If your horse is feeling sick or recovering from an injury, there aren’t many things you can do together.
But I’ve made a list of 10 things to do with an injured horse.
Keep in mind that your horse might not be able to do all these exercises, depending on his injury.
Grazing on a small hill to improve balance and bodyawareness
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If you are looking for more traininginspiration, you can can join the Happy Horsemanship Course.
A lot of the exercises you will learn in the videolessons, you can use with an injured horse as well!