Horses naturally carry more weight on their forehand because their  head and neck, created for grazing, are heavy. A horse should be trained to carry more weight using the larger, stronger muscles of the hindquarters to facilitate forward movement and support a rider’s weight without injury to their spine. The first step in the training is full body awareness and support, created by wearing a ProSix. 

Horses are naturally asymmetrical.  Horses are more commonly left-side dominant and prefer counter-clockwise movement when working in circles. Horses feel safer working with the support of their stronger side and may be reluctant to work toward their weaker side. Which canter lead does your horse favor? A horse may also develop weakness and asymmetrical muscling for many reasons including accident, injury, or illness, and will compensate by shifting weight to the stronger side or offloading to a stronger leg. Compensation patterns often remain even after healing. Retrain your horse’s balance  with ProSix.

ProSix encourages a correct and upright posture, supporting the horse to balance its weight more equally between all four feet.  ProSix promotes balance with four strategically placed bands encircling the body fore to hind and encourages the lift of the lower abdominals to support the spine. Unlike any other training aid, ProSix connects the whole horse with wide bands of knitted elastic that support and stabilize without restricting movement. 

ProSix facilitates mental balance with calming, steady, gentle pressure. This deep touch pressure relieves stress and anxiety. A calm horse can process new information, learn, adapt to new situations, and relax. ProSix promotes calming, similar to swaddling, weighted vests, weighted blankets, and compression wraps.