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Can I post in a chair?!?

Recently someone told me that to improve my riding when i can't get out the the barn, I should post in a chair. How can I do this? How else can I improve my riding off-horse?

Answer:

Keep a hand on something to help keep you balanced. No sense in falling over and knocking yourself out ;) I do recommend against, though, doing too much jogging. Jogging as strictly your only exercise can stiffen your hips. So if you jog, do a lot of stretches that help keep your hips flexible.
You can straddle a chair and practice rising up and down. This is of questionable usefulness for practicing posting because when you are on a horse, you are supposed to have the horse's action lift you out of the saddle (mostly). What doing it over a chair will help with is your thigh strength, and the feel of being balanced, with your heels under your hips. Overall, I don't think it will help you improve your riding very much, but if you're bored and wish you were riding, it can do no harm.
Yes, you can. by pretending the seat is a saddle and the floor is stirrups. also, standing at the edge of stairs and pushing your heels down helps stretch them and stretching in general helps. squats and all types of leg workouts.

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