09/17/2023
๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ - ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง-๐ก๐๐ง๐
Walking over a raised pole requires greater flexion in your horse's joints than trotting.
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๐ด Walk your horse over a pole on the floor.
๐ด Gradually raise it until it's around knee height.
๐ด Encourage your horse to lower his head to look at the pole.
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Lifts and flexes the back, hip, shoulder, elbow, stifle and hock.
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Strengthens the muscles and structures involved in engagement, hip flexion and pelvic stability.
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Improves suppleness and flexibility through the shoulder, elbow, hip, stifle and hock.
To really see the benefits do this on a daily basis. To make it easy to incorporate this exercise into your daily routine, place a raised pole, or small log somewhere you regularly walk such as on the route to and from the field.