fitted saddle. I was given a ladies riding saddle and man's roping saddle. The saddle that fit broke and we couldn't replace or repair. I tried using the roping saddle, it didn't work out. After that I'd exercise the mare I had with a riding pad for shorter rides.
Reminds me of my dad teaching me to ride. Thanks for the refresher! Much appreciated
"bag of flour" ❤
my dad used to call me this in my childhood when I wasn't able to balance myself on his motorcycle as pillion.
We appreciate your voice, it is always a pleasure to listen. We need more like you stepping up, with a kind strong voice, and bring back the basic logic.
As far as horses, I haven't been on a horse in while, we always have them available here. When I can I get out on my dualsport, not the same but still gets me out there. Thanks once again for sharing.
Took me over a decade to figure out what you explained in this video. But now I can ride 20 miles, mostly trotting/jogging, and come back limber, and can stick to the horses if they shy. I also do not like posting and only sit the trot, since the way I ride is balanced and shock absorbing.
Love from Albania 🇦🇱 Love your videos. Albania was famous for its Mules
Great point on the pelvic bones. A person who has historically had bad posture will feel a bit uncomfortable when they force themselves to sit properly, but only for a while. As they ride longer distances, they will find that they do not hurt as much nor have fatigue issues as quickly.
I have a lot of trouble with getting bounced around once into a gallop. Solutions ?
D.C.W. , I haven't rode since I was a kid 55 years ago . I got a TWH rescue 10 months ago and she is just now ready for saddle . When I started looking for info a horseman told me to ride on my pockets . I didn't quite understand what you meant by riding on your points other then sitting strait so I will try your way first . I have all so learned a lot from your other videos thanks .
I don’t own a horse and more than likely won’t ever meet a horse but I love this kinda thing. I sent your vids to my niece who is a rider
Very educational
I hope you get to meet one😊 they’re amazing and beautiful creatures
@@Dheuedbv I’ve ridden a horse before I was hamming it up for the comment haha.
I grew up in rural TN I saw at-least 5-6 horses a day
You are an effective Teacher that clearly pays attention to Learning as much as you Teach.
This is amazing I can't wait to see more like this
What you have described is what my brother and I call the Hollywood Ride. We watched old westerns with Gregory Peck and Ben Johnson and would copy how they road in those old westerns. It is the way our Dad taught us. Thanks for the video!
Ive got a dryza bone. just like that. I rescued it from the spiders in the spare stable just yesterday. Cheers for the vid sir.
Boy oh boy would I love to go to the range during the 2023 season. Just found out about your channel man, and this is one of the best channels on TH-cam right now I’m so blessed to have found it❤ been watching all the videos
Thank you for redoing these videos. I’m an original viewer but have showed your channel to many friends.
There’s a lot of conflicting information out there….many say you’re supposed to ride on your Jean pockets…which according to this post is incorrect…always enjoy watching Dwayne
Thank you Dewayne !!
Awesome video Dwayne👍👍👍
Well my son Lance Alberti took my words right out of my mouth on commenting on your page .,. I'm a horse trainer and I do not break the horses spirits and I trained my son as well with the horses I really enjoy your videos as well please always share your videos with the world and may the Great Spirit always walk with you and your family on y'all's journey in life 💜✌️🙏🌻
In Italy, there are some Yoshies to Ride (according to the Red Saddle).
Interesting video. Thank you. Learned something new
Just received my first Greeley custom. I got natural beaver x20. Brick crown with raised cross cutter bars on the side crease and a mule kick, from you , in the front.hiher reighner brim with ribbon edge. I have wanted to do this since the mid 80s. Finally did it. Thanks for all you and momma do for us
Great video and beautiful horses!
Thank you for doing these videos. Sharing your experience is very greatly valued.
Unbelivable how much there is to learn about riding.
Thank you for the pearls mister. Well said. It made good sense coming from you. I find myself feeling my way through some rides but it's helpful to have a good ol' boys tips to concentrate on. Thank you sir! I'm still trying to find out what I DON'T know about horses and the more I learn... the more I need to learn.
