nich4
Member
Hi, i'm just starting to bring my horse back into work after a (minor) tendon injury. We've been hacking only and building up the trot and canter work but i'm very restricted as to how far we can hack on weekdays and there are no hills. On weekdays i'm just about managing to squeeze a short half hour/40 min ride in before work when it's light enough.
He suffers from stiffness and i don't feel these short rides are doing much for him other than loosening him up. I'd like to start doing some groundwork in the school with him in the evenings and was thinking pole work might be helpful? Does anyone have any advice/ideas on exercises to help build his topline back up and help with his stiffness also? I don't want to be lunging him in circles.
Thank you
He suffers from stiffness and i don't feel these short rides are doing much for him other than loosening him up. I'd like to start doing some groundwork in the school with him in the evenings and was thinking pole work might be helpful? Does anyone have any advice/ideas on exercises to help build his topline back up and help with his stiffness also? I don't want to be lunging him in circles.
Thank you