That's a yes and no thing. Yeah it helps to have longer legs for leg control, but a good seat, which I have always said you have is more important IMO. Keep your center of gravity, keeping shoulders, hips, heels in a straight line, and the hardest part of balance is over. It looks/looked (from pictures, and when you were here,) that you do that, my feet always tended to drift back behind my shoulders which cause me to lean forward, which made me top heavy.
I was impressed with how you stayed straight when you you were here, which you maintained even when Okie broke into a trot. IMO, you have a naturally good seat, I had to concentrate on that alot.
Your post made me think of a lady we have watched barrel race alot. I'd say she was shorter in the legs, and very heavy, and that woman could fly around the barrels, on huge horses. Don't let her comment get to you. Your balance is fine.
Your getting dumped was caused by too things, 1. lack of experience which will come with practice, and 2. it's hard for most people to stay on a horse bucking that hard.
I'd tell the lady, I'm more concerned with making sure the horse doesn't do that anymore. IMO, she's just trying to shift the blame to you. She has to be at least slightly embarassed about the whole deal with that horse. Truth is, I am surprised that with her "knowledge" she wasn't more leary of buying a horse from a dude string, unless she thought you'd never go out on her by herself. The fact that that guy can ride her by herself, doesn't mean a thing. "Trainers" can make alot of rank horses look good.
Is this guy still riding her the 10 times like he was suppose too? That is what I would be demanding. Someone putting lots of time on her by herself. Not any 10 minute little jaunts out and back. And I wouldn't be paying for it either. She sold you this horse knowing where you were at in your experience. She should be willing to make it right, or give you your money back.
Becky
Going out to feed breakfast.... gonna feed their grain separate and then open the gates for their hay piles and see. Cyn and the pony won't individually have problems getting along, it will depend on whether the jealousy issue returns for Bay.
I'm going to do ground work today and then I have a lesson at 5 tomorrow. She just called me. The worker taking SL out on trails today. She was very interested in the horse being moody for several days before she bucked. She's put a calendar together and wants to see how she acts around the 17th. She laughed when I told her I groomed her before she watched me ride her and she was just fine and I told the horse "you bxxxx" Anyway if she starts shying away when I touch her flanks and acting moody again she wants me to come get her. She told me that if I can't get to the point where I'm relaxed with her then I can trade her. Sometimes better the horse you know though. I'm just going to go slow and see how she does but if she throws me again I'm gonna sell her.
Howdy friends! How's the weather in your parts? We've topped out at a crisp 48 degrees this afternoon, and the forecast low for tonight is 28. I think my tomato plants are finally gonna kick the bucket. But the sun is shining, and it is going to be back up to 72 on Wednesday! :o)