Improving Strength and Stride with Cavalettis By Bobbie Lyons, Cert CF.

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Cavaletti training, or trotting through low-set poles, has been used with horses for decades to improve stride length, limb awareness, and timing. Cavalettis are also used to improve heart and circulatory function and to test the horse’s ability to learn. More recent information says that cavaletti training can also improve core strength, power in each limb, and overall movement.