The importance of letting your horse roll-Messy and Happy

To roll or not to roll that may be the question in your mind when you have a beautiful horse that you would like to keep clean. 

Rolling is very important to your horse emotionally as well as physically. Your horse needs it just like we do when we lye on the living room floor and stretch out our backs. 

One of the most important times is directly after riding before you hose your horse off. This often will make your horse not want to roll after the bath too. Sometimes the horse wants both! 

This is beneficial to the horse's body because he can align his spine and straighten out any kinks that may have been created in his back under the saddle.

I personally find that some horses are happy while being ridden if they have been allowed to roll and run around before grooming and saddling. 

Horses are often happier psychologically and physically even when they look messy to us! Messy and Happy!