How To Lunge A Horse & Some Lunging Tips

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Lunging a horse is a valuable skill to have. It is one you need to work on and develop but it is worth taking the time to learn.

[@harmonycarroll7961]

Hello I'm needing some help with my 9 month old colt he won't lead, or lunge or walk at all really he's constantly pulling on the lead I've tried so hard with your other videos and the pressure and release but it doesn't seem to be helping please this is becoming a nightmare please will you help with some more tips for extra extra stubborn colts I've tried everything! And I don't want to give up he's a really good horse just so so lazy and stubborn

[@LadySienna3]

@@harmonycarroll7961Have the same problem with my 2.9 year old mare

[@pamelaturnbull4344]

You, Basic Horse Training, are the best Instructor, with the most common sense. Thank You x

[@BasicHorseTraining]

🥰

[@michelekanefsky7511]

Thanks for the tips for the reins and stirrups! I lunge my horse as you do! I think it’s fun, and I think builds are relationship/communication.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

It really does doesn’t it 😊

[@joyhughes5937]

Thanks Josie, I really appreciate your approach and manner. I am recovering from brain trauma from taking part in a 3 Day Mountain Bike Race in 2018. We moved onto a property with acreage enabling me to getmy beautiful mare. She was being used by the leaders in a Trail Riding Company prior to me buying her. Although she was a young TB (4yr old) she was a laid back plodder and won my instantly. Owing to my healing I haven’t been able to do as much as I wanted but have an ex jockey as a neighbor who helps me out. Love your teaching, thanks a bunch 👍🐎.

[@evaburgess3648]

This was a great lesson as usual. Clear reminders of what is good. I am having to do lots of groundwork as I recover from a concussion and this is a perfect reminder for me of how to lunge not run.

[@KingsMom831]

Rebel looking like the majestic being he is! 🤩

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Doest that mean fat 😝

[@KingsMom831]

@@BasicHorseTraining JOSIE!!!! 😮 How could you!? LOL I love the close-ups of his face we almost never get to see them that up close and personal this was beautiful! I love his soft eyes. He’s absolutely gorgeous💛

[@BasicHorseTraining]

He is a gorgeous boy. Very cheeky but gorgeous 🥰

[@KingsMom831]

@@BasicHorseTraining I love that you allow them to be horses! Sounds like so many people won’t see you to never “miss behave“ but personally, I love seeing horses that are feeling fresh, frisky & full of it! Obviously, there’s a time in a place for this. Apparently, it’s in your videos LOL that one thumbnail just cracks me up! All your horses are so well behaved, so on the rare occasion they spook or crow-hop or whatever, it makes me smile 😃 I love hearing you chuckle at them too 😆

[@BasicHorseTraining]

I was taught in the beginning that I had to “control” everything and the horses had to be robots but it never sat well with me. When I had enough confidence to start to think for myself I realised that I didn’t have to control everything. From there I started to enjoy my journey with horses. Before then it always felt “wrong”. I always asked myself “why can’t a horse be a horse” and never found a reason why they couldn’t be.

[@elizabethkiener9220]

Thx Josie for sharing 😊. I always use a cavesson (similar to your serrata), the main advantage is being able to position the horse's head by applying LIGHT pressure on the nose and so avoiding unhealthy movement patterns (i.e. turning their head to the outside). As you mentioned, I'd never lunge a horse by attaching the lunge line to their bit (unfortunately still common practice).

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Much more finesse with a cavesson/serreta isn't there 😃

[@helenstone8526]

Great tack tip at the end, luv these videos.

[@hannahmarran6905]

Yes, yes, yes!! Drivelines are super important and often overlooked! I love the tips you shared at the end, they’re really useful. Do you have any experience working with gaited horses? I am training a gaited yearling and I am struggling with helping her find her balance. Especially on the lunge line. Any ideas or resources I can use? Thanks!

[@christinelotz4297]

Thank you Josie And I hope you feel better soon

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you Christine. 💗

[@susanstallings1269]

Feel better

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Thank you Susan 💕

[@annekirk5316]

Sorry to hear that you are feeling poorly! I wish you a speedy recovery. You read my mind re the tips! Finally, someone has told me how on both counts.👍

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@veronicajacobsen1092]

Thanks Josie, another wonderful helpful video. I look forward to putting this into practice tomorrow. .

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are very welcome Veronica 🤗

[@benitascott3533]

Thankyou Josie, very good & helpful videos! As always! You do such a great job! Informative & systematic. And I love yr horses. 🐎🐴🙏

[@nicolerackley5336]

Thank you I love how you said something about your belly button and also about how to tie the reins. Great video

[@swann64]

Fantastic video, as always! Do you by chance have a video on how to “un-sour” an arena sour horse?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Sorry no I don’t Tara

[@emmabull860]

Love your Videos, thank you very much !🫶💕💕

[@staceyarbelo4255]

Thank you. Do you have any tips for a horse that anticipates? My horse has started anticipating the canter.

