Build a Better Athlete!: 16 Gymnastics Exercises for Your Horse

From the popular series originally published in Practical Horseman, Leslie Webb’s progressive program of easy-to-understand gymnastic exercises allows riders and their horses to focus on correctly developing one skill at a time. Appropriate for both green youngsters and advanced competitors, and beneficial to every horse sport—trail riding, jumping, Western pleasure, or dressage—these exercises will: sensitize your horse to subtle cues; enhance communication and response; regulate rhythm, tempo, and length of stride; improve strength, suppleness, and balance; put your horse on the aids; and detect and correct underlying problems.