Training and Nutrition for Your Horse's Topline
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#ad Today I will be showing you the exact plan that I use to develop my horse’s topline. To build muscle, you need the correct nutrition AND a correct training. I will be showing you BOTH in today’s video, including 2 of my favorite under saddle exercises.
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What is a topline? Why is it important?
A horse’s topline is just what it sounds like. It is the muscles that run from the head of the tail all the way up to the poll. It is important that your horse has a good topline because it makes them more comfortable for you to ride and easier for them to perform the movements. Some horses naturally have stronger toplines than others - so the best way to assess and monitor your horse’s progress is by taking and comparing progress photos.
As you are working on your horse’s topline, you want to look for the muscles in the top of your horse’s neck to be developed, and the under-neck muscles to be smaller. When your horse’s under-neck is overdeveloped, it is a sign they are not carrying themselves correctly and they will be more likely to go around hollow and inverted. You also want to look down your horse’s spine and see that there is nice muscle along both sides of the spine. Your horse’s rump should also have a rounded look, with muscle filling out both sides.
There are 2 components that you need to develop your horses topline: consistent training and the correct nutrition. Just like if you want to build muscle, you have to eat and exercise! About a year ago, I was moving up to the FEI level with Kensington. I was doing all the work but his topline just was not developing the way it should. He didn't have a lot of muscle along his saddle support area and his rump looked like a tee pee!! I met with Dr. Kelly Vineyard, a Ph.D. Equine Nutritionist at @PurinaFeedGreatness and realized that what I was feeding Kensington was not giving him the protein he needed to develop the muscles in his topline.
So, here’s what I’m feeding him now: SuperSport® and Ultium® Gastric Care.
Unlike many feed companies, Purina puts years of research into their products so I know they are safe and effective for my horse. Also, I only need to feed 2 different things (plus hay!) and it takes care of Kensington’s stomach.
So after diet and nutrition, how can you help your horse physically build topline? Here are 2 of my favorite exercises:
Walk-trot-walk transitions - This is a great exercise to build your horse’s topline, and honestly, you cannot do too many transitions! However, these transitions will only be helpful when your horse is round and on the bit. As the rider, you will be able to see the top of their neck in front of the withers get fatter when they are round. Ideally, you want to work on your walk-trot-walk transitions on a circle. This will help you use your diagonal aids (inside leg to outside rein) more effectively, which will help your horse to engage their topline. As you are riding, you want to see the top of your horse’s neck engaged and their under-neck loose and relaxed.
Rein Back - Riding the halt-rein back is a great exercise because it helps engage and lower your horse’s hind end. When you are riding the halt-rein back, it is important to make sure that your horse is round, with their poll the highest point, and you are riding forward into the halt. Remember, you can look for the muscle in front of their withers to get fatter as a way to check and see if they are round and using their topline.
Throughout your ride, it is important to make sure that your horse is soft and supple. Check and see if you can soften the inside rein with your horse’s frame remaining the same. This is a sign that they are using their topline.
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0:00 Intro
0:29 What is the topline? What should my horse's topline look like?
5:48 Mounted exercises for topline development
6:16 Walk-trot-walk transitions
9:24 Halt/Rein back
11:56 Purina Feed Greatness Challenge - Розваги
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My poor boy has been battling allergies for the last couple months. His topline has deteriorated. I just switched him to a higher protein feed and lots of transactions lunging. We'll get it back in the ground and maybe in a few weeks we'll given riding a try. ❤
Thank you for some encouragement and i know we're going the right way!
Loved this video - thank you! ❤ Topline maintenance for my 20 yr old guy is what drives my work w/ him.
You are so welcome!
Most valuable comment for someone with no trainer is that the neck muscle gets fatter at the base of the neck. I LOVE THAT VISIAL!!
So glad you liked that!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I also could use a pair of glasses because I couldn't see the typo until now: VISUAL. Oh, well. My cirbber has fake neck muscles. He could crack a walnut with the muscles he has developed in his 18 year career. I will look at his neck from up top to see if he is REALLY using it!
Started feeding my horse protien. He now has some topline! TY. ❤
Your horse is BEAUTIFUL!!! AND GO SPONSOR!
Purina is great!
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Great instructional video. This was a question posed by one of the viewers at this week's live session. Hopefully she sees this video and uses these exercises in her training, especially gaining an understanding that it takes time, more than just two weeks. Am adding this to my workouts.😊
New harder things for my mare to try. Thank you!