Yay !!! super video...been watching for a while. Sending this to my grand baby.
Good advice . Like the use of the core of the body concept very true in English or western .
אתה אלוף
One of the first things I learned as a kid taking English lessons.
Sitting both the trot and canter, thanks❤️
Dwane really cool great attitude I have 4 sisters & 2 brothers. A big family is really cool Mucho Respect!!!!!!!!!
I never thought about that with the posting...I don't post but that makes total sense...if you're not in the saddle then you're not in the saddle
Nice pistol holster. Where could I find one? Thanks for all you do. God bless you and your family and God bless America 🇺🇸
Thank you! I went to a custom leather worker that I knew in Texas while I was still riding out of Bandera, and had him make it for me. However, last time I talk to him he is not currently doing any new work. Sorry about that
Thanks for the lesson- hope you and Mama had a great ride
thnx buddy .love your shoot from the hip ,honesty ...appreciate your wisdom ,critica"l arena showmanship riding" isnt the same as real life trail riding ,thnx from canada bro
I like and agree with your thoughts. Also think your way of thinking.
Gratulations on your subs, they are rising very quickly. Where's the cigar today?!
Very helpful.
I have ridden English style for years but recently I have switched to Western. I have been riding my western saddle like a dressage saddle with really bad results. My saddle slides back on my horses and I am making my horses uncomfortable.
I am going to switch to how he is showing us in this video. I will let you know if my horses are happier.
Great demonstration and tips. Thanks :)
Much better. I was starting to worry about you. But this was a great video, very informative. Videos like this are the reason I subscribed to your channel in the first place. Loved the classic cowboy look too. The hat, the vest, the duster and the gun holster. And of course, the horse. You could have ridden right out of the 1880s, one of my favorite periods in American history.
This is definitely something I need to work on
Good Tutorial, I somehow wanted to See it More of it Coming.
Thank you for another lesson.
When you say pelvic bone you mean seat bones? Certainly not public bones, right?
Love that you explained sitting straight and tall! Soldiers are fought to stand this way because it's the only way to stack your bones, if you will, for perfect support and less fatigue! My instructor always said imagine a string coming up through the top of your head. Too many people let the movement either out their lower back or out the shoulders, none of which is good!
Love this never been on a horse. Love your channel.
Thanks for sharing.
Enjoy your weekend.☕🤍☺️
great info, i know a few English riders, they wear them selves out, bouncing in the saddle , give me the smooth controlled ride any day
See "Centered Riding" by the late Sally Swift.
Thanks Dwayne. Great info.
I don’t know if you done this already but I’d like to see a video where you’re talking and riding. Like we’re on horseback on a slow ride together. If I’m askin too much, I’d understand. But I think a horseback vlog would be nice to see so we can hear the horses walking and making their noises and nature in the background. That’ll be really cool. Love your videos!
Great video, thank you!
Dwayne, another good video. Nice looking holster! Too bad, the He doesn't make them anymore. Thanks for the time. good remake.
I'm not trying to argue, but man, my Dressage instructor would have a great conversation with you. Her entire focus is on balance. If you fall off while posting then she'd tell you you're doing it wrong. Oh well. To each his own.
Her name is Lori Kaeslin btw. I haven't seen her for a couple of years. She's a great lady and horse trainer.
Beautiful full flap holster. Bet a big boy lives there....:) Great video.
Love this content!! Love this channel!! Good stuff!!
Good stuff as always Dewayne !lee pon speaking straight,never mellow!,
Thank you so much for this video!
I took riding "lessons" a couple times. Never had been on a horse except like at a zoo. (Yes I was that kid twice as high as the others not caring because I just wanted a chance to even that kind of ride). Anyway the lessons was also So I could ride. Loved it, but not the owner teacher. I basically was paying to exercise his horse. He said I was a natural rider. Showed me how to get the horse to Trot and canter. And that was it. When I asked him how to sit a trot and not post (mind you this guy is a award winning reiner), He just told me that was something I had to figure out myself. He never told me anything other then you can post to the trot and Don't lean back, etc.
