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"Do you know how John/Josh feel about lunging?"

 
 

Dear Keith...

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Do you know how John/Josh feel about lunging? I have injured my back and am "out of the saddle" for a while, but my horse needs the exercise as he is quite the easy keeper. I have read the articles in Perfect Horse, but have also heard from other sources, that it can be damaging to the horse's legs if done too frequently. I have not really read the "Lyons view" on that part of it. Do you know? Mary

 
 
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Suggested Articles

 

Suggested Article: "Lungeing a Horse: How, When & Why"
To a large extent, lunge-lining simply mocks round pen work. It allows you to teach your horse to read your body language and to begin seeing you as boss without ponying up the big bucks a good round pen might set you back. With that in mind, you...
from our Horse Lunge Training series > read more

 
   

Suggested Article: "Horses That Pull Back | Won't Stand Tied"
I don't specifically teach my horse to not pull back. Instead, when I'm working on "giving to the bit," what I'm teaching is to "give" in the direction of the pull, regardless of where it comes from. Up, down, whatever angle the pull comes from – it...
from our Horse Training Basics series > read more

 
   
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