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So frustrating when top riders go on and on about your 'seat' without explaining what it is, or how to control it, as if we were born on a horse! This is the video that everybody needed - thank you!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! Glad it’s helpful!

And "thank you" Amelia for being a sport and painting onto your shirt and lovely breeches. I've been struggling FOR YEARS! and now I can see and understand what I need to do. cheers gurrl :)

That explanation at 4:25 is a game-changer! Next time I feel like I'm using my abs, I'm going to make sure I'm not trying to hold on with my butt X'D These videos with the muscles illustrated and in motion are really helpful and I've been recommending them to others at my school!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm really glad it helped you!

This is the absolute best breakdown of sitting trot I’ve ever seen! I have definitely used my glute max and central abdominals and then wondered why I’m bouncing right out of the saddle and driving down, down, down on my poor horses back! It felt like I was trying much too hard because I was! Thanks to yours and Stephanie’s work I now understand how to activate the glute med (game changer! THANK YOU!) but I’m still not sure how to activate the transverse abdominals. If you guys could give any tips for a movement I could do off horse to help me identify and isolate that group that would be awesome! You rock! Thanks for another innovative helpful video Amelia! (Afterthought - or is that the bridge exercise in your Rider Position Masterclass?)

@over.m3134

11 ай бұрын

I have same problem How do you activate your glute med?

I struggle a LOT with sitting trot. One thing that has helped me a tiny bit is to really keep my heels down and slightly back but Im still not deep in my seat enough. Thanks for the video!

this was unbelievably helpful, thank you! The muscle breakdown was perfect, I can really see which part of my body I need to work on.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

What a great vid...such a good horse.

These "muscle" videos are a giant help. I am already doing better in the canter as a result of your "How to Canter Video". My horse has lots of loft in his trot. It is a bugger to sit so I don't work on it as much as I should. Thanks for another great video.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Debbie that is so awesome to hear! I promise you if you follow this like you followed the canter video, you'll find the same results! Thanks so much for watching!

Great explanation ! Thx

Really helpful!

Excellent video, well demonstrated, very useful for me!

Love the Piano Music by the way - makes me think focus but relaxed.No negative tension BUT positive.

Now I understand why I don’t look good in sitting trot. I use gluteus max too much! Thank you very much for this video!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

You're not alone Mieko! So glad you got benefit from it!

Good explanation of the muscles involved and how they are used.

Amazing Video !! 💖

Thank you so much for this I needed help learning to sit a trot❤

Amazing lesson, finally it's clear!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! Glad it helped!

This is so extremely helpful!!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped Deborah, and thanks for watching and subscribing!

Great! Last session i had I only got told to push my belly out. This helped!

This was a very helpful video. Thank you!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

3 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

Thank you for that great explanation! I balance forward in a cantor, can’t wait to fix it.

wow! brillint!

Very helpful tips. Thank you. I definitely tent to have my legs to far forward. Struggling to get rid of this old habit for a while.

I love this channel! You explain well what is happening and what should happen all your videos have helped me alot!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

super helpful. Thank you!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Excellent explanation. I love the outfit. Thank you.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's Kastel!

Thank you! Thousands and thousands of thanks for this video

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

So welcome! Won't you consider joining us for the goal setting webinar on 1 Jan? www.amelianewcombdressage.com/free-goal-setting-webinar-save-your-seat/

I have just discovered you and love all your videos

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos :) please subscribe as that really helps me out and you get notifications of my new videos

Just now able to watch this. A good lesson. I agree the sitting trot is hard to manage especially for beginners. For me riding western the trot was easiest when my body was relaxed and I did exercises. After Learning English the trot was much easier when posting. On young horses the post even in western saddle saved both the horses back and my back. Posting actually improved my sitting trot.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Thanks for sharing!

That horse is such a sweetheart. You could tell he was like “wth is going on up there?” 😂 so… the transverse abs are what sorta lifts your belly button toward your ribs with each stride?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

28 күн бұрын

Yes they are!

Thanks

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

3 ай бұрын

:) thank you!

great video, Amelia! I am doing a lot of sitting trot/walk/sitting trot with my trainer right now because he says my center of gravity is very high - in my chest, rather than in my seat and he's trying to get me more stable in my seat. So right on time!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Great!! Yes. Shoulders back and hands down!!

