Racehorses get bad joints, it's just part of the game. Trainers are always searching for the best way to get their students feeling as sound as they can. Thirty-five-year-old British Columbia resident Linda Guanti may have found the elusive answer everyone has been searching for
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According to an article on dailymail.co.uk, Guanti wasn't trying to cure the joint pain Lewis, her 17-year-old Egyptian Arabian, was suffering from when she decided to ease into some yoga positions one day. The X-ray technologist was looking to alleviate her own chronic back pain when Lewis decided to play a little 'monkey-see, monkey-do.'
The report explains that once Guanti realized Lewis wanted to work on his spiritual insight and tranquility, the strange endeavour took off full steam ahead. The pair worked for hours and the result was astonishing.
Lewis can assume the 'bow;' he can slide into a 'neck side stretch,' and he can also perform a move where he bends his front legs and drives his face into the ground in order to stretch his back
"Yoga is also just as beneficial for horses as for humans," Guanti was quoted as saying. "Horses have the same issues as we do. Stretching and body awareness reduces injury and enhances performance and pleasure in activity."
The article explains that Lewis' yoga sessions have eased his stiff joints, thus enabling him to carry on competing in his dressage career.
"I was amazed when he began to do yoga. He really adores the stretches and it's great that we can both combine our hobby and spend time together."
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(With files from dailymail.co.uk)