HOW TO TEACH A HORSE TO LUNGE 🐴

[@CarmellaAbel]

My online course all about lunging is now live! You can check it out here: shop.equinehelper.com/courses/lunging

[@JessicaAnderson-gs1kz]

Appreciate you breaking down these basic exercises explaining the subtle use of pressure to establish a soft mouth!!

[@kmellis1099]

😂 I love the zoom in on Tucker's face when he yawns. He is so cute! You've trained him well!!

[@donnachacon296]

I enjoy the presenter's friendly personality on camera and the way in which she shares the information. It keeps me interested and it is easy to understand and use in real life. Thank you.

[@kmellis1099]

I agree! She's just awesome.

[@MayinaAWA]

I love how your horse is so willing to always do what you ask him for!

[@itz_addie]

My grandpa has a really stubborn Appaloosa and I’m trying to get her back in shape. Lunging isn’t working too well but you’re helping out a lot! I will try this with her! She’s 20 right now and doesn’t have much time... I would like to get her to practice barrels but I think she’ll be there next winter.

[@CarmellaAbel]

Best of luck!

[@itz_addie]

@@CarmellaAbel How many horses do you have besides tucker?

[@maribethcable9633]

Your demo and explaination is so helpful.Tuckers such a great assistant!

[@cedarforest4621]

Tucker is SO adorable, especially around 5:30.

[@Arianna_2008]

This really helped I don’t have a horse yet but sheep are a little similar and my sheep are big enough that my little sister can ride them but not like martin busting but like a horse so I need to be able to lunch my sheep and this really helped thank you so much

[@Conny226]

Thank you so much for teaching this I am getting my first horse today ❤️

[@bellagarcia7038]

Did u get the horse?

[@karengibson2688]

I know you've spoken about it before but can you do a video on how to stop a horse mugging you for treats but still use treats in training?

[@nala8223]

Don't know if you've found anything yet, but clicker training. Always, ALWAYS an effective method

[@kelsipearl5430]

Hello! Love your videos they are very helpful and spot on. I have done this with my horse and she is very stubborn and does not seem to be bothered by the whip at all. She will star to walk for a couple minutes and stop and will not move...

[@samanthamawditt4431]

Everything you teach is amazing and my horse is working so well with all the training you advise we do x

[@dedeemilnes5920]

You are so talented and always thinking what’s best for the horse. Slow and steady wins the race. Love concept yells shoulder and disengage hide end so helpful❤️🐎

[@CarmellaAbel]

Thanks, Kathryn!

[@dakohtamac3122]

Hello! I’m new here! I watched some of your videos and I love them! I subscribed pretty quickly! You explain and teach very well! I love trying these tricks and new things with her! Thank you!

[@josequintero4034]

Best channel ever!👍👌👊💪❤️

[@zuba7837]

I love your videos! You taught me so much about how I could train my pony! Thank you!

[@salomeabugaian5969]

Thank you very much. I have a question. How to deal with a horse that does not fear the whip? I have a 2 year old that simlpy does not move sometimes. Tucker is a very nice horse! You make helpful videos!

[@brittanyschnell]

I've been watching your videos a lot recently. Most of them are older videos and I must say that your newer videos are such an improvement for video quality. Your camera man and sound are both great! Thanks for all the help!! I bought my first horse in September. You have taught me so much about him!

[@CarmellaAbel]

Thanks! We have come a long way 😂 I wish you the best of luck with your new horse!

[@amitkumarchinoobhaipatel6892]

Knowledge never gets old, if u ve nt seen a video its New for you.

[@rachelrafferty2027]

Your videos have been so helpful for me ! Thanks !

[@brookeducharme6547]

I love your videos.!

[@CarmellaAbel]

Thank you for your support!

[@lanamyers_101]

Me: owners two horses, one bought as troubled lesson horse and one bought as an unhandled weanling, both trained myself, has a steady routine with everything necessary in it Also me: hmmm this looks interesting maybe I can train my horse this... Lol you can never learn to much 👌 Your vids are great but I only watch out of interest 😂 Love u ❤️

[@amitkumarchinoobhaipatel6892]

Ha ha ha ! Every body watch videos coz it interest them , me too.

[@GardentipsfromAustonandmore]

Would love a video with an animal that has never lunged before.

[@farmwifeadventures]

I would like that as well!

[@22evilone]

I love all the.wonderful information you teach all of us, your awesome thank you. I’ve been training dogs and cats for 30 years. I just find whatever the animals currency is then I use that in their individual training. This truly works best every time.with a better experience for all involved. I would never make an animal have fear of being harmed by me ever. Animals I’ve found once their basic needs are met will gladly do whatever makes us happy. Hoping if we are interested enough to learn what makes the animal happy aka their currency figure out what their have really pure intentions are want to please people. and if their happy mostly all will happily make the people who should care for them, show them love,feed, and play with them. any negative tool used for negative a correction to intimidate them into compliance as its being trained to trust a person who is flipping a whip in front of you and all around you while you’re trying to make your person happy and then put in my lunch with Alhe training whip necessary for every horse can’t even train was just a long rope I just don’t feel right about a whip on a horse or any animal and I have a horse he’s trained I didn’t training but I’d like to work with them and I don’t really want to use a wet but I want to keep him up-to-date on his training I have a gypsy Vanner he’s on 1000 pounds he likes treats and listens really well what do you suggest is it absolutely necessary for every horse to be trained with the whip please advise me I’m new at this I’ve only had him for two months and Shamus is the best animal ever?

