| Protect Your Horses Back from Pain | | | | is the outcome. Many riders then decide to do more |
| I treat 100s of people for back pain. I have trained 100s | | | | and more and so the cycle continues. Some even go |
| of riders to ride and protect their body especially their | | | | so far to tie their horses down to teach them a lesson. |
| back from pain. I have treated many horses as well | | | | I’ve seen the above pattern over and over. |
| for back pain. It is partly for these reasons that I | | | | I advise every rider to train out of the saddle one to |
| specialize in developing Horse Riding Equipment for | | | | train themselves to ride better and two to respect the |
| riders. | | | | effect of hard muscle training has on their own body. I |
| As Horse Riders we give our horses back pain. The | | | | like rider to feel pain and pressure and stiffness and |
| causes of back pain in horses can be all or a | | | | understand they need to treat it and manage it not just |
| combination of the following. We use poor fitting | | | | do more. Riders who train out of the saddle have so |
| saddles that sit low on their back. A saddle can cause | | | | much more respect for their horse. |
| pressure points at thewither and any where along the | | | | The use of massage after a training session has such |
| gullet. The padded part of the saddle can become lop | | | | a good bonding as well as therapeutic benefit to your |
| sided from a rider leaning to one side. The stirrups are | | | | horse. I use acupuncture myself. Feeding electrolytes |
| often not equal length because again riders lean to one | | | | and of course a balanced feed is essential. If you |
| side; this creates pressure points in the horses back. | | | | don’t know what to feed appropriate then go and |
| We use dirty saddle blankets that are coarse against | | | | learn. |
| the skin and we often don’t use enough shock | | | | Horse riders must learn correct rug and saddle fitting. I |
| absorbing padding under the saddle. Rugs are another | | | | will not ride without an air step saddle pad under the |
| cause of back pain in a horse. | | | | saddle or without checking the space between the |
| The work we do training our horses is a major cause | | | | saddle and the horses back. With an air step saddle |
| of back pain. Dressage riders spend hours doing circle | | | | pad I know it is clear. I take the stirrups off once a |
| work, Jump riders can over jump their horses, | | | | month, hang them on a hook and check they are |
| endurance riders ride for hours. All of this is fine if we | | | | equal. It is amazing how many aren’t and the rider |
| respect fitness and flexibility. The long slow process of | | | | swears they are. |
| training muscle length, strength and function as well as | | | | The second biggest management for a horses back |
| obedience in a horse is often neglected because we | | | | pain is the way a rider rides. A good rider is balanced |
| want results fast. You can buy a clock but you | | | | and strong in the saddle. They don’t bounce and |
| can’t change time. You can’t get a horse fitter | | | | pull and move around so the horse has to catch them |
| by over doing his training. You can’t build strength | | | | all the time. To learn HOW TO ride like this follow my |
| by doing twice as much. Back pain is the result. | | | | Applied Posture Riding program it will make you a |
| Resistance and bad behavior is the effect and misery | | | | better rider and save your horse from back pain. |