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4 As with previous backing-up exercises, keep the horse in a correct topline posture throughout.
I always begin this exercise from the ground without a rider until the horse is rhythmic and balanced. There is quite a difference in just “getting through” the exercise versus performing it well. As with all exercises involving slopes, remember that steeper and longer gradients are not necessarily better. All you need in order to be effective is a short, gradual slope that allows you to perform about 20 steps from bottom to top. Most barns have a driveway that will suffice.
EXERCISE 9:
Trotting the horse in a long-and-low neck posture is a widely used rehab strategy for the back. It opens the spacing between vertebrae, relieves pressure in the lower lumbar region, and ensures the horse is carrying his rider on the passively engaged spinal ligament system rather than the locomotion muscles that run along his topline and are designed only for moving, not carrying.