The one day her told me to canter the horse and then totally left the indoor arena. Now I know horses canter cater to long, so I would walk him until I heard his voice, then I would canter the poor fellow. He had already said in other lessons to switch directions and such. This went on for 45 min. The poor horse was literally grunting and puffing when he showed up again. My dad Had a stroke the day before the next lesson and I admit I used that as a excuse not to go back. Which is sad because this place is 5 minutes from my house. But he never taught this stuff.
I know about the hills. One it is common since and 2 Louis L'Amour Wrote about it in one of his books. How he says it is you want to lean up hill, to help take the pressure of the joints that are holding all the weight and make it easier on the horse.
Love your videos, Thank you!
So, I post on the ranch/pens and sit/float the trot in the woods or place we don't know.
Excellent!
I can post and I can sit at trot, its the benefits of riding bareback as a kid, I don't see any reason why you would post out in the country. Of course anyone I taught, I taught to do both as we ride English in the UK obviously. I really fancy getting an Australian Stock saddle as I dont understand Western saddle design well enough and the Aussie one is more like an English insofar as the tree goes. Dwayne, I'm probably older than you so I can tell you that patience gets shorter as you get longer in the tooth. Not in animals behaviour but human misbehaviour certainly lights that ever shortening fuse of mine too! Hope you, your wife and family had a great Christmas and have a healthy, happy 2025, I envy your wife getting out on her horse, I'm going up to Scotland (home) in a couple of days and every time I come back to London I miss Scotland more. Think the time is coming for moving back to Scotland before I get too old to enjoy working with horses
Excellent, thank you !
Вау!Как я понимаю вы ковбой :).Мне очень нравится атмосфера.Нравится ваша ковбойская атмосфера, чего-то старого..Лошадь, револьвер, шляпа, старомодная одежда.Я поощрён :), особенно почитав книгу Льюис Стивенсон "Похищенный.Катриона", мне очень напоминает такие времена), думаю я написал более чем понятно 😅
Looking forward to the sitting the trot video. At a slow trot I can do it, but when my mare speeds up, still at a trot, I find it difficult to stay in rhythm and I begin to post.
Gratitude
Mate, I’d love if as mentioned you did a video in sitting the trot
Thank you sir.
Useful for anyone to have as reference
Also a great video! Can you show by riding in a video how to sit correct in the trot? Best regards from Norway
Informative, good to know, must get riding soon.
Great man like and subscribed ‼️🙂 my friend please do more horse control and riding. Basically everything about riding horses 🐎
Great video DeWayne. Proper posture is absolutely the foundation for all types of riding. If you don’t have pasture, it doesn’t matter how well you think you can ride or not. Posture is the foundation to put you in balance with the horse. If you don’t have that, you can’t be in balance with your horse. And, the horse suffers too. Ty for a great topic.
Also, I ride a couple of my horses in bosals. What are your thoughts or experiences with them? Do you have a video already? Or could you make one? Ty.
I'm no cowboy but this dude is cool
Great video Pardner! 👍 👍
Love this!❤
I would be interested on your view on different tack such as the bear trap type of saddle and other types of gear we don’t usually see in your videos.
Good information
. I ride English and you have a good point about posting that I never considered. Funny that more people don’t say more about it for English riders. Especially since English riders fox hunt and you’re out in nature with potential to encounter all kinds of critters in the fields and woods that could spook your horse. I don’t have much experience riding western saddle- is posting common in your discipline or do most people sit trot?
Thank you. I need to see what kind of oil to use to protect the keather.
that was a vary helpful video
From what im gathering posting or not posting is personal prefrence and if the person is skilled enough at riding. Some ride that way some don't. He's right though. No reason to fight about it.