How to perform the Wither Rock exercise with your horse

Tips and benefits:
• Keep the movement quite small
• Aim to get into a rhythm with your horse
• This exercise will help keep the forehand of your horse loose and flexible.
• It allows the horse to use each front leg separately as you transfer the weight from one side to the other
• This exercise mobilises the joints of the foreleg as well as the cervical (neck) and thoracic (upper) spine as well as gently stretching the muscles in the thoracic sling
• This is a very relaxing mobilization for the horse
• If your horse is not rocking you are using too much pressure
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 perform the exercises in a safe environment on an even surface with good footing
• Never force the horse beyond their comfortable range of motion (ROM), stay within your horse’s current capabilities and work to increase this over time
• Repeat the exercise evenly on both sides
• Be mindful of your own posture when mobilising your horse to prevent straining your back
• 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, 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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