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Without becoming frenzied, work toward achieving quick responses. You want the horse to step backward brightly and then immediately spring forward. In Step 2, you want him to surge forward promptly when you ask. His movements should be quick and light rather than lumbering or sluggish. If any resistance is encountered, it is best to tune up this movement from the ground.
EXERCISE 7:
To increase mobility in the lumbosacral junction while activating the spinal stabilizing muscles, the pectorals, and thoracic sling, handlers can back their horse up a gradual hill. This is contraindicated in the instance of a sacrum injury or arthritis in the back or hocks.
1 Confirm Exercise 5 (see ssss1) first, confirming consistently resistance-free, correct execution.
2 Now seek a gentle gradient such as a driveway, a ramp, or an area of your pasture.
3 Request that the horse maintains the same horizontal balance described in Exercise 5 (fig. 1.9 A).1.9 A: Star shows a little instability by pushing her head and neck outward away from her body for balance, and her hind legs are a little too far under the body. This will cause her to use her gluteal muscles more than her quadriceps and biceps femoris, which are preferred.