Why Stretch? The benefits of a regular stretching routine for horses
A regular stretching routine is the best preventive advantage horse owners can give their horse. For many horse owners, including equine stretching exercises into their management and training regime is a hands-on way they can help maintain the horse’s suppleness. If muscles aren’t being used properly, they shorten and contract and if this situation continues for a period of time, the tendons and ligaments will start pulling on the bones of the joints. Introducing stretches helps lengthen contracted muscles and extends them to their proper position, relieving pain by taking the stress off the joint. As well as reducing tension in the muscles thereby