Equine Bodywork with Mandy Hagler
Keep your horse moving sound, supple, and competition-ready with Equine Bodywork with Mandy Hagler, exclusively on Ride TV. In this hands-on video series, expert equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler walks you through proven stretching and bodywork techniques designed to improve mobility, reduce soreness, and enhance overall performance. Learn how to perform tail and lumbar stretches to loosen tension through the hind end, assess joints and muscle groups for signs of soreness, and apply targeted front-end and neck stretches to keep your horse balanced and comfortable. Each episode delivers step-by-step demonstrations so you can confidently perform these techniques on your own horse—whether you’re a trainer, competitor, or dedicated horse owner. From easing post-workout stiffness to maintaining flexibility between events, this series is your guide to keeping horses in peak physical condition for training, competition, and long-term health.
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Tail stretches and lumbar lift
Mandy Hagler demonstrates how to safely stretch your horse's tail.
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Assessing three main joints in the horse's head
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler assesses three main joints in the horse's head and discusses the nuchal ligament.
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Equine body soreness evaluation
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler demonstrates a full body assessment on a performance horse.
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Several beneficial frontend stretches
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler demonstrates several beneficial frontend stretches for horses.
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Equine neck stretches
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler demonstrates an effective method for equine neck stretches.
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Tail stretches and lumbar lift for horses
Tail stretches and lumbar lift for horses demonstrated by equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler.
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Identifying head and jaw soreness
Three areas Mandy Hagler uses to help assess soreness in her horse's head and jaw.
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Evaluating back soreness
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler demonstrates the three areas she uses to determine if a horse is sore in its back.
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Palpating withers for soreness
How soreness in the withers can help identify other problem areas such as ribs with Mandy Hagler.
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The benefit of stretching horses
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler.goes over the many benefits of stretching your horse.
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Assessing hindend soreness
Equine bodywork expert Mandy Hagler demonstrates how she assesses equine hindend soreness.
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Equine acupressure point
Acupresure can be beneficial to your horse for many things including pain, back soreness, lameness, and even nonsweating. Learn how acupressure works and watch equine body worker Mandy Hagler demonstrate acupressure on a horse.
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The shoulder shrug stretch
Equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler demonstrates the shoulder shrug stretch and explains what it does.
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Eye Tapping Evaluation
Learn how to manage fluid buildup around a horse's eye with equine bodyworker Mandy Hagler.
