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Claudia, dressed in equestrian attire, rides a brown and white pinto horse in an outdoor arena bordered by a white fence and green trees—perfect inspiration to train your eye for detail.

Train your Eye- Patreon Claudia

Welcome back to another edition of “Train your Eye with Amelia Newcomb” the quick 2-4 minute read with a submitted photo from a REAL rider in my community. These articles are designed to help…
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A person in riding gear demonstrates incorrect chair seat posture while sitting on a gray horse in an outdoor arena, with text above reading How to Correct a Chair Seat:.

Do you have a chair seat?

Have you ever heard your trainer say that you’ve got a chair seat and not known what they’re talking about? Today, I’m sharing a short video on the chair seat, showing exactly what it…
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A close-up of a brown horse being ridden next to a graphic showing rider balance: 10% hands, 20% leg, 70% seat. Text below reads Rider Position Basics and Rider Fitness—ride better and fix your position for optimal results.

Ride Better: Fix your position

In this era of algorithms, technology, and targeting, if you’re like me you probably get targeted for all sorts of gadgets claiming to help you ride better.  Do you know what THE best gadget…
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A woman in riding gear practices dressage at the canter on a black horse in an outdoor arena, while an instructor walks beside them. Text reads Don't Grip! with arrows highlighting posture and riding tips about not gripping with your legs.

How Not to Grip with your Legs in Canter

Gripping with the legs at the canter is a very common mistake and it makes it impossible for the rider to be effective and for the horse to move correctly! It’s tempting to grip…
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Split image: Left shows a person in riding gear on a gray horse from behind; right shows a rider cantering on a chestnut horse. Text in the center reads How to Canter!! Learn about key horse riding muscles for mastering the canter.

Which muscles do you use for canter?

Cantering can be a daunting gait, and overwhelming when it’s going wrong. Figuring out exactly how to follow the motion of the canter can be tricky! But when you get it right, cantering can…
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A person in dark riding clothes sits on a gray horse. The rider’s torso displays highlighted core muscles used in riding. Text overlay reads, Which Muscles Should You Use For Riding? Discover key horseback riding muscles.

Which Muscles Should you use for Riding?

We often hear our instructors telling us to “Use your core!” while we’re riding, but honestly, how often do we know exactly what they want us to do? Is it our abs? Is it…
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A rider in a helmet and patterned shirt is riding a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena. Red wavy lines highlight the rider’s movement, much like tips to reduce bounce rate for better website engagement. Text reads, How NOT to bounce in the saddle.

How NOT to bounce

Riding is just sitting on a massive 4-legged beach ball, and asking it to start getting bouncy when we apply our legs around it. So it’s no wonder that it takes a little while…
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A person uses their seat to ride a chestnut horse in an outdoor arena. The horse wears white leg wraps and is mid-stride. The rider, in dark clothing and a helmet, demonstrates a precise half-halt. Bold text reads “Half-Halt!” in the top left corner.

How to Half-Halt from your Thighs and Seat

How do you ride a half-halt with your seat and thighs? Ah the Elusive Half-Halt. Do you ever feel like your half-halt is more halt than half? Have you ever had your instructor yell…
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A rider on a chestnut horse in a dressage arena. Colored arrows and circles highlight leg, hand, and seat positions, illustrating equestrian aids for effective horse communication. Text reads The Aids!! at the bottom right.

The Aids – How to “Talk to your Horse”

About the canter: The canter is a 3 beat gait. Beat one is the outside hind leg, beat two is the inside hind leg and outside front leg, and beat three is the inside…
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