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Try this Stacey … does he anticipate under saddle or on the lunge? Horse Riding Lessons Correcting Your Horses Anticipation kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqu5ZquIqKaaoM0

[@staceyarbelo4255]

@@BasicHorseTraining thank you this is very helpful! He does it while under saddle. Doesn't fully go into the canter but does a weird hopping like he is about to.

[@cherylyingstbartel1457]

Can you do a video on long-reining? I think it is a lost art. I long-rein all of my young horses and it is amazing how it can advance them.

[@lindsayCswain]

Would love to see this, trying to learn

[@janeatonsquarecallicott19]

This is really interesting to learn and I enjoyed the two tips at the end. Rebel is such a lovely horse. Can I ask which breed Rebel is and how high he is?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Rebel is a Warmblood x TB and he is 16:3 and twice as broad 😆

[@cazema1]

Great video!!! Thank you 😊

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are welcome ☺️

[@shannonclendon1424]

He's a lovely mover. What breed is he? I love how he is such a chill dude. You don't have to work very hard to get him to do what you want him to do!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

He is a Warmblood x TB and a very cheeky boy 😆

[@shannonclendon1424]

@@BasicHorseTraining well it’s good that he has some personality! He’s lovely!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Loads of personality 🥰

[@cherieseeliger4340]

Any suggestions on were to purchase a serratta

[@BasicHorseTraining]

That depends on what country you live in Cherie. artisantack.com/product/deluxe-leather-lunging-cavesson/ www.dancinghorse.com.au/shop/saddlery/lunging-equipment/spanish-cavesson/ Here are a couple of suggestions. I googled it and found some that I liked then checked on the credentials of where I bought it from. Mine was somewhere in Spain I think but I can't find it to share with you sorry.

[@Username_taken_]

Does anyone else wish they could personally learn face to face with Josie😂♥️

[@BasicHorseTraining]

🙏 🥰

[@Triggerrrr]

Hello! I love your videos but I have a question, I’m currently training my own horse and he’s still pretty green but I’ve been trying to teach him to lunge but I don’t think he quite understands. I try to get him to move forward by tapping him on the butt until he moves I remove the pressure, I’ve been trying this for awhile now and he still doesn’t seem to get what he’s supposed to do? I’ve been doing a lot of ground work with him recently and really want to teach him how to lunge, hoping you can maybe give me some tips on ways I can get him to understand the concept of lunging? Thank you :)

[@susie7035]

I’m struggling to get my horse to stretch down, he’s very good on cues but runs around with head in the air 😬….any tips would be fantastic Thankyou

[@jnjstroud]

Hey lady! Curious about the name spellinh and possible link to the headstall you used to lunge with. Thanks!!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Hey Jenna! How is you baby coming along? It's called a Serreta and I will see if I can find you a link. Just make sure you get one with the strap that keeps the cheekpiece out of the eye. This is a 3-ring one and I think it is located in the US (where if I remember correctly you are too) www.darkhorsesaddlery.ca/index.php/spanish-portuguese-working-equitation/spanish-working-equitation-portuguese/item/0067-tradtional-working-serreta?category_id=73

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Here is one like mine except it has a brow band as well artisantack.com/product/lunging-cavesson-lopez/

[@jnjstroud]

@@BasicHorseTraining oh my goodness, He is a such a little man...with big personality 😊 Thanks for this!!!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

You are welcome 🤗

[@stephanieschmid5913]

How come when I say good boy he stops and looks at me? What am I doing?

[@bcrhorsemanshipllc]

We lunge the same way 😁.

[@OnceUponaTimeline]

Probably safest to choose a grip that means if the horse does a surprise yank, you don't break off your finger. Maybe your horse is a 100 percent good boy but a lot of horses are not.

[@CommonSense14537]

This looks all well and good for a horse that knows what to do to follow your cues and body language, but you haven't touched on how to teach this to your horse. ie. What to do if your horse doesn't walk out on the circle or walks in close to you. How to start from scratch.

[@KingsMom831]

Here’s a video she did which touches on basic pressure & release. Specifically, using your body language to move your horse away from you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5PXXqSnqpuNhtU

[@CommonSense14537]

@@KingsMom831 I don't see a video link?

[@KingsMom831]

@@CommonSense14537 Can you check the previous comment and see if it’s there now?

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Hi Tamara, How to lunge a horse is a course in itself and beyond the realms of a quick KZbin video. I will be addressing that and many other issues in my membership and I will be using "untrained" horses. If that is something that you think you would be interested in just add your email to the waitlist. I would love to have you there 👉 www.bht.horse/academywaitlist

[@alisonwalker5921]

Very useless thank you very much :)

[@BasicHorseTraining]

Sorry that you didn’t like it.

[@alisonwalker5921]

OMG how dreadful I had written very useful not useless!!! I loved the video, I’m so sorry about that mistake!

[@BasicHorseTraining]

That’s ok Alison. Autocorrect gets me too. I though you may have due to the :).