💥 Suppleness, Looseness & Absence of Tension ◾Requires the willingness of the horse ◾Muscles of neck & back band must be relaxed & swing with the movement of the horse’s legs ◾All joints bend & stretch equally well 💥Indications 1. Content & happy expression - relaxed eye, mobile ears 2. Tail carried & swinging like a pendulum 3. Soft & rhythmically swinging back – rider able to sit 4. Horse champing bit lightly with closed mouth 5. Moist lips - relaxed neck muscles open channels to parotid glands, chewing & swallowing produces foam 6. A purring snort showing mental relaxation Ask yourself next ride - Is your horse happy #horsesmouthsmatter 🤎