Monday, March 8, 2010

[haflingerfriends] Re: Did anyone see this article?

Probably those dressage horses were upper level. The training involved in getting a horse above 2nd level can be stressful. For one thing they need to work on the bit all the time they are working, except for the stretchy circles.
Dressage training and exercises are very good exercise for any horse, even our older horses.
Geri, remembering ---

--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Linda-Pretty Pony Pastures" <linda@...> wrote:
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> I believe I read it in this month's Equus magazine.
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> http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15919
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> What are your thoughts? I was a little surprised, since we've added dressage
> to our horses' repertoire so they wouldn't be bored with Therapeutic Riding
> - which is the most difficult work for a horse due to the number of
> unbalanced riders they have.
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> Our horses are outside 24/7 - except, of course, when working. I'm hoping
> this study is more indicative of stalled horses than those that are in
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