Stretch Excercises for Your Horse

Following extensive research into this subject, occupational therapist and equestrian trainer Karin Blignault has written Stretch Exercises for Your Horse, an innovative and thought-provoking book that shows how the principles long applied to human athletes can be used for the considerable benefit of horses and the enhancement of their performance across the whole range of equestrian sport.

In this book, Karin explains:

* The importance of stretch exercises in preventing injury, alleviating pain, and improving performance * The need to develop suppleness in tandem with strength * The important role of classical ridden movements as active stretch exercises * The basic anatomy and physiology of muscles and their associated tissues * How muscles work together in groups, and which exercises benefit which muscles * The fundamental principles of how to perform active stretch exercises as a rider from the saddle, and passive stretch exercises from the ground.

The individual exercises are explained in detail, with clear, specific instructions designed to ensure that they are carried out in the most beneficial manner, with no risk of injury to horse or therapist.

Spiral Paperback, 160pp