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Jec Aristotle Ballou. 55 Corrective Exercises for Horses
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Corrective Exercises to Create New Patterns
Chapter 2: Tuning Up Postural Muscles
Chapter 3: Simple Bodywork to Break Bad Habits
Chapter 4: Getting the Most from Groundwork
Chapter 5: Exercises and Tips to Follow Every Day
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
Resolving Crookedness/Side Dominance
Creating Lightness of Movement and Contact with the Reins
Fixing High-Headed Inverted Postures
Improving Overall Balance
Freeing-Up Chronically Stiff Movement
How to Use These Routines
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
EXERCISE 19: Zigzag Poles for Jogging
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
Test Dominant Muscle Chain
Test Compromised Stifles, Hamstrings, or Neck Muscles
Test Tone and Relaxation in the Back
Test Imbalance and Crookedness
Test Pelvic and Shoulder Stability
Test Hock or Sacrum Discomfort
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
In Praise of the Walk
Walk Routine One
Walk Routine Two
Walk Routine Three
How to Handle Downtime
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
EXERCISE 43: Longeing Therapy
ROUTINES. to Complement Rehab Programs
Create Healthy Movement Following Injury
Re-Educating the “Problem” Horse
Improving Movement Following Sore Feet
CHAPTER 5 Exercises and Tips to Follow Every Day
Posture Checklist
1. Is there balanced tone in the horse’s flexor and extensor muscle chains?
2. Where are the horse’s hind legs?
3. Where are the horse’s head and neck?
4. Where is the horse’s torso?
Use a Fitness Test for Assessment of Conditioning
General Training Tips to Prevent Poor Posture. Is He Breathing?
Limit Discipline-Specific Training
Everything Is an Interval
Vary Your Training Intensity: Easy, Moderate, Hard
When Building, Double Up
Use Different Seat Options
Plenty of Straight Lines
A Horizontal Balance
Physical Benefits of Canter and Gallop
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. Exercises Following Rehabilitation from Injury
Therapeutic Warm-Up for Rehabilitating the Back
Basic Cardio Conditioning
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Rehab Work Schedule Following Soft-Tissue Injury
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
General Physical-Therapy Program
Day 1
Day 2
Gaited, Senior, Three- and Four-Year Olds. Gaited Horses
Senior Horses
Three- to Four-Year Olds
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
About the Author
Index
