Bakarne over at Isadora (that's her horse's name) is a horsewoman after my own heart! From her training journal—

I think that on Wed, assuming it isn't storming, I am going to tack her up and then longe her the same way I did today and then just hop on for a brief walk around the arena. I want to try some of the tai'chi from my book, like feeling where my weight is distributed in the saddle and trying to move it to the center of my pelvis.

I love this type of methodical and thoughtful physical practice when I'm riding. My daughter's Andalusian (when she's not lame as she is right now) will carry me in lovely circles around and around the round pen without me holding the reins and I practice my basic vaulting seat. Thinking nice tai'chi types of thoughts.

We learned a great exercise at vaulting practice last weekend for making this type of connection through the pelvis and the core. I'll get out the video camera sometime this week and show it to you.