Building Up Hindquarters

[misterjinglejay]

My new lad (photos to follow, when my hands have finished fussing him!), has very weak, and unmuscled, hindquarters.

Any ideas to build him up - both in hand and ridden?

Started riding him long and low asking him to stretch along his topline, thought about trotting poles, and hill work.

Really don't want to push him too much, just nice and easy, theres no rush.

Ideas on a postcard please?

 

[Pedantic]

Hill work, walk to canter, stand to canter all helped me, obviously start steady and build up to it.

 

[dibbin]

I did a lot of hill work with mine to build his bum up, even just walking uphill on a long rein and encouraging him to stretch down will help.

 

[wilsha]

when your trotting up a hill change the leg thats what ive been told