I love these videos! any additional tips for sitting the trot on a big mover? my mare has a BIG suspended trot and I bounce A LOT when I try sitting the trot :(

Thanks for this! My mare has a big movement and she's very forward (she was a jumper). And she tends to get crooked tracking left. So sitting her trot is a challenge, and sitting it to the left is a bigger challenge. But this is very helpful. I do some no-stirrup work with her at the trot and when I can collect her well, we get some good moments. Looking for more good moments. 🤩🤩Your videos have been a great addition to my riding since I started leasing her last year. I have an amazing trainer who is an octogenarian horse whisperer, and so much of what you do in your videos echoes what she's taught me over the past 20 years. It's been nice "homework" to find your site over this past year and come to some of your webinars. When I ride Tues I'm going to try some sitting trot work and think of this!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

4 ай бұрын

So happy to hear this! Let me know how it goes!

This was so helpful!!! I have degenerative disc disease so as I’ve been practicing the sitting trot, it’s irritating my back a lot. This gives me some good ideas for where I should be activating muscles to help support and stabilize my back while I’m riding. Thank you!!!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Stephanie! Your physical well being is priority so mind yourself too but you're right if you've got the correct knowledge on musculature you can support yourself so much better! Thanks for watching and happy riding.

I love the anatomic explanation and you do a wonderful job of demonstrating it. However, I find it difficult to think about engaging a certain muscle because our minds think about the movement desired not the muscles. Are there any exercises that would help us to engage the transverse abdominus and the gluteus medius? With the exercise in mind, I could repeat it while attempting the sitting trot. Thanks RW

Important comment from Posture Prepping. Example: I had a big moving Holsteiner who was very hard to sit in trot. I started him when he was 3 and when I first tried to sit his trot it was hopeless and discouraging. I had him until he was 21 and in that time frame, with my trainer riding him and teaching me to imitate her he could trot like sitting on a cloud, even in medium. Not all the time of course but when I found that place it was an amazing wake up call and I couldn’t get enough of it. The answer was that my trainer was skilled and fit enough to tolerate his trot and still use her aids effectively. “Tolerate” is the important word here. She didn’t like sitting his trot but she could explain to him that she wanted him to lift his back and carry more weight on his haunches and be lighter in the hand. (He pulled like a train when I rode him and my trainer had to remind him not to do what I was allowing and even teaching him that he thought was what I wanted ). This happened with other horses too so it’s an important piece. If you work with a horse who doesn’t know how to carry himself you will have to ride well enough to get him over that threshold and not take years to do it. Without my trainer I would still be bouncing and struggling and my horse would be burned out or lame or both. There are probably exceptional horses that are easier but I haven’t had one yet. LOL

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this insight Shirley! And thanks so much for watching!

i’ve been struggling with my sitting trot, i will try this at my next lesson

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Good! Check out this webinar - it might help you to get your horse rounder which will help with the sitting trot: www.amelianewcombdressage.com/replay-contact-and-connection-webinar/

Super horse👌👌👌👌👌

wlhat exercisis would help to strengthing the muscle you just described.

Thank you so much! I have always imagining lifting my skirts when I prepare to sit the trot and when I do it is usually successful but my horse has such a big bounce I still have a hard time even with that

Can you do a video on how to shorten walk, trot and canter on a horse with big strides? The horse I’m currently riding on my lessons is rather fast and has big strides and when it try to communicate with his mouth it just feels like a cement block. He will slow down but still keeps the big steps. What can I do? We are working on front turns (I relive that’s the word in English) which requires quick, small and collected walk.

"HOW" does one use the transverse abdominal muscles i.e. "targeting them? Thank you.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Move your legs away from the horse's sides while in the saddle. That burn in your butt is the muscle you want to target.

I’ve taken a huge break from riding and struggling to get the sitting trot back , I know I need patience but it’s hard!

Hope it helps a lot for me tomorrow

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I you feel comfortable sharing, I'd love to hear an update :)

Hi Amelia! I love your content. I actually put into practice your tips on not bouncing in the canter, and now my horse friends are envious of my sit! I've got a a horse focused youtube channel and I was wondering how I go about getting some more exposure and growing my channel, if you have any tips I'd love to chat 🙂

