Horses for LIFE - Online Horse Magazine - Natural to Classical Dressage - Educated Horsemanship. • VOLUME 40 • © HORSES For LIFE™ Magazine • Horses For LIFE Publications • Many of the training programs of today are based on the concept of stretching the equine athlete. Much of the theory behind the stretching is extrapolated from the work and studies done on human athletes over the last several decades.
From the use of in-hand stretching to the concept of long and low to the rationale of rollkur being used to stretch the equine back, all use the concept of stretching as the rationale behind the training methods. Until recently there has been little to no actual research validating the reasoning behind these training methods. So if there has been no or little research on the benefits of stretching with horses, what is it that riders and trainers believe that stretching will do for the horses?
For the majority - there is a rationale that we will be able to improve the movement of the horse through stretching. For humans, the suggested benefits of stretching are many. Dashboard ‹ — WordPress. Your Wix Account | Edit and Customize Your Site. Tripod - Succeed online.