Longing Demo - Young Horse Part I

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Dutch WB x Bashkir Curly gelding Aligarh with Erica K. Frei from Awareness In Riding.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• lunge
• lunging
• horse
• demonstration
• erica
• frei
• bashkir
• curly
• dutch
• warmblood
• training
• longe
• longing

[Samglz223]

When lunging my four year old she continues to come inward and some times will buck and kick but not just kick but actually kick at me! I do not know what to do, or if I am doing something wrong

[AIRiding]

@Samglz223 You may need to start out by leading first and slowly increasing the distance between the two of you - if she has the opportunity to kick at you then you are in the wrong place! It is important to be aware of your position so that you can be safe at all times. The reason she is bucking and kicking can be as simple as she is expecting to play on the lunge, or as unfortunate as being afraid of the whip.

[horsedreamer2292]

i have a yearling that doesnt back up very well, i'm lucky to get a couple steps out of her, and i do reward/praise her when she does what i ask, but backing up is REALLY not her strong point. none the less she really dosent stop when i ask, and i've tried many things. help? (she is my first yearling ever and i do have some help every once in a while)

[AIRiding]

@horsedreamer2292 It would help if you explained how you are asking her to back up.

[locolobos0035]

I have a question. I am relatively new to lunging although i have been around horses for a long time. I was always taught to aim my belly button toward their hindquarters and "push" them forward with my body language. In this video it seems like you are "pulling" him forward with your body pointing at his head. Is there a reason why you tend to prefer this over facing his hindquarters?

[AIRiding]

@locolobos0035 This is a young horse who has not been taught to move forwards from the hindquarters, so pointing myself at his hindquarters is going to be like speaking Chinese to him. He knows how to be led and so I want to communicate as closely to that as possible in the beginning - which is that your body is directed more forwards rather than him seeing me "block" him by pointing back to his hindquarters. This position also gives me more freedom to direct his shoulders. :)

[gordon2943]

great clip keep it up =)

[AIRiding]

@xSPARKLEfoolx If you can lead him without him trying to buck, rear or pull you around then start there and very slowly work on increasing the distance between you two. If you start by trying to have him on the full length of the lunge line he may just see it as an opportunity to play around before you've established how to communicate with him on the lunge. If he is bucking, rearing and pulling you he is too far away for you to influence him.

[xSPARKLEfoolx]

My Boys Just Turning 5, But When i Try and Lunge him, He Bucks And Rears, i Usually get pulled over even though hes 11hh, I Just cant keep controll of him

[AIRiding]

@MrGFitzpatrick Thank you :) Best of luck - would love to see/hear about your progress!