Maupin Makes History With Win at 2010 Saddle Seat Medal Final
…Seat Medal Final, all in the same year. Adding to the impressive feat, he and Mojo, owned jointly with Melissa Maupin, have only competed in equitation for the past year…
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UPHA American Royal National Championship to Host USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final
Hunter Chancellor, winner of the 2012 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final, riding Imagine My Surprise | Photo Copyright Howard Schatzberg undefined November 13, 2013–The United States Equestrian Federation’s Saddle Seat…
Western Saddle Buyer’s Primer
…deep seat pocket for security, short skirt, high horn, in-skirt rigging, often with suede seat or tooled seat back and jockeys for added grip. Cutting: Low cantle, high pommel and…
Common-Sense Saddle Shopping
…hand in the center of the seat and push down with that hand while pulling up on the cantle of the saddle. The seat should bend no more than a…
How Do I Stay with My Horse During Transitions?
Q: How Do I Stay on My Seat During Transitions? I’m having a hard time staying on my seat. My horse easily pulls me out of the saddle onto my…
Saddle Fit For Riders
…the seat, the rider will be encouraged to “tuck” the seat, rocking back toward the tailbone, rather than to “sit” on their seat bones. When not sitting on your seat…
What an Equitation Round Should Have
…riding and hunter riding, dressage, eventing, trail and saddle seat. So in equitation, just as in any of those disciplines, you need to be riding with your horse’s particular abilities…
Dressage for Children
…the Internet, this is a wonderful tool for refining a rider?s perception of good equitation. Phase II of the equitation pyramid is entitled “Use of the aids” including coordinating “legs,…
Pessoa Celebrates 18th Anniversary Sponsorship of the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals
…Junior Weekend, Oct. 10-13, featuring competition among junior hunters, pony hunters and junior jumpers.The weekend culminates with the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Equitation Medal final on Sunday, beginning with the 6:15…
Alexandra Lawson Rides to Championship Win at 2011 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final
…official qualifying class during the specified qualification period. Lawson, who was fourth in last year’s Saddle Seat Medal Final, won her equitation class at this year’s World’s Championship Horse Show…