55 Corrective Exercises for Horses. Jec Aristotle Ballou
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55 CORRECTIVE
EXERCISES
FOR HORSES
ALSO BY JEC ARISTOTLE BALLOU
101 Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider
101 Western Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider
Equine Fitness
55 CORRECTIVE
EXERCISES
FOR HORSES
Resolving Postural Problems, Improving Movement Patterns, and Preventing Injury
Jec Aristotle Ballou
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.
Book design by Lauryl Eddlemon
Index by Andrea M. Jones (www.jonesliteraryservices.com)
Cover design by RM Didier
Typefaces: Helvetic Neue; Roboto Slab
Printed in China
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This book is dedicated to Corazon for helping me rediscover the joy.
Contents
Chapter 1: Corrective Exercises to Create New Patterns
Why We Need Corrective Exercises
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 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
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