How to release tension in the poll.

Freedom carries a lot of tension in his poll. I don’t know if it’s because he’s a cribber and the collar bothers him, but he always needs to be released in this area. Here’s a helpful video from Jim Masterson that shows one way to do it.

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Equine Massage Techniques to Try at Home

I wrote before about the bodywork that Gary Severson (the Saddle Doctor) did on my horses when he came to fit my saddles in the spring (part of an article about the impact of poll pressure from bridles). It wasn’t traditional massage; rather he released tension in their backs through a form of trigger point […]

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