Ok, it’s official - I need to work on my sitting trot! I like the explanations, especially from the medical/anatomical point of view. But, in the end, I need to sit the trot with trainer eyes-on to help me do and feel it correctly little by little. What’s helpful is the post 5, sit 5, post 5, sit 5 types of exercises. I also notice that if I don’t regularly do some sitting trot, it’s like my core needs to start over to re-learn it. It’s definitely a perishable skill.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea Carolin! Interval sitting builds the fitness. I found it so hard to sit to Harvey when I first got him and we had to do fittening work for me to be able to sit to him! Thanks for watching!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Also, if you’d like me to send more dressage tips into your email inbox every Wednesday, you can sign up to my mailing list www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/subscribe/ (If you’re already familiar with all this and have received this before, apology for the unnecessary message, I’m being super thorough today!) I’m also on FB and IG facebook.com/amelianewcombdressage & instagram.com/amelianewcombdressage/ Also, and this is super helpful too, join Amelia’s Dressage Club on Facebook, it’s a really active and engaged community of riders and no question goes unanswered! facebook.com/groups/ameliasdressageclub/ And finally, there’s my website (for when all the social media goes down again 🤣) www.amelianewcombdressage.com/ Ok that’s the lot I promise. Have an awesome day! 🐴

Are there specific exercises we can do off the horse to help with this?

Hi Amelia. I follow several dressage instructors on youtube like yourself and have learned so much from you! Yesterday another dressage instructor posted a video claming that we should have most our weight in the stirrups and minimal weight in the saddle. We are not supposed to really sit in the saddle. What are your thoughts on that? It left me confused and I have never heard of this before, am I really riding that wrong? I hope you could explain this in some way.

When the horse has a TRUE 2 BEAT TROT RYTHM AND CONSISTENT TEMPO IT IS MUCH EASIER TO SIT THE TROT.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, that's a given that your horse will be at a good rhythm before you'd begin sitting! But even then, it can be hard if you're not using the right muscles! Thanks so much for watching!

"Oh and yes I struggle with the sitting trot and look at other people who make it look so easy"

I struggle with it

for me what made most sense was the trot is not an up and down movement. that it's more up and forward, thinking about it long ago like this made me be able to sit the most jarring trot.

Would like recommendations for exercises to strengthen glute med & transverse abdominis muscles.

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

I have some a ton in my rider position masterclass

I tend to lean back with legs forward.

As a swede who has skiied 2 times, these people scare me, but they do exist

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 ай бұрын

Let me know if you have questions about sitting trot!

hi i just wached your video and i don't know if it helped me your not axurly i think it did help a little thanks :)

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching, and don’t forget to subscribe to get notified of my new weekly content!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Also, if you want help getting your position in the strongest shape to execute your dressage aids, come to my FREE webinar on Rider Position and Biomechanics on June 5th. bit.ly/3sJTa5R

The explanation really helped! But I have another question which is how do I keep my reins firm but not so firm that I need to lean forward?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

5 ай бұрын

Good question! If your reins are so short that you are leaning forward in order to keep from pulling, then they are probably too short!

hi Amelia , if i ride alone how can i check my alignement? I think i tend to time forward, especially on my OTTB who is a little down hill. Love the video !

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

11 ай бұрын

Video is super helpful!

Thanks. I'm just learning to sit the trot and wasn't sure where I should feel. I always feel bad that I'm hurting my horses back by not doing it well. How much bad sit can they stand as we learn?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jayne, If they're not used to sitting trot, then gradually sit in increments that gradualyl increase in length over time to give you both the opportunity to get stronger in the movement! THanks so much for watching and subscribing!

Thanks for this tutorial!! Do you have any advice for sitting a trot on a horse that isn’t very smooth? I’m a beginner. I’ve been experimenting with different horses, but I struggle to sit well without looking like a ragdoll!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

8 ай бұрын

Try a few strides at a time! Practice and time will help

What exercizes off the horse help to increase the muscles you identify as necessary for sitting trot?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

9 ай бұрын

Great question! Check out my free Rider Fitness PDF: amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-fitness-mini-course-o/

i have been trying to sit that trot for how long i now whas gonna do it it is soooooo haerd to understand how to sit the trot can you plaese do another video of how t osit the trot i think is just a little haerd for me i see that other people have sutch good sit trot but!.i don't know how to sit that trot proplery can you please make another video of how to sit the trot? i am good at rising trot but not very on sit trot

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

I will add it to my list! I’m doing a FREE webinar on Dressage Rider Position - hope you can join! www.amelianewcombdressage.com/rider-position-webinar-june-2022

What’s the name of the Physiotherapist please? How here name should be written becoz I wanna search here And if she has a professional page. Am a Physiotherapist interested in riding also

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Here you go, her name is Stephanie Seheult! She is awesome! www.rideadvancedphysio.com/

Okay but what did you use to draw on your shirt and breeches? Is it washable? I might need to draw it for myself 😅

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

it's washable chalk from amazon!

What are some exercises I can do to strengthen my transverse abdomenus muscles?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

11 ай бұрын

Pilates is great!

