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55 Corrective Exercises for Horses, Resolving Postural Problems, Improving Movement Patterns, and Preventing Injury VetBooks.ir VetBooks.ir CORRECTIVE EXERCISES 55FOR HORSES 2 VetBooks.ir ALSO BY JEC ARISTOTLE BALLOU 101 Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider 101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider Equine Fitness 3 VetBooks.ir CORRECTIVE EXERCISES FOR HORSES 55Resolving Postural Problems, Improving Movement Patterns, and Preventing Injury Jec Aristotle Ballou 4 VetBooks.ir First published in 2018 by Trafalgar Square Books North Pomfret, Vermont 05053 Copyright © 2018 Jec Aristotle Ballou All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any means, without written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer quoting brief excerpts for a review in a magazine, newspaper, or website. Disclaimer of Liability The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book. While the book is as accurate as the author can make it, there may be errors, omissions, and inaccuracies. Trafalgar Square Books encourages the use of approved safety helmets in all equestrian sports and activities. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Ballou, Jec Aristotle, author. Title: 55 corrective exercises for horses : resolving postural problems, improving movement patterns, and preventing injury / Jec Aristotle Ballou. Other titles: Fifty five corrective exercices for horses Description: North Pomfret, Vermont : Trafalgar Square Books, 2018. | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017059446 | ISBN 9781570768675 (hardback concealed wiro) | ISBN 9781570769054 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Horses--Exercise. | Horses--Training. Classification: LCC SF287 .B25 2018 | DDC 636.1/0835--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017059446 Photographs by Donna Stidolph and Kelsey Doyle, except photos 3.1 A & B (by Deb Kalas) from The Dressage Horse Optimized by Jim Masterson and used by permission of Trafalgar Square Books. 5 Book design by Lauryl Eddlemon VetBooks.ir Index by Andrea M. Jones (www.jonesliteraryservices.com) Cover design by RM Didier Typefaces: Helvetic Neue; Roboto Slab Printed in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 VetBooks.ir This book is dedicated to Corazon for helping me rediscover the joy. 7 Contents VetBooks.ir Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Corrective Exercises to Create New Patterns Why We Need Corrective Exercises Pilates or Yoga for Horses Understanding Fascia Why Ground Poles? Exercise 1: Raised Pole Fan with Alternating Strides Exercise 2: Serpentine Across a Ditch Exercise 3: Ride a Hill Sideways Exercise 4: Quick Halts Down a Hill Exercise 5: Back Up with Good Form Exercise 6: The Schaukel Exercise 7: Backing Up a Hill Exercise 8: Backing Down a Hill Exercise 9: Long-and-Low Transitions Exercise 10: Changing Angles, Leg-Yield Exercise 11: Lateral Movements on the Circle Exercise 12: Ride with a Lariat Routines to Resolve Common Challenges and Dysfunction Chapter 2: Tuning Up Postural Muscles Postural Muscles vs. Gymnastic Muscles How Much Exercise Is Good? Exercise 13: Snake Over Poles Exercise 14: Snake Over Poles—Variation 1 Exercise 15: Snake Over Poles—Variation 2 Exercise 16: Straddle a Single Pole Exercise 17: Stretch and Climb Through Exercise 18: Figure-Eight Bars 8 Exercise 19: Zigzag Poles for Jogging VetBooks.ir Exercise 20: Agility Square Exercise 21: Trot Poles with Outer Edge Raised Exercise 22: Trot Poles with Inside Edge Raised Exercise 23: The Schaukel on a Slope Exercise 24: Slow, Controlled Downhills Routines to Diagnose Dysfunctional Movement Chapter 3: Simple Bodywork to Break Bad Habits Pick and Choose What Is Proprioception? Exercise 25: Wiggle for Tension Release Exercise 26: Withers Wiggle for Resolving Asymmetry Exercise 27: Balancing on Unstable Surface Exercise 28: Dynamic Mobilization on Unstable Surface Exercise 29: Weight Shifts on Unstable Surface Exercise 30: Cutaneous Stimulation Exercise 31: Lateral Pelvic Flexion Exercise 32: Tension Release from Gluteals Exercise 33: Tail Circles Exercise 34: Sensory Education Path Routines Following Bodywork and During Periods of Reduced Exercise Chapter 4: Getting the Most from Groundwork Use of the Cavesson The Question of Side-Reins Exercise 35: Serpentine In Hand Exercise 36: Lifting the Hind Legs Exercise 37: The Labyrinth Exercise 38: The Labyrinth—Variation Exercise 39: Therapeutic Pole Pattern Exercise 40: Pre-Ride Circles Exercise 41: The 11-Meter Circle Exercise 42: Walking Uphill Over Poles 9 Exercise 43: Longeing Therapy VetBooks.ir Routines to Complement Rehab Programs Chapter 5: Exercises and Tips to Follow Every Day Posture Checklist Use a Fitness Test for Assessment of Conditioning General Training Tips to Prevent Poor Posture Exercise 44: Zigzag Poles Exercise 45: Walking High Uneven Poles Exercise 46: Giravolta Exercise 47: Uneven Poles Exercise 48: Poles with a Blank Space Exercise 49: The Two-Part Turn Exercise 