Crunching with a rider

A client and I talked about ways to help her horse feel more comfortable with hoof handling, especially on the right side. Training was going okay, but he just isn’t emotionally confident enough to allow us to ask for cooperation. So, I took a risk and mentioned the @pantherflows work I’ve done with my horses, especially the crunches and matwork. She’s curious, and we may start exploring some non-traditional proprioception work to help her young horse feel more confident in his body and develop his body map. I sent her this video as an example of the crunch while riding, to help build topline awareness, which should also translate to better body control both on the ground and eventually under saddle.