Noteworthy: 11/03
…exercises, which is up to 2.5 times more than any other animal of similar size.??Small wonder that any damage to or abnormalities in the respiratory tract can have a large…
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Ask Horse Journal:11/03
…have asymmetrical muscles because the bump will stay there.??Specific rear-end strengthening exercises like walking up hills to start (then trotting), work trotting over cavaletti and “on the bit”/moderately collected work…
Ray Texel: Stride Control
Ray Texel | © Mandy Lorraine In these exercises you’ll explore rhythm, length of stride, and how the give-and-take of your rein and leg aids increases and decreases your horse’s…
Diagonal Arena Pattern Improves The Lope
…to transfer more weight to his haunches. That takes practice, suppleness and muscling gained through exercises like this. Start at the lope on his easiest lead. For most horses, this…
Pilates For Riders
…the time–whether you’re on a horse or not.” Elise Bacon demonstrates The workout itself consists of a series of exercises performed on mats or using spring resistance machines intriguingly named…
Training Is Done At Home
…and rider to be at their physical and mental peak just as they enter the competition arena. They should loosen up their muscles and perform the specific exercises that will…
Ask Horse Journal: 04/03
…while going on a curved line as he is on a straight line because he is supple along his entire topline. There are a zillion exercises you can do to…
Straight Rundown to the Perfect Sliding Stop
…your horse on a straight line. The purpose of these exercises is to teach him, through repetition, to always move in straight alignment unless asked to do otherwise. If you…
The Daily Training Routine
…may just run around and play with you following him around. If he’s a little more educated you might longe him or do some gymnastic exercises under saddle. This is…