Amelia, I continue to struggle with medium trot across the diagonal. Any pearls of wisdom to help me improve this? I tend to lose a stirrup. Thank you!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

11 ай бұрын

This video might help! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gH6tysabZajcnqQ.html

I lean forward, and my hands go up

There are some horses- for whatever reason- that are impossible to sit. They are all smaller and have jarring little forward movements.

It is not easy i am trying for the first time and hope to improve my sitting trot soon

3:02 transverse abdominal

Add transcripts, pleeeeease

Nit so much in ordinary trot but really tricky in the lengthened/extended…

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Judith, my rider position course has off-horse exercises to help with flexibility and allowing for better stability in the extended trot! Take the free mini-course and see if you'd like to take the full course! www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/riderpositionminicourse/

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

Also, if you’d like me to send more dressage tips into your email inbox every Wednesday, you can sign up to my mailing list www.ameliasdressageacademy.com/subscribe/ (If you’re already familiar with all this and have received this before, apology for the unnecessary message, I’m being super thorough today!) I’m also on FB and IG facebook.com/amelianewcombdressage & instagram.com/amelianewcombdressage/ Also, and this is super helpful too, join Amelia’s Dressage Club on Facebook, it’s a really active and engaged community of riders and no question goes unanswered! facebook.com/groups/ameliasdressageclub/ And finally, there’s my website (for when all the social media goes down again 🤣) www.amelianewcombdressage.com/ Ok that’s the lot I promise. Have an awesome day! 🐴

What can I do to not use my glute med and 6-pack to much?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

11 ай бұрын

You want to use your glute med and transverse abdominals. Check out my free Rider Fitness mini-course - it has great exercises for riders! amelianewcombdressage.com/free-rider-fitness-mini-course-o/

It's so HARD to explain the feel, the zone. Using GM and TA, who knew?!!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

It is such a unique feeling isn't it Melody! Thanks so much for watching!

So here is my take on the sitting trot muscles. One can sit the trot wèll when one leans a lil backward from the groin (technically hip joint) as if sitting in a reclining chair. The body is nice and loose to be able to move along with the horse's bounce. In sitting trot ( unlike the posting trot) the body held upright will bump against the horse's back For me the muscle work is happening more in the obliques ( eccentric work to be more technical.. ) than the transversus abdominis . G medius , thumbs up; as it needs to glue the seat to the saddle. I am a physical therapist and have been riding since a year. I have expressed my point of view of the muscle work and the position out of interest in the field and not for the sake of argument. Is there any evidence article for the muscle work explained? Just curious!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

I have worked extensively with Stephanie Seheult of Advanced Physio on the muscle roles in riding. She is a doctor of physical therapy.

@poorvatambe6218

Жыл бұрын

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage Your videos really help me a lot learning riding. Horse riding is terrific in itself! Thank you for your effort and contribution to horse riding skills

Very great help. But when and or how long will it take to stop legs slapping, losing stirs away, and butt slapping your poor horse for both sitting trot and canter😳😭?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

I know it's hard! Dressage is a long journey for sure. It kind of depends on how often you're riding and what else you're doing outside of the barn for working out. Keep at it, it'll come!

@cheyenneutah1569

Жыл бұрын

@@AmeliaNewcombDressage i just started and it is once a week, hopefully i can ride more often😁 starting next week🤞🙏🏼

Thanks for this video ladies.... Time to go to Bob & Brad" Get Your Stomach Slim & Tight in 3 Weeks- No Sit-Ups or Going to Floor" KZread.

Ciao Amelia, avrei molto bisogno di questo video ma i sottotitoli in italiano sono inibiti. E' possibile attivarli in modo da poter seguire meglio i tuoi consigli? Grazie mille!

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

Hey there, Sorry I don't have the ability to translate all my videos into every language at the moment. I'm doing by best to support as many people as possible. There are a few people on tiktok that translate my videos. :)

Why do I find it easier to sit trot without stirrups?

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's because when we're without stirrups we're more inclined to let the weight hang down to keep our balance! Stirrups just confuse things! Thanks so much for watching!

when i try to sit the trot i keep bouncing on the saddle

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

Жыл бұрын

It takes time! Be sure you're absorbing the motion (easier said than done). Best of luck

Amelia can you plaese do an other vid i need it beacause i a mjust not very good at it you see

@AmeliaNewcombDressage

2 жыл бұрын

I made this one on sitting the trot! kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZub05SAnKjHhdI.html You could also attend my upcoming free rider position webinar. It's all about improving your position bit.ly/3PuvPik