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This is a really good way to see just how strong and balanced a rider you are. If you are just starting or have a skittish horse, please don't try this as you risk taking a nasty fall.
The first step to two-point riding is to take your feet out of the stirrups. Once you are balanced and secure doing this, you rise up off the seat of the saddle until you are balanced over your knees. If you ride English style, you will be in the same position as you are in at the height of posting during a trot. Generally at this point most riders have to use three-point riding, by putting one hand down on the front of the saddle or your horse's neck. Once you get better at this, you can ride without steadying yourself and this is two-point riding: you are balanced on only two points of contact (your knees).
Incidentally, this hurts like crazy when you first do it, since you are putting a lot more strain and demand on muscles you don't normally use that often. Start slow, take it easy and build up; you will be very stiff and sore tomorrow down the inside of both of your legs. Also, this is not the most comfortable riding position for your horse - it throws your weight more forward and can make compression points on your horse's shoulders - so I would suggest staying in a two-point position for no longer than 10-15 minutes at a session unless your horse continues to move normally underneath you.
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Two point is a position used for jumping and galloping across country. To get into two point you will need to incline your upper body forward slightly in front of the vertical and lift your seat bones out of the saddle just enough to take your weight off the horses back. This frees the horses back up to bend when the horse gallops and jumps.
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