Developing proprioception

MEET THE TRAINER

ROBYN CHERRY is yard manager at Tyre Hill Equestrian in Worcestershire. She began working on a racing yard aged 14 and has gone on to run her own yard, and to manage others of all sizes. She holds the RDA equivalent of a BHSAI, and specialises in rehabilitating horses post-intensive care and post-injury.

WITH LIMITED TIME to ride in the winter, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut of going round and round the arena with no real aim or objective. But with a little thought and preplanning, there are ways to not only add some variety to your winter schooling, but also to increase your horse’s flexibility, range of motion, paces and proprioception.

“This is a pole work exercise called the hot cross bun,” says Robyn. “It is a great way to work on