Have you ever looked at picture’s of other people’s horses and thought, “Dang, I wish my horse had a topline like that!” Maybe your horse has come off of winter with less strength than you wanted. Or you might have…
How to Use Half-Halts for Lunging
Maybe you’re a long-time lunger, or maybe you’re just starting out. You and your horse are starting your lunging training session and all of your equipment is correctly attached. You send your horse out onto the circle but then you…
How to Have a Lunge Lesson on Horseback
Have you ever had the feeling that you just can’t get your balance right while riding? Or maybe you want to be able to focus less on your seat and more on what your legs are supposed to be doing.…
My Horse Wants to Lunge Herself
Have you ever watched your horse race around the lunge line like they’ve never cantered a day in their life? Your horse is great under saddle – her brain is there with you and she understands your seat cues. So…
The Cavesson
Our masterclass, The Art of Lunging, is based around using a cavesson for lunging training. Because of this, the most common question we are asked is, “what cavesson is the right one to buy?” We’ll show you at the end…
Let’s Get Started: The Assessment
Most of us have lunged a horse in some way before. But have you started your lunging training plan with an Assessment? The Assessment is the first thing you should do for every horse you want to lunge. Completing the…
Body Language and the Whip
Have you ever watched someone lunging their horse and wondered how the horse moves so well with the trainer’s body language? What tools do they use to achieve that? In this week’s video, we show you how to use your…
Perfecting the Use of the Whip
We’ve talked before on the basics of handling the whip. Now, we want to give you a deeper insight on the important ways to use the whip, and how your other aids work with it, for maximum effective communication of…
Basic Body Language for Lunging Training
When we think about lunging training for our horses, the first thing that comes to mind is usually that our horse is going on a circle and we, or a trainer, are standing in the middle of that circle. We…
How to Tie Your Reins for Lunging
Have you ever been in a hurry to lunge your horse, maybe before a lesson or a show? You already have your horse tacked up and ready to go, and you want to give him one last workout. He’s already…