why am I suddenly horrifically lop-sided in the saddle?

[Mitchy1nge]

have been googling 'the collapsed hip' and I think that's it, my weight drops almost entirely into my right heel - it's only since riding another horse more often that I've discovered I am the reason the pony's saddle slides slowly down his right side since I do the same thing to something similarly fat shaped. In fact the only one I don't actually slide off after half an hour or so is my own high-withered one.

am pretty sure I never used to ride like this, so why has it happened and what can I do about it? am a freak :(

It may not be you, it's worth checking the saddle and the pony as well.

nah it's me, because am doing it on everything I ride (except the one with high withers, or I do but it's not so noticeable because his back isn't flat?) and nobody else who rides the pony has this problem - which I wish I'd known before I complained about the saddle (completely brand NEW, properly and expensively fitted) gah

(it must be quite annoying for the horses? I feel bad about the amount of annoying stuff they just put up with)

Try lots of stirrupless schooling. You wont be able to work the saddle to one side so easily without stirrups and youll have to work to level out or you will slide off!
Pretty much everyone has a favoured hip, its normal. You just need to fix the tilt in your seat. And try not to lean to far, youll just confuse the horse with wonky aids. Its more important to stay straight and try and correct the dodgy leg rather than keeping the wonk and balancing to correct the rest.

Ah if it is you then the only solution is lunge lessons with no stirrups and no reins. It hurts but it works!

oh yuck

but you are both right of course, it's not so bad on narrower horses but I will try some no stirrups work on our own fat pony tomorrow he will probably kill me but it has been lovely knowing you all

I happened to see this last night when I was looking for something else. I remembered because I briefly thought about getting it for my sister.

oh thanks pixel, that looks great and lots of chirpy reviews

Should add that the reason I didn't get it was because sis hasn't got anything to ride atm, not because I didn't think the book looked any good! She doesn't seem to want to ride dhorse for some reason....

why on earth not? what is wrong with people?

Oh last time he did a bit of a stag leap shy and she went on for weeks about her 'whiplash'. And apparently he's too wide because she ached a bit after her first ride in about a year (I had to silently count to ten at this point).

(although have to admit, I also ache after riding the fat ones but is not usually a whole year between rides!)

not saying your horse is fat though

I should hope not!

Actually he isn't fat, he's just right, he's a cob that's all.

yeah, of course. I know.