SYH APP: STRETCHES LIBRARY
Note: The #s below refer to the stretch numbers in the App.
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#1 A Quick Introduction to Horse Stretching
Learn the top 10 critical "Must Dos" to safely and effectively stretch your horse to obtain so your horse gets the maximum value from each stretch. #2 Abducted Lateral Bent Front Leg Stretch (abducted means move away the body)
This is a great stretch for the pectoral muscles in the chest and "armpit" areas as well as the extensor muscles that run down the front of the horse's leg. |
Hind End
#5 Farrier Variations Low and High Stretch
In addition to the muscles stretched in standard farrier low and high, this stretch also targets the gracilis, sartorius, and vastus medius muscles when moving the leg away from the body (abduction) and the biceps femoris and rectus femoris when moving the leg toward midline (abduction.) |
#7 Forward Farrier Variations Low & High
In addition to the hamstring muscles, this stretch targets the gracilis and sartorius muscles on the inside of the horse's leg when abducting the leg (bringing it away from midline), and the biceps femoris muscle when adducting the leg (bringing it to and through the midline.) |
Core/Back
Front End
#11 Bent Front Leg Stretch
This is an excellent stretch for the muscles located on the back portion of the horse's leg including the ulnaris lateralis, flexor carpi ulnaris and radialis as well as the muscles in the shoulder area including the triceps, teres minor, and even the latissimus dorsi muscle of the back. |
#15 Straight Front Leg Low and High Stretch
This stretch is wonderful for many muscles of the leg including the flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris and the flexor digitorum profundus. It also stretches many muscles in the area of the shoulder blade (scapula) including the serratus, triceps, teres minor , supraspinatus and infraspinatus. |
Head and Neck
#19 Head on the Diagonal Behind the Knee Without and With a Twist Stretch
This stretch helps create flexibility in the neck and the area in front of the scapula (shoulder blade) by stretching the scalenus, multifidus cervicis, brachiocephalicus, rectus capitis dorsalis and lateralis and serratus muscles. |

#20 Lateral Extended Neck Stretch
This is a wonderful stretch for the muscles of the neck including the multifidus cervicis, brachiocephalicus, rhomboideus cervicis and the scalenus.
This is a wonderful stretch for the muscles of the neck including the multifidus cervicis, brachiocephalicus, rhomboideus cervicis and the scalenus.
#21 Lateral Extended Neck Twist Stretch
Once you and your horse have mastered the Lateral Extended Neck stretch, learn how to add a twist to that stretch to relax the muscles near the first cervical vertebrae such as the rectus capis lateeralis as well as stretch other neck muscles such as the splenius, scalenus and multidifus cervicis. |
Other
#24 Cinchy Horse Solutions & Tips
All cinches are not created equally! Learn the key differences among cinches, how to test your cinch to help ensure your horse's comfort and safety, and learn a massage move to help alleviate cinchyness. #25 Girthy Horse Solutions & Tips
All girths are not created equally! Learn the key differences among girths, how to test your girth to help ensure your horse's comfort and safety, and learn a massage move to help alleviate girthyness. |