Teaching Your Horse to Longe
…and cadence. Longeing in a circle falls into the category of advanced heeding for several reasons. First, the horse and the handler are working in a corridor at a distance…
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Preventing and Relieving Tightness in Your Horse’s Poll
…repetitive longeing can contribute to poll tightness, as can longeing more in one direction than the other. -Tying: If a horse pulls back against a tie—for instance during shipping—poll tightness…
The Rarely Ridden Horse
…of longeing isn’t to allow your horse to mindlessly run circles around you. Credit: Photo by Alexis Bennett “The same rules of good movement should be applied to longeing as…
Attaching The Longe Line
…longeing cavessons are very expensive, and, honestly, they’re not absolutely necessary. Four other methods are also useful, depending on the horse and what you’re doing with him. Note, though, if…
Chain Links
…knows that’s MY lead rope).? If I need it for longeing, it hooks onto the end of the longe line. Otherwise it hangs on to the hook in the front…
Poles and Cavaletti For Horses That don’t Jump
…longe line or on his back, at all three gaits. So let’s talk about some exercises you can do in each of these ways. LONGEING EXERCISES. To really benefit from…
Navigating the Crowds
…safety officer to monitor the warm-up pen and schooling sessions. There should be some rules, like no longeing (or have a separate longeing arena); no carts driven while people are…
Jump Single Fences Fear-Free
…low jump with ground lines on both sides. Begin by longeing your horse over the two lowest obstacles (but only if you both are proficient in the art of longeing;…
Ask the Experts: Improving the Dressage Seat
…line — even advanced riders — because longeing allows you to concentrate on your position, balance and coordination, while someone else is in control of the horse. Longeing improves your…
Using Draw Reins and Side Reins
…doesn’t. You can use side reins with a saddle or a longeing surcingle. The reins loop around the girth or surcingle at one end (position them as with draw reins)…