Best way to get good top line?

[samual]

Brought my mare back in to work 3 wks ago now after having a foal 8 months ago she has muscle memory but wondered what would be the best way to start muscling her up she needs top line 2 any advice or schooling exercises would be gr8.

 

[spike123]

she will develop her muscle/topline by doing lots of gradually built up work.You need to make her really walk out on a ride and keep her long and low. Gradually build up the amount of trot work you ask of her over some weeks.I will show you how I mean lol

 

[spike123]

Forgot to add lots of transitions in your schooling work. Not just walk,trot,canter transitions but transitions within the pace.Also shoulder in,leg yielding and spiralling as well as basic circles will all help her to use herself properly.

 

[samual]

yeh wana get her back to what she was in picture, do you think she will, with work or will she have a foal belly 4eva?

 

[spike123]

it all depends on how many foals she has had before and how far apart,bit like us really lol.I am sure she will definitely develop some top line with the right type of work and regular exercise and no reason why she shouldn't look just like she used to before babies.

 

[breezing]

My 17yr old mare has bred 3 foals and you would never know to look at her we got her fit gradually then progressed to working in an outline and she now has a couple of sessions a week on the pessoa .

 

[625]

Once she is has had her fitness work lots of cantering will help with her belly, we have a pony who has a very large tummy!! and have found that plenty of canter work is the best thing. Good luck x

 

[Peacelily]

please excuse the very silly & childish remark which is about to follow....

feed her "topline cubes"

(runs away giggling...)

Sorry, anyway - mirror what everyone else has said, I'd add in some pole work to get her to lower her head and flex her back, hence lifting and tucking the abs and strengthening her neck...