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I have a filly that was run through the fence and landed in a bale accumulator. Long story short, 8 months later, she is sound! (Hallelujah!!) Now, we are starting to bring her back and work to build the strength back into her rear end. She has been checked by a very good equine vet and tested for EPM - all came back just fine, no issues. She just needs some work to help her strengthen things ...
So ... I've got a short list ... what can you all add to it??
Backing up hills
Roll backs on the fence
Backing onto/off a "bridge" platform used for trail stuff
She does collect nicely - so we can work on an extended trot in an arena while keeping correct collection and impulsion from behind
Thanks much ya'll and happy FRIDAY!!!! :) |
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Location: North Dakota | Going over ground poles. |
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Veteran
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Location: Northeast SD | Trotting uphills and backing the horse alot helps build up that area |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Just Bring It - 2014-07-18 9:14 AM Going over ground poles.
Start with ground poles and build up to cavaletti. Also, pulling a tire or log is helpful. |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | SoDak - 2014-07-18 9:23 AM Trotting uphills and backing the horse alot helps build up that area
I have actually found walking up hills more helpful for strength building. Each leg works separately and no momentum to help them "cheat".  |
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The Advice Guru
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| For stifles I was told straight lines for atleast the first month, I might hold off of the rollbacks or discuss with your vet.
Poles start with directly on the ground then gradually raise up to a foot don't let them jump over.
If you can just ride the hills |
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Location: Oklahoma | Pulling a tire or a big log will help. It needs to be a tractor tire or something pretty heavy, like a 10 X 10 or the trunk of a tree. Logging one will build up that rear end pretty quickly....just like weight training does with a human. Much faster than just trotting....if you can do it in deep sand, that's even better. If there's a place that swims horses, that really will help one as well. |
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| Thanks all!!
I do have access to a really good state park just a few miles away with a ton of hills and such. What's the difference between backing up a hill vs. trotting directly up one? I can visualize trotting really working each stifle individually but backing up a hill would do the same and encourage rounding of the back to keep her balance and legs under her, right? Or am I completely missing something?
I will definitely use ground poles and start with straight lines before asking for roll backs.
Keep the suggestions coming! |
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