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KudaGuru shared Candid Equitation’s post.

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🇺🇸 It’s a common misconception that a horse going around with its nose practically on the ground is a good thing.
"It means he’s relaxed"
"It means he’s stretching over his back"
Are the most common reasons given as to why very low head carriage could be a good thing. The truth is that, like any behaviour, context must be taken into account and this means that neither are always correct.

Physically, once the head drops below the wither its very easy for the stretch from the loins through to the poll to become disconnected and stop at the wither, allowing the horse to hollow his back, preventing the last rib from lifting so the stifle has a clear way to swing through land the hind legs squarely underneath the horse. In short, it’s difficult for a horse to physically work correctly this way.

Emotionally, a horse can stick his head down for a number of reasons.
Runway here, like many Western horses, has been taught she gets left alone if she puts her head down. A sharp ‘bump’ on the reins via the riders hands, overly tight side reins or a training aid such as a Pessoa are the more typical aversives used to develop this mindset. Hooked up to a heart rate monitor, Runway could have a racing pulse but still keep her head down out of compliance.
Similarly, a horse can stick his head down to disassociate with what is happening to him. I see this a lot with horses trained via natural horsemanship and clicker training done incorrectly, where the human thinks they’re giving a clear instruction or that they’re being ‘kind’. However, because their body language is contradictory the horse just chooses not to look at them while, again, being obedient and taking a "this too shall pass" sort of attitude. So regardless of if you think the ‘traditional’ way or ‘nice’ way is better, both can very easily result in a confused disassociated horse.

Ideally the head should be there or there abouts level with the withers, looking where it’s going. Of course, as I have talked about previously, it is absolutely normal and necessary for a horse to bob on and off the vertical, drop his head, raise it up and do what he likes with it; a horse who normally goes around like a llama will benefit from figuring his nose CAN touch the dirt, and a horse who won’t leave the dirt alone will benefit being picked up and redirected. Muscles are not developed by holding one position and emotional structure is not developed by forcing it-"YOU WILL RELAX" is an oxymoron of sorts in itself. What I am saying is that stretching out and and stretching down can be different things- try not to misinterpret it 🤷

*Runway was constantly diving down when I first got here, especially on a loose rein, but hasn’t done it once in the last couple of days hence I used her and Carrie as models today 🤣 … See MoreSee Less

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