It’s important to stretch your horse in warm weather and especially this time of the year in the cold weather. Horses need repetitive stretching exercises to warm up the muscles and engage their brain. By stretching your horse with simple horse exercises you decrease the risk of injury to the horse and yourself.
A simple flexing exercise can consist of holding a treat in front of your horse and asking them to follow the treat between their front legs placing their head between their front legs to collect the treat. This will stretch out their neck and back muscles from tail to poll.