Longeing Exercises Build Muscle
You can build muscle and condition on your horse by using lots of transitions both between and within gaits on the longe line. This goes beyond the usual walk/trot/canter at…
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Side Reins Bring Free, Forward Movement
…even a chain, which, besides being harsh for longeing, must be removed and rethreaded through the halter when the direction is changed. Getting Started Lead the horse to the longeing…
Going Round and Round – Improve Your Riding with Longe Lessons
…technique, so we find that frequently rotating horses, riders and longeing partners benefits everyone. Your longeing person has primary control over the horse—with the longe line fed through the closest…
Put the Horse Before the Horse Cart
…Stage 1: Longeing What you need: • Halter • Bridle with snaffle bit • Soft cotton longe-line • Longeing or driving whip Longeing isn’t a big part of John Lyons’…
Young Horses Need A Leader, Not A Friend
…to trot and then canter. We start longeing young horses in an enclosed ring or round pen so they can’t get away if they spook. Once they’re longeing in a…
‘What’s the Rush?’
…wake up her feet with some of my “longeing for respect,” which emphasizes changes of direction more than the repetitive circles of traditional longeing. Longeing for respect is a terrific…
Devices To Help Develop A Round Frame
…Balance Training System ($106.95 to $129.99, from various retailers, www.fabri-tech.com, 800-332-4797) is a whole-horse device that can only be used while longeing. It includes a nylon longeing cavesson, a loose-ring…
Ask Horse Journal: July Letter
…it in our training’ We’re all riding ?trained? horses. Performance Editor John Strassburger responds: Double-longeing is also called long-lining, and it means longeing your horse with two longe lines, both…
Longe Your Horse with Confidence
There are lots of good reasons to longe your horse, as long as you do it well. One objective in longeing is to create a pattern of control. But that…
Stress Rx
…my mare.”—Lori Gianforte, Arizona. 3. Stress Releaser: Longeing Time required: About 20 to 30 minutes. Why it works: Longeing yields a very high satisfaction rate for most people because it’s…