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2 Seats That Are Too Far Back

1 Overall: This rider’s seat is too far back in the saddle, restricting her ability to give the horse freedom to reach forward with his head and neck as well as his forward momentum.

Leg: Her foot in the stirrup is too far “toward home,” meaning the iron is too far back on her foot. I’d like it more on the ball of her foot. Her toe is turned out so much that the inside bar of the stirrup is ahead of the outside bar. I want the outside bar ahead of the inside. This position can turn the leg into an unintentional driving leg. The lower leg just behind the girth is OK, and the contact with her leg is dispersed nicely throughout the saddle.

I’d like her hips to be

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