Building Back Muscles

Moostang · 10-06-2004, 03:30 PM

What is the best way to build up a horse's back.. After my mare got sick and lost all the weight she lost all the muscle and fat on her back(you can see the ridges in her backbone).. Since she has been on meds she has started gaining weight over her ribs and finally has enough energy to be exercised (she used to stand and watch other horses run.. now she runs them over

) So I was wonder the best way to start her gaining the back muscles. I was thinking about lunging her with side reins, but I wasn't sure if that would even help her back or just her neck.

naughtygirl · 10-06-2004, 03:52 PM

lotsa of dressage, it helps 2 work there top line

Shotgun93 · 10-06-2004, 03:57 PM

backing really helps. I make my horses back a lot and it really helped to build up back muscle, and b.utt muscle. When I am done riding, I get off and make them back from the arena all the way to the barn. They actually start to like it because when they get done, they are at the barn and they get to eat.

naughtygirl · 10-06-2004, 04:17 PM

lol sumone who didnt knw wot u were doing wuld b so confuzed lol, they wuld b like "wot the h*ell is she doing? i thought horses were ment 2 walk forward?" lol ohh funny images in my head

kddoublink · 10-06-2004, 04:20 PM

Starting out small, hill work. Up and down, small tho. Then building your way up. Hill work is always what I have been told. I had this special thing done to my mare. You take a tip of a pen, measure the approx. point of the middle of the horses back, draw a line down with your pen, fingernail, whatever. (so you are still in the middle of the horses body, but now undernearh) Apply pressure upward, not to hard but enough so they pick up there back. It's a good building exersize, I don't do it alot but it's suposto help with collection and stuff. Good luck!

_Katy

naughtygirl · 10-06-2004, 04:23 PM

wow thats realys interesting, i mite try that with Cramello 2nite

kddoublink · 10-06-2004, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by naughtygirl

wow thats realys interesting, i mite try that with Cramello 2nite

Isn't it? It cost me 60$ to learn that. lol, this lady came and did all this bending exersizes and wierd stuff that I had never heard of doing. Some were bogus, like putting Izzy's rib bak into place, yea like a 120 lbs lady can put at 1,200 lbs horses rib back into place. But I got some good stuff out of it! lol

Moostang · 10-06-2004, 04:47 PM

Ok, well I guess I should say that her back is so bad I won't ride her just yet, I know the saddle would hurt her even with a narrow gullet.. and honestly if I rode bareback.. her back would hurt my bum!
I guess I can start her ground driving again and back her that way.

10-06-2004, 03:30 PM	#1
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 11,221 Images: 760 Blog Entries: 55	Building Back Muscles What is the best way to build up a horse's back.. After my mare got sick and lost all the weight she lost all the muscle and fat on her back(you can see the ridges in her backbone).. Since she has been on meds she has started gaining weight over her ribs and finally has enough energy to be exercised (she used to stand and watch other horses run.. now she runs them over ) So I was wonder the best way to start her gaining the back muscles. I was thinking about lunging her with side reins, but I wasn't sure if that would even help her back or just her neck. __________________ A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station... http://moostangproductions.com http://www.hoovesnirons.com

10-06-2004, 03:52 PM	#2
naughtygirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Posts: 4,785 Images: 754 Blog Entries: 21	lotsa of dressage, it helps 2 work there top line __________________ -Sly Preferido- "Love me, love my horse"

10-06-2004, 03:57 PM	#3
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 14,941 Images: 133	backing really helps. I make my horses back a lot and it really helped to build up back muscle, and b.utt muscle. When I am done riding, I get off and make them back from the arena all the way to the barn. They actually start to like it because when they get done, they are at the barn and they get to eat. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

10-06-2004, 04:17 PM	#4
naughtygirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Posts: 4,785 Images: 754 Blog Entries: 21	lol sumone who didnt knw wot u were doing wuld b so confuzed lol, they wuld b like "wot the hell is she doing? i thought horses were ment 2 walk forward?" lol ohh funny images in my head __________________ -Sly Preferido-* "Love me, love my horse"

10-06-2004, 04:20 PM	#5
kddoublink Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 950 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 2	Starting out small, hill work. Up and down, small tho. Then building your way up. Hill work is always what I have been told. I had this special thing done to my mare. You take a tip of a pen, measure the approx. point of the middle of the horses back, draw a line down with your pen, fingernail, whatever. (so you are still in the middle of the horses body, but now undernearh) Apply pressure upward, not to hard but enough so they pick up there back. It's a good building exersize, I don't do it alot but it's suposto help with collection and stuff. Good luck! _Katy __________________ You dream of it & in your dreams is has a mane & tail flying hooves covered in feathers that whisper to the grass as it gallops past. A language that speaks to your soul.

10-06-2004, 04:23 PM	#6
naughtygirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Posts: 4,785 Images: 754 Blog Entries: 21	wow thats realys interesting, i mite try that with Cramello 2nite __________________ -Sly Preferido- "Love me, love my horse"

10-06-2004, 04:47 PM	#8
Moostang Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif Posts: 11,221 Images: 760 Blog Entries: 55	Ok, well I guess I should say that her back is so bad I won't ride her just yet, I know the saddle would hurt her even with a narrow gullet.. and honestly if I rode bareback.. her back would hurt my bum! I guess I can start her ground driving again and back her that way. __________________ A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station... http://moostangproductions.com http://www.hoovesnirons.com

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