I have a very hard time gauging whether or not I’m doing too much when I ride vs. not enough, trying too hard and expending too much energy vs. not putting in enough much effort.
And I don’t mean being lackadaisical and lazy and not wanting to work hard. I mean how do you know you’re working too hard to achieve a maneuver or getting a horse to execute a pattern? How do you know you’re doing too much and expending too much energy?
I have a habit of doing too much and trying too hard which has been the answer to many sports I’ve been involved with in the past but there is an element of letting go and knowing when you’re doing too much with respect to riding and I just don’t know how to measure that or feel when I’ve “crossed the line” into too much.
Thoughts?