{"id":60700,"date":"2021-09-20T16:34:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T06:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=60700"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T01:01:02","slug":"carl-hester-top-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2021\/09\/carl-hester-top-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Hester Top Tip"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Carl talks about a \u2018dip in front of the wither\u2019, <\/em><\/h1>\n

it\u2019s not good, we don’t want to see it…<\/em><\/h1>\n

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With correct stretching you can see the dip fill up – Carl demonstrates<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere were two horses in the Clinic I was conducting that had it. The first horse I felt it was more just conformation – its neck is just not set on great. But even when it is a conformational issue, through correct stretching you can see that hole fill up as the muscle comes up, then there\u2019s no dip in the neck. The other one was when the horse became hollow in the back and inverted in the neck, because the rider was too heavy on his back in a half halt, \u00a0the horse was inverting. It\u2019s just a really good indication, if you are riding on your own, which lots of people are when they ride, check, is that part of the neck in front of the wither, round, is it without wrinkles? It\u2019s just a test for you to look at when you are riding, and know that if there is a dip, then the horse is not completely over the top line.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more training tips from Carl: https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2018\/08\/catching-up-with-carl-hester-exclusive\/<\/a><\/p>\n

And here’s what we don’t want…<\/h1>\n

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