get stretching...
So, you've mastered the neck stretches. All there is to do there, is lengthen the time of each stretch, a little at a time. Please be gentle with your horse, he might not be as supple as mine, every horse is going to be different.
Last weekend we were at counts to five, by this weekend we were at ten.
Quite honestly, it all depends of the attention span of your horse, and how willing he is. Mine have thoroughly enjoyed it.
The next step are the shoulder and hamstring stretches, ...and Tom and Henry pick their feet up in readiness, they love any play that ends in a carrot.
Again, be gentle. You'll be asking your horse to hold his legs up for a count of five - exactly the same way as the neck stretches.
This was very interesting, because both Tom and Henry were less supple on their right sides, especially the back.
So I was extra careful just how much stretch and for how long it did it. I started with a one..two, and progressed to a count of five.
Anyway, its very entertaining, and a great way to do things with your horse on the ground, which if you are familiar with this account, I am wholeheartedly for.
I do everything loose, I don't even put a head-collar on, and they're together, watching. I find this is very comfortable way of doing new things with them.
Give it a go, it's fun.
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