What is the Posting Trot?
The posting trot, or rising trot, is the act of shifting your pelvis forward when the horse’s outside leg goes forward and you are bumped up out of the saddle. You shift forward as the horse takes you up. Then you sit down lightly just behind the pommel at the horse’s movement takes you back down. Posting the trot doesn’t need to be forced. Instead it should be moving with the horse’s movement. Posting is not pushing against the stirrups and it is not standing up and sitting down. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Correct Stirrup Length for Posting the Trot Making sure that your stirrups are adjusted to the correct length is essential for mastering the posting trot. To make sure that your stirrups are the right length, sit astride your horse and remove your feet from the stirrups. Allow your legs to hang down against the horse’s body. If your stirrups are the correct length the tread of the stirrup sho
The posting trot, or rising trot, is the act of shifting your pelvis forward when the horse’s outside leg goes forward and you are bumped up out of the saddle. You shift forward as the horse takes you up. Then you sit down lightly just behind the pommel at the horse’s movement takes you back down. Posting the trot doesn’t need to be forced. Instead it should be moving with the horse’s movement. Posting is not pushing against the stirrups and it is not standing up and sitting down.
