Questionnaire on horse suppleness

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Kaya_08

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Hi,
Im doing an investigative project on different types of suppling exercisses for horses and how they can help its way of going

Please can you fill in my questionnaire it would be a huge help

Thanks :)

1) How old is your horse?
2) What height is your horse?
3) What breed is your horse?
4) what is your horses temperament?
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?
a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs)
b) Stretching out front legs
c) Leg Yielding
d) Counter Flexion
e) Other – please state
6) How often do you do these?
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes/No
9) If yes which do you find works best?
 
1) How old is your horse?
19
2) What height is your horse?
15.2hh
3) What breed is your horse?
Arab
4) what is your horses temperament?
Very chilled out.
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?
a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs)
No
b) Stretching out front legs
Yes
c) Leg Yielding
Every time he is ridden
d) Counter Flexion
Only a bit whilst ridden
e) Other – please state
None
6) How often do you do these?
ONly stretch his legs maybe 1 out of 3 times I ride (forgetful!)
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going?
Yes
9) If yes which do you find works best?
Leg Yielding
 
1) How old is your horse?
16
2) What height is your horse?
16hh
3) What breed is your horse?
sport horse
4) what is your horses temperament?
stroppy marish
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?
a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs)
once a week
b) Stretching out front legs
she does it herself in the field all the time
c) Leg Yielding
daily
d) Counter Flexion
daily
e) Other – please state
6) How often do you do these?
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes
9) If yes which do you find works best? leg yielding
 
1) 23
2) 14.2
3) connie x tb
4) genuine, chilled, forwards & energetic, perfect really!
5) a-no
b-no
c) yes
d) yes
e) most standard lateral work
f) whenever she's exercised, normally 5/6 times a week.
7) yes
9) combination of all of them.When she was young, loose lunging with her stretching till her nose was almost on the floor & leg yield were of most benefit iirc.
 
1) How old is your horse?
15
2) What height is your horse?
15.3
3) What breed is your horse?
connie x tb
4) what is your horses temperament?
fairly laid back, bit of a worrier if kept in
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?

a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs)
yes most days
b) Stretching out front legs
every day
c) Leg Yielding
most days when ridden
d) Counter Flexion
sometimes when ridden
e) Other – please state
I stretch out his hind legs behind him when I pick out feet too after physio suggested doing it
6) How often do you do these?
most days for all the non ridden stretches
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes/No
Yes definitely, following a neck injury a few months ago he is prone to stiffening up like a board and these stretches without doubt make him more confortable, happier and easier to ride
9) If yes which do you find works best?
All of them combined!
 
1) How old is your horse?
22
2) What height is your horse?
17.2hh
3) What breed is your horse?
TB
4) what is your horses temperament?
Polite
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?
a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs)
b) Stretching out front legs
c) Leg Yielding
d) Counter Flexion
e) Other – please state
All of the above plus in hand pole work
6) How often do you do these?
carrot stretches 4-5x per week
2 sessions a week including some or all of the others (about 20-30 minutes a session)
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes/No
Yes
9) If yes which do you find works best?
Combination of all - pole work especially good when coming back from injury
 
1) How old is your horse?
12
2) What height is your horse?
15 hands
3) What breed is your horse?
Appaloosa x
4) what is your horses temperament?
cheeky, very friendly, confident, quirky
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?
a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs) - yes
b) Stretching out front legs - occasionally
c) Leg Yielding - yes
d) Counter Flexion - yes
e) Other – please state - shoulder in
6) How often do you do these? carrot stretches most days, others about once a week
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes/No Yes
9) If yes which do you find works best? counter flexion is good to help to encourage him to work into the oustide rein and leg yield encourages him to move forwards and away from the inside leg
 
1) How old is your horse? We're not sure - we think around 12
2) What height is your horse? 16.2hh
3) What breed is your horse? Polish sport horse
4) what is your horses temperament? Quirky, sharp and sensitive
5) Does your horse complete any of the following exercises on a regular basis?
a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs) - Yes, every day before I turn him out
b) Stretching out front legs - Yes, every time I tack him up to ride or lunge him - so 5-6 times a week
c) Leg Yielding - Yes, every time we ride and every time I lunge or work with him from the ground - so 5/6 times a week
d) Counter Flexion - No, and I'm not sure why not
e) Other – please state - shoulder in - same as leg yield
6) How often do you do these? See above
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes/No - YES
9) If yes which do you find works best? Leg yield . . . Kali is fairly free and loose through his neck and shoulders but his hind quarters/pelvis is relatively locked by comparison - so anything that gets him really using his back end helps him really "connect"
 
1) How old is your horse? 10yrs
2) What height is your horse? 14.2
3) What breed is your horse? Highland
4) what is your horses temperament? cheeky, genuine, Fairly quiet, but can be excitable

a) Carrot stretches (stretching head and neck side to side and between front legs) occassionally
b) Stretching out front legs - Every time ride
c) Leg Yielding - every time I school
d) Counter Flexion - No
e) Other – please state NA
6) How often do you do these? as above
7) Do you find that they help the horses’ way of going? Yes
9) If yes which do you find works best? leg yielding
 
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