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Tip/Quote of the Day # 703
"Speaking as a veterinarian/animal chiropractor, a significant amount of damage can be done, especially to the young or remedial horse, by the use of draw reins. Draw reins multiply the force the bit has on the bars, and therefore act to pull the head and neck in a backward direction resulting in a broken neckline and often hyperflexion which puts enormous tension on the upper neck muscles/nuchal ligament system, and the back via the supraspinous ligament. When hyperflexed the horse is overextended at the lumbosacral joint and is not able to properly bring the hindquarters underneath to allow lift of the back without tension. What you are often left with is a horse moving with a tense back that is unable to properly support the weight of the rider." ~ Kelli Taylor
Riding Far, LLC
Equivont
Stackhouse Saddles
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