Set up your training sessions on varied terrain. By asking your horse to move at specific speeds while covering a variety of inclines/footings will help them to stretch through the movement and build core strength. If you’re feeling unsure how to design the activities in your training area you will get good ideas of what it feels like for your horse by walking solo around the space taking long strides and short strides at various speeds and directions. Make mental notes of where you feel yourself stretching and what activities require you to engage your core to keep your balance so you can recreate these scenarios with your horse. As your horse goes through the exercise change up the patterns to avoid repetitive motion.

Check your feed and supplement labels. Manufacturers have gotten sneaky about adding artificial flavorings and artificial colorings to products designed for horses. Seems like this one should be obvious but you might be surprised what you find when you read through ingredient lists. Horse’s sensitive bodies are not designed to thrive by eating artificial additives.