Groundwork Exercises for Your Horse

Groundwork Exercise 1: Longeing

Longeing can be used to develop engagement, build stamina, and enhance your horse’s range of motion.

Groundwork Exercise 2: Ground Poles

To develop impulsion, improve posture, and increase flexibility, try laying down some ground poles.

Groundwork Exercise 3: Backing Up

Backing up is a deceptively simple yet useful exercise for activating your horse’s hindquarters, core, and back.

Groundwork Exercise 4: Bands

These bands are strips of slightly stretchy fabric that do wonders for developing engagement, symmetry, and range of motion.

Groundwork Exercise 5: Carrot Stretches

Stationary mobility exercises, AKA carrot stretches, are great for developing stabilization and core muscles.