Posting trot is a tricky gait to master. It is not really about simply moving up and down, and often this focus can cause us to feel off balance or unable to easily stay with the movement. As a result, many riders tend to brace or lean onto the forehand, which is hard on our horse's back. In this video, Wendy Murdoch shows how to ride an effortless posting trot, using a horse and rider skeleton to show the correct movement. | HorseClass

#TBT How to Ride the Posting Trot: A Skeletal View Posting trot is a gait many riders struggle to learn and struggle to do well. It may feel difficult to “stay with the movement” of the horse, or to avoid the feeling of easily being thrown off balance. We are often taught rising trot with the chant of up, down, up, down, but the actual movement of posting isn’t really about going up and down. Also, one of the most common pieces of riding advice, “heels down”, when done in the wrong way, can actu