50: Ride a Ditch Exercise 51: Gearing Up to Gallop Exercise 52: Canter Poles for Adjusting Strides Exercise 53: Turns and Straights Exercise 54: Canter with Lariat Exercise 55: Canter Wavy Lines Routines for Supplemental Conditioning and Specific Horse Types About the Author Index 10 Acknowledgments VetBooks.ir riting books requires an unseemly amount of hard work, and as I’ve Wlearned, a team of people who believe in you. I would like to offer a huge heartfelt thank you to those individuals who supported this project in one way or another. Above all, thank you Donna Stidolph. You are one of a kind. Thank you to everyone who showed up and made the marathon photo shoot a reality: Kelsey Doyle, Jane Brown, Liz Folb, Angela Rebol, Bill Blume, Sara Stern. I would also like to acknowledge the people who make my daily training program a pleasure and a success: Carlos Nunez, Carolyn Oshinsky, Juliette Rys. This book was born from my own wish that a resource like this already existed. Thanks to Trafalgar Square Books for believing in the need for this book and for helping me develop it. Also, a nod to my mentors, horses, and students who motivate me to keep adding to my toolbox of skills. I continue to be inspired by the convergence of classical dressage principles with the findings of exercise physiology research, and I admire all the others who are also trying to fit this puzzle together. Let’s press onward together. To my partner Siobhan I give enormous gratitude for accepting the ever- consuming focus that my life with horses occupies. 11 Introduction VetBooks.ir ave you found yourself asking what kinds of conditioning exercises Hmight be right for your horse? Or which ones would improve the quality and coordination of his gaits, making him a more fun and willing riding partner? Perhaps you are trying to resolve one of the following challenges related to his posture or performance: Rebuilding after an injury or extended time off. Countering an unspecified weakness that prevents him from doing what you ask. Improving stiff, uncoordinated, or short-strided gaits. Softening a rigid or hollow topline. Lightening heaviness on the forehand. Correcting a hindquarter anomaly like locking stifles, an unstable pelvis, or a strong preference to travel one direction versus the other. Or maybe you would just like to better determine whether: 12 His resistance to work is due to physical limitation or behavioral issues. VetBooks.ir He is physically capable to do what you’re asking. There is a specific source of his weakness or reason for his lack of progress. There is a cause for his need of frequent chiropractic adjustments or the way he often feels “not quite right.” There are ways you can make his gaits easier and more fun to ride. This book offers easily digestible and applicable guidance to resolve all these issues—and more. Every horse needs to be an athlete first, and only then can he comfortably and willingly work with you toward your riding and performance goals. Along the way he often needs to overcome postural habits or weaknesses, muscular imbalances, incorrect gait patterns, and other restrictions that alter his fluidity of movement. The exercises in the pages that follow give you the answers and tools to bolster his athleticism so that he can be the best possible riding partner. After starting in chapter 1 where you will gain a better sense of what kinds of corrective exercises will most benefit your own horse, feel free to peruse the chapters that follow in any sequence. Many readers will gain the most from browsing through the book and playing with various exercises. The exercises do not need to be performed in a particular order unless it is indicated in the text. The benefit of each exercise is clearly marked, so you can easily find the ones that are the best fit for your horse. You can then pick and choose your favorite exercises to form routines of your own design. For those who want a more structured takeaway from all this information, I offer sample routines and schedules in special sections between the main chapters. These examples may help you apply the knowledge you have gained. Here is what you can expect: Chapter 1: Corrective Exercises to Create New Patterns This chapter introduces you to corrective exercises and helps you determine what types of exercises your horse needs and why. The exercises in this chapter are a good place to begin as they offer benefits for any horse. The chapter is followed by a special section of routines to resolve common 13 challenges and dysfunction. VetBooks.ir Chapter 2: Tuning Up Postural Muscles In chapter 2 you will learn strategies for what I call “pre-hab,” in other words, keeping your horse fit, comfortable, and sound. The routines after this chapter are specific to diagnosing dysfunctional movement. Chapter 3: Simple Bodywork to Break Bad Habits At some point during a horse’s career, he will likely find himself in a schedule of bodywork for maintenance or therapy and/or during a period of downtime.
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