HufflyPuffly
Well-Known Member
Two of you have questioned why this is being considered extreme. I never said extreme, it's not extreme.
I also still don't understand why people are being told to ride their horses in that frame, all the time, for three months.
I get the short periods, IF the hind end is kept under it raises the loins. It prevents the horse from being ridden hollow. I use it myself, but as a stretch not a full time way of working.
I still don't completely understand the rehab instructions, and worse I suspect many people interpret them as "slop along on a loose rein for 3 months". The first picture, of a horse loose in the field, looks to me as if it's dragging itself around by its forehand.
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I think this is where you need to have a very clear plan from whoever you’re using.
This ‘rehab’ was similar to what my Chiro vet prescribed (I would recommend her to anyone, and she 100% watches them move before and afterwards ?) but the idea was to do very short intense sessions, so 10 mins in walk over poles in that frame (the more stretchy canter one, stretched and engaged).
Work the core but do not fatigue it, preferably 3+ times a day. If a horse hasn’t been using the right muscles you need to ‘force’ them to until they are strong enough to hold themselves correctly.
If you remember Skyllas pictures the change in her stance was clear, once we got her using the right muscles, even at rest she had better posture.
It’s basic stuff, but sometimes certain horses need a bit of an intensive crash course in building certain muscle groups up.