Flechi Droit: A Terrific Stretching Exercise
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Flechi droit: a terrific dressage stretching exercise for any horse. Here I am showing this exercise with my naturally gaited Tennessee Walking Horse. It isn't a mainstream dressage exercise. This is a classical French dressage exercise from the 1400-1500's. The purpose is to stretch the outside neck muscles 45 to 90 degrees while the horse's body remains straight. It really helps to teach the horse flexions in hand before attempting this in saddle. Then to teach the exercise along a fence before teaching it in a small circle. The flechi droit also helps the horse learn balance in the shoulders before starting circles. This way the horse is less apt to fall on the inside shoulder. I have also found that teaching the horse counter bend neck rein turns is also helpful in teaching the flechi droit.
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