Ignoring the idiots in the comment section, I think the video is super helpful and I'll be trying it on my boy. Thank you!

I used to do #2 with my old thoroughbred who had back problems! I think it did help her stretch and strengthen her muscles.

I appreciate this video. My horse is 28 and is losing his muscle tone along his spine. He has not been ridden in 6 years due to EPM. He is not on a pasture with hills any longer so I’ve noticed the loss of muscle tone. Thank you!

Helpful and clear. Good demonstrations. Thanks.

Really excellent explaination. I bought an aged broodmare whose top line is crud and have been wanting exercises to do for her standing to help stretch and rebuild her as she is retired from competition due to career ending injury she cant be ridden (foreleg issues). She is a pasture sound companion, but i just want to help her topline which hopefully helps with her comfort levels and even more hopefully it might also strengthen her enough to not have recurring bouts of lameness if she wasnt so front heavy. I knew of these exercises but havnt been given an explaination that really gave such good instructions. Gotta go try this now. Wish me good luck and results. :) Thank you.

Thank you, excellent explanation and visualization 🥰

Love the video keep up the great work

Hey, from eastern NC! Going to do this with my ASB today!

Oh god my horse would kill me if tried the first exercise 😂😂😂

Great video, thanks! How hard are you pressing under the belly? Regarding the Pelvic Tilt, I think yours might be a better way than mine- I ever-so-gently pull their tail straight back until they tuck under. Is that a bad idea? Again, thank you for demonstrating these stretches! ☺

Thanks

In-hand exercises can also help develop the topline, (and, yes, the underline) if done correctly. If you can find a copy of "Lessons in Lightness" by Mark Russell, snatch it up and study it closely.

Great video! I just have one question, should I do these exercises before or after I ride my horse?

I use to use a hoof pick to help me with the pelvic tilt when I was younger lol How I didn’t get kicked was beyond me 🤣

If I try to do the first exercize my mare would probably kick my head off. I understand I need to do a lot of groundwork but are there things I need to be thinking of in a pain way? also between her frontlegs is a dangerous area and herflanks.

hi! i have a small question! so i notice your horse has a little bump kind of thing on its back! my horse has the same exact thing but it isn't casing her any pain when i apply pressure to it! is it something i should have the vet come out to take a look at?

Hi there! Thanks for the nice video, I appreciate it a lot. However, I'm currently looking for a way to do the third stretch with the horse I'm riding. Lately, we found out that he has a metabolic disease and we did not find any cookies yet which that are good for him in larger quantities. So at the moment, we try to avoid any goodies. Has anyone found a way to motivate his/her horse to do this stretch (repeatedly) without using any cookies?

I did notice. When his head was brought down between the legs, it also worked his back. Did I see right?

In the pelvic exercise, do you have to be directly behind the horse pressing on both sides at the same time or can you do each side individually? Worried about getting kicked.

My horse kicks me when I do either one of those lol

Good video and informative.It would be helpful to mention(and should have been said) NEVER do stretching exercises on a cold horse that is not warmed up a little first, especially neck stretching.Just like we wouldn't jump outa bed and do some major stretching exercises on ourselves without increasing the risk of injury, your horse is the same.Dont overdo it and allow the horse plenty of muscle recovery time for any new exercises and new training schedules and ask for little bits and increase over time.

Good to do close to your horse. Test for reactions standing close and to the side for haunch response. Know your horses reactions are safe to touch!! Cookies loaded with sugar are never good.👍 Try a carrot. Thank you

I find it so frustrating that the only comments the poster of this video replied to was the ones that were negative towards it and even then, they were condescending. People were genuinely interested in how to perform these exercises and you ignored those.

You might stand to the near side and close to the haunch when doing the pelvic exercise, at least at first. I wouldn't stand directly behind unless I knew the horse well. Safety first!

Don't you think that if a 0 horse can feel a fly land on their back you smack on them isn't necessarily a nice thing

To say you are strengthening the horse’s top line is misleading. What you need to do is to strengthen his LOWER line. If you were educated in classical training methods you would understand this. You wouldn’t have to do this kind of fanciful manipulation. It has dubious benefits to the DYNAMIC needs of a horse carrying a rider.

She is incorrect in thinking the first two examples do any strengthening. They are no more effective than doing a Patellar reflex tap to your knee to build leg muscles on yourself. The third example was done incorrectly. You risk injury in many horses if you use a treat. Thou a good exercise it should be done in response to pressure cues to be truly effective. Also to truly build you horses body muscles it must be done in motion. As a vet she should know better.