Exercises for hind quarters

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After some exercises to help strengthen the hind quarters of my mare. She is struggling to balance properly in canter as her hindquarters are weaker than I would like.

Any suggestions welcome sadly we don't have lots of hills locally although going to start boxing out to places with hills to hack her out.
Thanks
 
leg yielding and quarters in are useful for the hind end as is pole work and lots of up and down transitions getting them really using themself
 
I had the physio out yesterday, and she gve me some exercises to do on the ground to mobilise/strengthen his hindquarter, as well as recommending polework. I'm not going to say what they are on here, as I'm not a physio and I think they should probably be shown to you by someone who can make sure you do them correctly, but they resulted in very obvious movement over his hindquarters, and he went all gooey eyed, so they obviously felt good!
 
Good correct schooling based on the level, age and condition of the horse in question. Hill work is fine but decent schooling can easily do the same job.

Stretching for suppleness, arena patterns for bending and engaging which ever is the inside hindleg, transitions for body building and lateral work for all around gymnastic benefit.
Simon
 
My gelding is terminally lazy & very downhill. My SJ trainer really helps me getting him sharper, more energetic & sitting more, using his quarters with the following exercises.

He sets up canter poles, about 5 of them down the long side. You trot them, which is a struggle at the start as the horse has to take a good even stride in each one, and you will see if if is even on both reins/legs, or wants to change leading leg. Then get a leg yield down the opposing long side & come again, then leg yield again & ask for lengthened strides on the long side where the poles are.

Keep working till the horse is almost taking strides which are too long for the poles & introduce shortening on the short sides. Then when you complete the leg yields & are on the track ask for canter & start doing the same exercises, with & without the poles in canter.

it can get a bit exhausting, but really opens up the shoulders, gets the horse sitting and energises them.

I am no a fan of shortening & rounding the canter too early as I think the horse will just shorten the neck, & lose the jump in the canter. Because we don't worry too much what the horses head is doing with this work, it does seem to improve the canter & keep impulsion & energy.
 
Thanks guys- she has had Physio a month ago but she just reccommended pole work and hills no specific exercises- I'll give her a call and see if she can suggest anything I can do on the ground.

Will stick with good correct schooling and ad in some lateral work and as much hill riding as possible!
She has also gone on a diet which is having effect as she piled on the pounds which has obviously affected how she works
 
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