This message is from: "M.Bijster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> hello
a horse that feels stiff, that can have many different causes 1. food : too rich may cause the muscsles to get sour. tho horse needs some time to become loose, even half an hour work 2. back problems a saddle that does not fit, a too heavy or unexperiences rider 3. leg problems:(tendons) because his leg hurts, he will his whole body rigid to avoid pain 4, how the horse is ridden: I see many stiff horses because the riders pull too much in the horses mouths without using their legs first. They are being ridden "backwards" instead of "forwards" and there will probably be still some other causes, like a horse that has hurt himself, had a fall or whatever. Good luck I had good experiences with a horse chiropractor by the way Marion, The Netherlands,
