How to Lunge a Horse with Side Reins.mp4

[Bruce4ever100]

my horse rears whenever i put side reins on even when they're loose, any tips?

[AngelFireStampede]

Thank you for such a great video (:

[mgaughrangator]

Thanks for the video! Helped a bunch. :) People who think side reins are terrible have either 1) never used them or 2) used them improperly to where their horse's head was yanked to its chest. Nice video and beautiful horse!

[drover92]

That poor horse. The horse is standing there in her intro with this nitwit pulling and tugging on that contraption of torture. The horse is showing his displeasure and frustration at her ridiculous behaviour and she has no sense of feel of the horse. I bet she rides with her reins pulled hard on too. Please viewer ignore this fool.This is everything bad in horse training. used correctly side reins are a great help in developing a horses top line and carriage, but this is the pits.

[deborahknight20]

@drover92  she is probably just nervous, she knows what she is talking about and lunged him well. If she was as awful as you say I doubt he would go so well.

[FitQuik]

@drover92 Contraption of torture? Do you not know about longing tack? this is NOT torture. Torture is a horse in the hands of someone with no clue, or someone who believes they think like humans. A longing cavesson is a great training aid.

[darknightfall]

Okay, this might be a stupid question, but why would you want the side reins equal length? Wouldnt you want the outer rein to be a little bit longer then the rein to the inside, to encourage bend? Please help me out! Haha thanks :)

[ChloeRosie14]

@darknightfall No because they have elestic on them so they stretch when needed :)

[joshlvn10]

so sick of hearing people talk........ get on and ride your horse!



[kallieth]

Oh my gosh. No no no no NO. Side Reins are NEVER a good idea. Yuck. Should really take this down, don't encourage such a disastrous training method please.

[deborahknight20]

@kallieth Actually used in the right hands they are very good and helpful for a horse which has been yanked about.

[NativeGirl1992]

@majority side reins can really help a horse when used correctly. I use them on my off the track thoroughbred they helped build her topline up.

[SuperOldtrout]

Using elasticated sidereins reveals a misunderstanding of the correct nature of contact with the mouth.

[OiiOiiLOL]

you spend 3:24 mins just talking about what your GOING to do! lol what does that say about her?

[tantejohan]

@OiiOiiLOL that says that she is accurate by what she is saying and that she ecsplanes what you should do and what no to do...

[Lantaur94]

Thanks for your reply, Will let you know how I get on. Thanks once again

[Lantaur94]

Should you train with side reins before going on to using a Pessoa? Thanks in advance

[EquineGall]

@Lantaur94 No it doesn't matter wether you do side reins first or the pessoa first. They are both completely different tools with different goals.

[BethanHorseMad]

my horse can only canter in strait lines :) that is how i nearly broke my neck

[Zanthoraz]

By introducing this, what if my horse were to resist the side rein and flips his head up? Wouldnt this hurt him?

[EquineGall]

@Zanthoraz you should start of loose and lunge him. then gradually make them tighter over a few weeks until you have the head in the desired position. If the horse is rearing and flipping over then he feels stuck and unable to get away from what he feels is a scary situation. By doing it slowly tighter your horse learns that it isn't scary at all.Remember to go at a speed that your horses feels comfortable at. If he doesn't look comfortable go a little looser again and build up

[amieHERSELF]

thanks for this, sounds like a good idea for my horse.

[hmmice]

yup helpful i ahave been lunging my horse and am using side reins tomorrow to help his stiff side a bit without panicing him

[horsenessness]

nice jacket

[vxRussianRoulettexv]

This is a very good video! Just purchased my lunge equipment today, and needed a review before using them tomorrow...perfect!