Thank you Amelia. I love your videos 😊
Don't forget about climbing, as well. One of the most impressive six months topline transformations I've seen is in a 19 years old retired riding school pony. He hasn't been doing that much in terms of dressage, but he now lives in a valley surrounded by hills.
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Great advice and guidance thank you
Transitions are my fav! Things to do on my next ride, ty ♥️
Have fun!
Great video, fantastic horse & rider
Great teaching
Thank you very much!
thank you!! really helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video! He looks awesome!! I did these exact exercises in my lesson on Monday on a 10m circle. I also did walk to canter on the 10m circle. ( My horse is fit and ready for that!). My instructor also said that they need to maintain the frame throughout the exercises. She told me to watch the crown piece on the bridle and try to keep it consistent the entire time.
That is awesome!
Hi. Beginning rider. I've noticed that you use your lower legs a lot or maybe tapping Kennsington to keep a tempo. Do you explain that in another video?
Great question! Yes, sometimes I do give a little kick, kick to wake him up, but part of the movement you see is my ankles absorbing the shock of his movement. Here's a video that might help as well: ua-cam.com/video/PyijgX4uLiE/v-deo.html
Hi! brilliant video thank you. i have a question though. my horse is on 100% grass all summer, what would you say is the right amount of nutrition and what exact feed would you recommend if grass isn't enough?
That would depend on how hard the horse is working, the type of work they're doing, and age as well! (plus the type of grass and the stage of growth cycle it's in!). Best thing would be to do to start is an assessment of their body scale and go from there. Talking to a nutritionist can help too. The purina team is fantastic! Check out this video to assess your horse's body scale: ua-cam.com/users/shortsYxtfDegh7v8
Great video (as always!) I am interested to hear which of the Purina Feed product worked best for Kensington? I have a 7yr old Hanoverian 17.3HH. He’s developing nicely but I feel that his top-line could be better. So this video really resonates. Any recommendations appreciated! Thanks Amelia
He's on Purina's SuperSport® and Ultium® Gastric Care. And be sure to check out Purina's Feed Greatness Challenge! They have some great coupons for feed: www.purinamills.com/purina-feed/campaign/feed-greatness-platform?icid=PM_navtry#Horse
Thanks so much! Yes, just signed up for the Feed Greatness Challenge@@AmeliaNewcombDressage
❤ I also loved this video! Very interesting and really shows how horses are athletes and need to be treated as such. I also enjoyed the obvious rapport/relationship between Amelia and Kensington.
How do you break the habit of bracing? My 23 year old has an old soft tissue injury on the right rear. Vet says he is sound,but stiff due to thickening of the tendon. He tends to brace in movements requiring use of the right hind. Anything I can do to help him?
Working on rhythm and suppleness is the best first step to work on bracing
Amelia, what kind of dressage saddle do you use, it has huge knee blocks I like!
I like the Custom Saddlery and Aviar saddles!
Great video & excellent information with good exercises! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video advice! Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
My horse gets off and on really sore in the back and has lost some muscle in the top line (not being worked as hard). Did you just work through the soreness or did you give time off ?
I would recommend talking with your vet to see what the best action plan would be for your horse. Both nutrition and the right training plan are key to building your horse's topline!
Hi Amelia! Will these exercises be as beneficial if done on a longe/ lead line on the ground??
I've been looking for exercises to do from the saddle. Thank you.
For sure! As long as the horse is round and using their back. Don't let them have their head inverted or else they're not using the correct muscles :)
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage thanks. I've started using a cowboy cavesson to help his head/neck stay in the correct position. Thanks again for your help.
What percentage of protein is your horses food and what is correct to build the topline
That would be a question for your purina rep, or other nutritionist. I suspect it would depend on the type of work they're doing and age.
My horse is gaited but I will try to modify this. Her topline is terrible. :(
does this go for western as well?
Yes!
I would like to have you critique some rides of horses in the fei championship Europe. There is a British woman who announces the rides and I would like your explanation of what you see and how to improve it. Comments are transitions, loss of balance, length of stride in walk, etc.
How is your back? What have you done for it. Not trying to be your bestie. I have same problems.
Back is getting better thanks, and I have done some highlights before, but I haven't done full on commentary before. Might be fun!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage another comment made is “ loss of suppleness along back”. You just did video on top line. What shows loss of suppleness along back?
Purina is the worst thing you can give a horse genuinely, it’s called Purina mills for a reason, it’s all processed and is NOT digestible for horses.
Hey there! There are actually two different purina companies/brands; one for livestock, one for dogs/cats. They are two different entities and I've had great experiences with the livestock company in m interactions both with the nutrition team and the physical results I've seen in my horses. :)