⚠️ A Daily Practice That Acts Like an Early Warning System for Your Horse

How Daily Core Exercises Become Your Best Diagnostic Tool 🧰

We think of core exercises as training. Conditioning. A way to make our horses stronger.

And they are.

But what if I told you they’re also one of the clearest diagnostic tools you have — and most people are missing it?

Every time you run through a pelvic tilt, a tail pull, a belly lift, your horse is giving you feedback.

The problem?
Most people aren’t trained to recognise it.

🚩 The Way They Perform Tells You What’s Going On

Let me be clear: I’m not talking about whether your horse can do the movement.

I’m talking about how they do it.

• Do they shift away instead of engage?

• Is one side smoother than the other?

• Do they fidget, resist, or check out when asked to activate their core?

This is your horse’s nervous system and postural patterning speaking loud and clear.

They're not being “difficult.”
They’re telling you something’s not quite right.

🔍 The Most Subtle Changes Are Often the Most Important

What’s powerful about doing core work daily is this:

You build a baseline.

You learn what’s normal for your horse — their reach, their rhythm, their preferences, their “easy” side.

So when things shift — even slightly — you feel it.

A sticky pelvic tuck. A wobbly tail pull. A reluctance to move through the thoracic sling.
These aren’t just training hiccups. They’re often the first signs of compensation or strain.

Before it shows up in your schooling.
Before it shows up in behaviour.
Before it shows up in injury.

🧭 You Don’t Need Fancy Tools – Just Awareness

While professional tests and diagnostics absolutely have their place when something feels off,
your daily core exercises can often give you the first clues — the whispers before anything major shows up.

Done with presence and consistency, they become an early warning system — helping you catch subtle shifts before they turn into bigger problems.

The best horse people I know aren’t just trainers.
They’re listeners.

They notice.
They respond.
They adapt.

💡 Strength Is a Byproduct – Awareness Is the Goal

Yes, these exercises build strength.
Yes, they support better movement and posture.

But their real power?
It’s in the dialogue they create between you and your horse.

Because when you can pick up the whispers, you rarely have to deal with the screams.

🔗 Ready to Turn Daily Exercises into Powerful Insight?

In my Core Exercises for Your Horse course, you won’t just learn what to do — you’ll learn to tune in.

To notice the small things.
To build strength and awareness.
To become the kind of horse owner who spots the early signs — and knows what to do about them.

If you want a stronger, more connected, more resilient horse, this is where it starts.

👉 Click here to join the course
Because your horse is always communicating. Let’s make sure you’re listening.