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- a hat
- gloves
- sturdy boots
- Encourages suppleness, engagement and obedience
- Improves balance, especially in young horses
- Allows you to assess how your horse is working from the ground
- Adds variety to your horse’s work
- Plays a major part in training young horses to accept the contact and get used to their tack without the weight of a ride
- Can be an effective part of rehabilitating your horse from an injury
- a lunge line
- a lunge whip a
- bridle or lunge cavesson,
- both a roller with side reins or
- protective boots or bandage
lunging
Bethany Shorter
Created on May 11, 2021
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THE guide to...
lungeing
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benefits to lungeing.......
Lungeing tack........
Typical lungeing session......
For the horse
- a lunge line
- a lunge whip a
- bridle or lunge cavesson,
- both a roller with side reins or
- protective boots or bandage
- Encourages suppleness, engagement and obedience
- Improves balance, especially in young horses
- Allows you to assess how your horse is working from the ground
- Adds variety to your horse’s work
- Plays a major part in training young horses to accept the contact and get used to their tack without the weight of a ride
- Can be an effective part of rehabilitating your horse from an injury
For the handler:
- a hat
- gloves
- sturdy boots
Pessoa....
In fact, lunging sessions shouldn’t typically exceed 15-20 minutes anyway, as it can cause strain on the horse’s joints, particularly if you are working in a small circle for the majority of that time.
Your first five minutes should always be spent allowing the horse to warm up in walk without any lunging aids attached.
0-5min
Depending on your goals for the session and whether your horse benefits more from going into trot or canter after walk, you could pick either pace next for another five minutes.
5-10mins
05
Now that your horse has spent ten minutes loosening up, you can do 5 to 7 minutes of more advanced work.
10-15mins
After your horse has done his work, you can take any lunging aids off and spend a few minutes allowing the horse to stretch and cool down with a short stretchy trot and the remainder of the time in walk.
15-20mins
Your voice is one of the most important things in lunging and riding and is your first communication of the natural aids. Start using it to give instructions — the horse should recognise it and be obedient to it — a soft voice to calm and slow down, a sharper voice to activate and tighter body language