Deep Seat Light Seat ? or If you address them correctly, you can use your seat, a
quiet seat used for collection, not a driving seat. A very quiet seat. By sitting very centered, you can get your horse to travel straighter and relax more. Some horses have more natural balance than others.
There is no set rule for every horse. If people want to see a good example of full seat or light seat, watch Marcus Ehning. He has the happy medium. He very much trains in a full seat. But in the ring, 80-90 percent of the time he’s out of the saddle. It all goes back to having the horse trained from the seat to have the muscle to ride in a light seat.
ADRIENNE STERNLICHT From Greenwich, Connecticut, Adrienne trains with McLain Ward. She ranks 13th in the Longines FEI World Cup Jump- ing North American Eastern Sub-League. With the 2008 Deutsches
Adrienne Sternlicht piloted Toulago to third place at Tryon International Equestrian Center’s $130,000 Suncast Grand Prix in October 2016.
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Springpferd mare Cristalline (Cristallo 1 x Caretello B), she was fourth in the CSI3*-W at the Palm Beach Masters. The pair also competed in the Great American $1M Grand Prix in Ocala. Adrienne’s other top horse is Toulago, a 2005 Olden- burg (Toulon x Carthago).
ourses are training today’s riders. It’s not breaking habits, but creating new ones so they become natural.
At the WEF, there is a tight time allowed and a lot of horses
in the class, of high qual- ity, so it’s really impor- tant to use the half seat in between the fences. Connecting my seat in the turn, it depends on how tight the turn and what type of fence. Get your horse light and connected, even stand up in the stirrups a little, keep your seat a little behind the horse before the fence. Keep the seat light. McLain [Ward] is a master of that. Move with your horse in a more natural motion. Allow your horse to canter, to get from one fence to another. It gives the
“Sitting deeper depends on the type of class I’m riding.”
horse a second to breathe. In the turn, I think about what I’m trying to accomplish in the turn. I’m a fairly small girl, so I use my seat as a tool before the
fence to help lift my horse and get him on his hocks. Through a turn I try to lift my hand thinking on inside hand to outside leg. Between the fences, I let the horse go and not worry about
my balance so much. Sitting deeper depends on the type of class I’m riding. I ride
a mare [Cristalline] who’s very French in the way she goes, so I only connect in front of the fence. Toulago is more to manage. Those horses are naturally well balanced so you have to think about it a bit less. McLain is so detail-oriented that he’s given me help at
different points in my riding. I’ve been training with him about a year. I’m very fortunate to work with him. Now he’s pointing out inconsistencies in my riding, as I’m trying to focus on the time allowed.
Glenn Hartigan competing on his own-bred Holsteiner mare, Z-Coco Cabana.
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GLENN HARTIGAN Glenn operates Eurimports Equestrian in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife Stepha- nie. A Canadian citizen, Glenn has worked as a rider and trainer in the United States and in Germany, where he earned the Bereiter license. He currently competes in Grand Prix classes with several horses, including his own- bred Holsteiner mare, Z-Coco Cabana by Contendro I.
would have to say that I agree wholeheartedly with the 80/20 balance. The full seat or the deeper seat
is very consistent with effective show jumping riding. The contact with the seat gives the rider essential feed- back from the horse heading towards an obstacle, and it provides the rider with a helpful position to influence the horse if needed. Today’s show jumping courses are often very technical and demand a high level of rideability and precision from both horses and riders. The deep seat allows the rider to shorten the stride without losing impulsion or lengthen the step without losing balance. On course, there are moments between jumps when a light seat or two-point position is
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