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How To Do Carrot Stretches for Horses

Carrot stretches can help keep horses' vertebral joints supple, improve balance, and strengthen core muscles.
a woman asks her paint horse to perform carrot stretches in the barn aisle

“Carrot stretches” can benefit horses in all lines of work. They can help keep vertebral joints supple, improve balance, and strengthen core muscles. We’ll show you how to correctly perform three common carrot stretches: the chin-to-chest, chin-to-fetlock, and side stretch.

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