I am an eventer and I came from a hunter barn. My leg postition is awful!!?
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A few simple strength and balance exercises should do it.  Have somebody assist you on a horse that lunges well so you can concentrate.  at a working trot count post five strides sit five strides.  To do it you're leg will have to be correct or you be late and have a hard time.  As you get better switch to post three, sit three.  Then two and two.  Also work on posting and going into your two point then drop and strech flat and reach for the ears then back into two point.  Go from two point and then straighten up reach over your head if you can then down over the neck or back to two point.  Your legs need to be correct to make these changes.  You'll learn where your center of balance is.  In a proper position your legs will not move as you switch poses or go back to posting.  Mix it up switch randomly it's very different from te eventers who have a good deal of time between obstacles.  You don't get the option to sit and reposition for each new task.  good luck
531548
once you're in your handstand position upside down (the middle of your back handspring) snap your feet to the ground but not squished, stretch your body out a little. make sure you're hollow when you come up. Good luck!
845518
u can ked that air bag kinda thing...or try leg raises ....they are hard and are highly efective
802318
Bet you physically jump when startled, too, don't you? I used to do it. Type A personality, very tense, jumpy, rattled easily, emotional? The only thing that worked was slowing down my metabolism, extra Vit. B compounds, and anti-depressants. Recently I started taking a new cholesterol med and the jumpy and shaking the leg is back. I will be asking for a change in meds but you could cut back on sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and find lots of activity to keep you moving, until you can start to get your sleep regularly. Continue to pay attention to what your body is telling you, try to slow down (take longer to eat, walk slower, dress slower), anything you can slow down enough and long enough for it to become a habit. Sorry, but the cure truly is a long hard road, and you'll probable get there when you get old anyway.
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squat all the way down with your derriere just above the floor and walk in a squated position as if you were pretending to be a duck and walk walk walk in that squatted position. You'll quickly start feeling your calves working hard. Also, if you lift your body in a controlled manner, with your metatarsals (on your tip toes) like in ballet, that works your calves as well. Your toes should be pointing outward not forward (think ballet positions -this would be first position). Hold our glutes, abs and the rest of your body up don't relax them and always keep your body controlled. Push yourself up from your calves and metatarsals. I hope I described these excersices enough to where you understand what I mean. Good luck!
881366
try resting one leg on a med. sized table and one on the ground, dont force your self to go down, just drop you body weight, if it gets to uncomfortable just stop.
714558
Ride 'til you're bow-legged... or if that sounds uncomfortable, oil the fenders (wear old clothes when riding it, because the dye will rub off on you).  When it's sitting in your barn, take a broom handle and turn the fenders backwards and stick the handle through the stirrups.  And if the "squeak" of a new saddle drives you nuts, a little baby powder in the skirt can help quiet it down a bit.  There's also a product called a "stirrup straight" that allows your stirrups to swivel, and can eliminate the stress on your knees, but it will take longer to break in the fenders that way, and if you go back to a regular stirrup, you'll have a break-in process all over again.  I totally feel your pain, new saddles SUCK to break-in, but after a few months it'll be like sitting in an easy chair!  Good luck!
603445
It sound like you have something misaligned on your spine.\nYour lower veribra have nerves leading to your leg. Go to the doctor because nerves can be damaged with time.
1010781
i think i no ur exact problem.....\nits u put ur back foot on the edge i use to do the same thing\nwat u need to do iz put it on the middle of ur tail and keep doing that (at first u might no have an ollie but it will turn in to  a good 1)\npractice it 10000000 times a day dont give up
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If you have health insurance, go see a Podiatrist (not an Orthopedist).  I have pretty bad pronation but I didn't know it and thought the pain was from an old injury.  I went to an Orthopedist because my knee hurt in addition to my ankles and feet.  He put me on stationary bike for a hour a couple times a week and billed my insurance company.  Didn't work at all.  Finally I went to a podiatrist, he took an x-ray, a plaster cast of my feet, and two weeks later I had custom insoles ($495 out of pocket, ouch) but no more pain anywhere.  I can-not recommend it enough.
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I'm going to watch this questions, because I've had the same problem!!!!  I bought silk socks to wear under my thicker wool ones and that helped a little, but the best thing I ever found was to wear boots that did not bind or tie up.  They caused the circulation to decrease in my feet.  Eventually, I just learned to ignore the cold feet if I was going to enjoy my horse.  Course the first trail ride of the winter was always sooooo miserable!  Good luck hope you get some good advice.
517773
I am no expert but try running from heel to toe. It sounds like you are running on the balls of your feet. I hope I was some kind of help!
865123
I was in your shoes 3 years ago. I needed to develop my vert. What helped me? Your local athletic store...or on eastbay.com sells this show that makes you walk on your tippy toes and play ball on your tippy toes. This may seem stupid but it helped me soo much! By standing on your toes for long periods of time, it builds the muslce necessary to increase your verticle leap. On days you dont use the shoes, do repetitive jumping. That will help you build your quads. Your quads is 1/4 of the contributor to your leap. But those shoes are sooo crucial. Best of luck! I think this should help you!
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Get some jump soles man, that increased my vertical drastically, not only that it made my first step off the dribble a lot quicker too.   Give that a try, they come with a great workout sheet thatll get you jumping higher in no time.  Good luck man
1053674
sounds like you have a heel spur. I would go see a foot specialist and see what they have to say. good luck
430973
To prevent a calf strain it is first important to figure out why it happened.  The likely occurence is that you are bouncing on each leg. To put it another way, you are shifting your weight too much onto one foot and then springing off of it when you change direction. To correct this, try keeping you center of gravity between both feet and directly under you. Bend your legs and stay low as you move but try not to put any added strain on the muscle for at least a week or two.  Now to heal and help prevent this injury from happening-- try to do some light jogging before you play. You can also stretch each calf by standing about 1 foot from a fence in a "stride" position. One foot should be about 18 inches ahead of the other just like you took a normal step forward. Now this part is important: make sure each foot is "flat" on the ground, then lean into the fence with your arms just barely out in front of you. You will feel the pull, stretch, of your back legs' calf. Then switch stride positions for the other leg. You do this a few times and the leg soreness should go away in a couple weeks. In the meantime you can always do RICE, thats Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.  This will help keep any swelling down, you can also add heat to the area intermitenly to increase blood flow to that muscle which will result in faster healing.  If you have a very severe case you should consult a physical therapist.  There are chemicals out there that athletes use to recover from severe muscle strains, but that is best left to the attending physcian.
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Not sure exactly what, and there may well be a link: you might have strained a muscle: it's usu recommended you warm up before you start: stamina/endurance /general training.\nI'd assume your posture has something to do with it.\nRalgex-or something of that ilk-is pretty good in the meantime, plus plenty of rest.