You are doing so much better! You just need to relax more and keep concentrating on sitting deep in the saddle and moving with the horse. Your hands are really in the way in this pic. I think next time you need to just rest them on your thighs. At this point it's just going to take a lot of practice. You will get it though, I promise.



You are looking down and holding on to the saddle too much. Next time, I want you to rest your hands on your thighs. That's the only way you are going to be able to get your seat. You really need to start looking up when you ride. If you are looking down you are concentrating on the horse and not yourself.




Our new little lesson pony ... Jack. I have a good leg position in this pic and I am looking up. My hands are too high and I've broken the straight line from my elbow to the bit. I tend to "cheat" when I'm working with Jack. Instead of shortening my rein real fast I just pull it across his shoulder to pull his nose back to the inside. He knows nothing and tends to be all over the place but he's getting with the program pretty fast. I really am bad about "puppy dogging" my hands.