How to perform the Tail Pull Exercise with your horse

How to perform the Tail Pull exercise with your horse
Benefits of this exercise include:
• Produces a feeling of deep relaxation in your horse
• Helps stretch the top line and related muscles
• Engages the abdominal muscles as the horse uses them to stabilise
Before trying this exercise:
• Please only perform stretches and mobilisations with your horse when they are warm (after exercise or after a 10 minute brisk walk)
• Always aim to stay out of the ‘kick zone’
• Always stretch in a safe environment on an even surface with good footing
• Never force a stretch, stay within your horse’s current capabilities
• Repeat the stretches evenly on both sides
• If your horse has any of the following conditions you should not attempt this technique with your horse and if you haven’t already done so please contact your vet:
(Discharge/Mucous from the eyes or nose, Laboured Respiration, A wound that is less than 7 days old, Colic, Cushings, Laminitis, A Neural Disease e.g Tetanus, Neuralgia,
An Infectious Disease e.g Strangles, Tumours, Equine influenza, Herpes, Pneumonia,)
• If you horse has a previous tendon or ligament injury or has arthritis please check with your vet or therapist that this exercise is suitable for your horse.
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