What do you do if you want to get your horse’s attention while lunging but you’re not sure how? Half-halts can support your other lunging aids when you’re cross-training your horse, and that’s what we want to talk about in…
Using the Pyramid of Training to Guide your Lunging Goals
Advertised initially by the United States Dressage Federation, the Pyramid of Training it’s an incredibly helpful tool for all disciplines that you can use to guide your lunging training plan. In this blog, we want to share with you some…
Mastering the use of the Whip While Lunging a Horse
The Lunge Whip is an essential accessory of lunging training, along with the lunge line, the cavesson, and the side reins. In this blog, we are sharing important insights into mastering the use of the whip while lunging a horse…
How to Evaluate Your Horse’s Condition Before a Lunging Session
The Assessment is the first thing you should do for every horse you want to lunge. Completing the assessment allows you to check your horse for lameness or injuries, check its form and mental state, and make sure it is…
5 Tips to Stop Your Horse from Coming Behind the Vertical
Does your horse consistently pull its head back behind the vertical? Do you struggle with a horse who doesn’t understand how to move forward through its topline? In this blog, we are sharing what this means, how you can identify…
How to Train your Horse to Respond to your Body Language while Lunging
When we think about lunging training for our horses, the first thing that comes to mind is usually that our horse is going in a circle and we, or a trainer, are standing in the middle of that circle. We…
The Essential Guide for Lunging with a Cavesson
Often we receive a lot of questions related to the Cavesson: How to lunge with a Cavesson? What is a lunge Cavesson used for? What Cavesson is the right one to buy?… To help you with these questions, in this…
Free Webinar: How to Build Topline with Lunging Training
This week, we are hosting a free webinar on How to Build Topline with Lunging Training, where you’ll hear some tips and advice from Coach Sue about how lunging training can help with your horse’s topline! Building your horse’s topline…
Why “Blow Off Some Steam” is not the Answer
I want you to think about when you were first introduced to lunging. Was it at a show, where your horse was being a little too frisky before your round? Were you working with youngsters? Maybe before a lesson? These…
Lunging a horse is really necessary?
Another question that we often receive is: “Lunging a horse is really necessary?” First things first: It’s okay if you aren’t sure if lunging is really important for a horse! Lunging simply can TRANSFORM your training program and keep your…