Horse Stretches Library

SYH APP: STRETCHES LIBRARY

All stretches described below are available for purchase as a bundle for $69.99 in the Stretch Your Horse App. That's a 20% savings over individual purchases.
Individual videos cost $3.99 each.
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Note: The #s below refer to the stretch numbers in the App.

Free

#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.

#3 Successful Treat Stretching Tips
Learn the secrets to safely and successfully use treats to stretch your horse.

Hind End

#4 Farrier Low and High Stretch
This stretch relaxes many muscles surrounding the hip, sacroiliac, and the front of the leg such as the tensor fasciae latae, the extensor digitorum lateralis and longus, and the gluteal muscles.

#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.)

#6 Forward Farrier Low and High Stretch
This is a great stretch for the hamstring muscles, both the semimembranosus and semitendinosus, located on the hind end of the horse.

#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.)

#8 Pelvic Rock and Hold Stretch
This stretch is great for the pelvis and sacroiliac (SI) as well as the tensor fasciae latae, illiacus, superficial and medial gluteals and the oblique muscles.

Core/Back

#9 Belly Lift Stretch
This is a great stretch for the trapezius, longissimus dorsi, latissimus dorsi, and the intercostal muscles.

#10 Tail Pull and Tail Semi-Circles Stretch
This is an excellent stretch for almost all of the muscles on the horse's topline including the longissimus dorsi and latissimus dorsi, as well as the gluteals, trapezius thoracis and even some of the muscles in the neck.

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.

#12 Bent Front Leg Variations Stretch
In addition to the muscles stretched in the standard Anterior Bent Front Leg stretch, this stretch provides excellent release for the pectoral muscles as well as many muscles in the neck including the scalenus, splenius and multifidus cervicis.

#13 Circling Bent Front Leg Stretch
This is a wonderful stretch for many muscles located in the leg, chest, and bottom (distal) area of the shoulder including the pectorals, flexor carpi radialis, biceps brachii and brachialis muscles.

#14 Lateral Rib Stretch with Bending Neck (lateral means side or outside)
This is an excellent stretch for the intercostal muscles on the horse's barrel as well some of the neck muscles including the serratus, scalenus, splenius and brachiocephalicus.

#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

#16 Chin to Chest Stretch
This is an excellent stretch for the trapezius cervicis, cervical rhomboids and splenius muscles of the neck.

#17 Extended Neck Forward Stretch
This is a great stretch for the rectus capitis dorsalis and lateralis, multifidus cervicis, rhomboids, splenius and trapezius muscles.

#18 Extended Neck Forward Twist Stretch
This stretch helps relax and release tight neck muscles from the base of the shoulder to the area near the first cervical vertebrae including the scalenus, rectus capitis dorsalis and lateralis, brachiocephalicus and multifidus cervicis.

#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.

#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.

#22 Neck Hug Stretch
This is an excellent stretch for the scalenus, trapezius, multifidus cervicis and brachiocephalicus muscles of the neck.

#23 Nose to Point of Hip and Stifle Stretch
This is an excellent stretch for many muscles of the neck including the brachiocephalicus, splenius and serratus ventralis cervicis as well as the intercostal muscles.

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.