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Stress on a Vaulting Horse? (lunging)

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My vaulting team needs a new horse. We are using a pony but need a large horse. I have volunteered my horse since he has a TON of lift, is extremely calm, and is larger (16.1hh). He is getting over a muscle injury that pretty much ended us eventing but I cant bring myself to sell him. My instructor and I talked about it and thought letting him be a vaulting, drill team, and dressage horse from now on is the best idea. But today I have seen a lot of things online that vaulting is really bad for the horses and it hurts there back and legs. Is it true? Please help!
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I would assume that there are risks, but ones that can be managed. For instance, you can control how often and long they are on the lunge line, and cross-train with dressage to help strengthen without the wear and tear of the circle. Cross-training with trails or other "outside" activities might be another idea.
I suppose I would worry if the horse was going to be on the line for an hour every day.. But again, you can dictate how often. Is the pony you're using now showing signs of wear and tear from overuse?
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