Therapeutic Equine Stretching System

The Therapeutic Equine Stretching System also known in French as the MATH system in France, is an innovative patented therapeutic system specially designed by Alexandre Le Guillanton, French Kinesitherapist and human and equine osteopath. It is designed to promote optimal stretching of the horses back without the use of a bit. The upper balls, placed on the first cervical vertebra, stimulate the motor points of the cervical extensor muscles, naturally encouraging your horse to lower the neck. Frontal balls eliminate any over-pressure, ensuring maximum comfort. How to use: First use at standstill: Using your hands with the balls centered correctly over the horses poll, encourage the head to lower. When the head is relaxed and lowered, reward your horse. Repeat this reflex several times to make it easier for the horse to understand. In the course of the session, if the horse resists too much, repeat the exercise. After warming up without tension on the lunge, mobilize at the walk, encouraging the hips outwards on a small circle and then encourage the neck descent by enlarging it. Repeat transitions trot-walk so that the horse perceives the release of tension. Prolonged descent requires postural balancing and progressive lengthening of the thoracolumbar fascias, which is not immediate and will require several sessions. Progressiveness and relaxation will be the basis for using TESS, to encourage rather than constrain. Emphasis will be placed on engaging the hind legs under the body, then mobilizing the last lumbar vertebrae and allowing vertical thrust Promotes optimal stretching of its back without the use of a bit. Benefits of Use Natural descent of the neck: With no constraint on the mouth, the TESS allows your horse to release the tip of the nose forward, facilitating the stretching of thoracic and lumbar muscles and fascia. Lasting effectiveness: The TESS helps maintain a low neck posture for a minimum of 3 minutes, guaranteeing lasting effects on muscles and fascias. Prevention of Pathologies: A specific weekly stretching session is highly recommended for the sport horse. The TESS allows this work to be carried out with the horse at full length, without carrying the rider's weight. Sufficient engagement, marked by overlapping of the trace of the foreleg, further opens up the vertebrae from TH14 to TH18 and from L5 to the sacrum, areas often prone to pathologies. Easy to install Installation of the MATH is quick and easy. balls can be placed behind the halter or snaffle (without browband) thanks to the adjustable browband. Adjust the leather strap tension length so the high point of the neck is 5 to 10 cm lower than the high point of the withers. Need help with fitting? Call us at 910-638-4635 or email us at customersupport@ridecorrectconnect.com Inspired Innovation By using balls to recreate reflex stimulation on the motor points of the first cervical extensor muscles, you are able to reproduce the effect obtained by the fingers. This reflex cervical flexion, with no constraint on the mouth and no bit, allows the tip of the nose to descend naturally towards the front and optimizes stretching of the thoracolumbar muscles and fascias. The solution for Horses The TESS addresses a common problem: many riders struggle to hold their horse's neck down for long enough for optimal benefit. Horses generally hold this posture for only a few seconds, whereas 3 minutes is required for lasting effects.