Warmup · Suppleness · Biomechanics · advanced

Unlocking the Back of a Stiff Horse

16 min · Dre, a pre-St. Georges gelding who braces on the left shoulder

Unlocking the Back of a Stiff Horse

4:00free 4:00–5:00 · 15:52 full ride

Your free minute — 4:00 to 5:00 of a 16 minute ride

The rest of the ride is the part that fixes the brace.

Ride along a warmup using neutral spine walk and trot work, shoulder-in, leg yield, and transitions to loosen a horse that braces and leans on the inside shoulder.

5:24Leg yield down the long side — why simple beats fancy

10:31Lengthen across the diagonal, then down to a stretchy trot

12:32Posting into canter, half seat, and back to sitting

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