[@AlbaSolaMesquida]

Thank you for your videos, may I ask you what is the reward you gave you your horse at the very beginning, when you were teaching him? are we talking about a treat in your hand or pumper him? it is important to me as I am with a filly that she is 2 years old and needs to learn EVERYTHING so I am really paying attention to your lessons. thank you

[@amitkumarchinoobhaipatel6892]

Kido bless u, my Stallion was draggin n running away 2 eat D millet in my field He wld run around at full gallop Den he wld stop and I wld go 2 him n pick up my lead rope. Ur idea wll work.

[@richie6141]

Hey Carmella!! I'm getting my first horse, and I've just started building the pasture. Any tips and things I should know? :D

[@CarmellaAbel]

Hi Lora! I would make sure the horse has adequate shelter, safe fencing, and no poisonous plants to eat 😮 when my parents moved to their farm, they had red maples in the pasture, not knowing that they were poisonous. One of the horses ended up getting very sick because of it and they had to remove the trees. Best of luck with your land!

[@richie6141]

@@CarmellaAbel Thanks so much!!!!! I love you and your vids, and I've watched no lie, every one of your videos!! >:3 And I feel sorry for that horse. :< I just wanted to let you know you're a role model to me and I wish for you and Tucky ;) to have a very happy day!!

[@Carroty_Peg]

this is sooooo helpful :) ps if you pick up one of the wind lapel mics you won't need to shout so much! My bf is makes videos and he said it was a gamechanger for him

[@CarmellaAbel]

Thanks! I’ll have to try one of those!

[@gabbrielewilson6702]

My gelding has had a bunch of bad experiences with lunging. A while back, I promised him I wouldn’t lunge him bc it’s just a bad experience for everyone involved.... I think it’s time to break that promise and start desensitizing him to the lunge whip😅

[@chellerose]

Gratitude Carmella and Tucker❤️

[@ronakrambhia9820]

hey thanks for all the info you give us it really helps us to bring the 100% out of our horses thanks a lot!!!

[@blkluvla]

Excellent!!

[@cathya-b3172]

My horse does not always pull away, rather he comes closer to me as if he wants to stop. I send him out again and he works his way in again. Older horse 23 years and I've had him about 4 months.

[@TheMacs1]

New horse owner- Our first horse- Bella, she’s been trained years ago (she’s now 15) .. is it worth teach me TRYING to teach her to lunge at 15? We also don’t know every much about horse so we will be learning with her

[@coleenskinner2101]

Great videos... you are doing a wonderful job, I am learning a lot

[@martybontumasi5058]

Tucker's such a good horse! Thank you for your wonderful informative videos!

[@Mossssssssssssssssssssssssssss]

Can you do a video on how to trim a horses winter coat, mane, and tail?

[@chloemongin4832]

I would love to see how you deal with horses that pull back or front tie well, also trailering!

[@CarmellaAbel]

These are all great video ideas!

[@cathyweiss1814]

I really needed this for my pony ❤️✨️

[@Tinysadventures0123]

What if your horse (OTTB) isn't a fan of lunge whips or any whip for that matter? What can I use in place of a whip?

[@rafaelatsatsa3535]

Hi!! So i want to start training my horse groundwork but i don't know what whip i should get and how long it should be I'd really appreciate it if you gave me some recommendations!! Also i love your videos

[@NighRedFoxy]

Hey I know it's an old video, but does working on a lunge helps with connection between the owner and a horse? Does it build trust?

[@emmar2675]

My horse only has one eye because he had to have his left eye removed because of an infection. I was wondering if you have any advice for lunging him on his left side because he can’t see me and doesn’t know what I’m telling him to do?

[@AbuelitaPaloma]

You have great videos my only suggestion would be that you slow down as you speak. Especially bc you have a higher pitched voice. our videos are so educational I would suggest slowing down as though you were a teacher in a classroom teaching little kids that don't know the material you are presenting. I learn something from each one of your vids. Keep up the great work.

[@Tam-y7n]

We bought a thoroughbred from an auction and he is finally trusting me but I am still having trouble with trailing him , any suggestions? I have gotten him closer than ever but still not in it .

[@Rebeccasteudeman]

I'm glade you made a video on this its really helpful cuz when I try to lunge my horse she just dose spins that's like a little trick she dose lol it's like she's reining 😂

[@FlowGoddess]

Do you prefer rope halters only for lunging?

[@Kaylen-uu6dd]

What about horses that haven’t figured out to move away from the pressure? I have a 3yr old standardbred and she has never lunged. Was working on some exercises but everytime I go to apply the pressure she just side passes and keeps her face turned to me.

[@ahumid3031]

This video is a year old, but one thing I’ve noticed about my horse is he always acts funny when it’s windy out. He’s more alert and even a little jumpy if we’re riding. I never get it from him any other time, just on windy days or if the wind picks up suddenly.

[@Lorenzolittle17]

My horse will lunge to the left just fine, but when I try to get him to go right all he does is pivot around his front feet like you showed disengaging the hind end. Any idea how to get him to stop that and push forward?

[@pattimartinbrady3989]

How long is your lead rope?

[@babasaleem2587]

Love this video so nice

[@EJandHerAnimals]

Thank you this helped me so much because my neighbor is dressing me to train her horse out of lunch

[@niamhharden1406]

Hey, my pony is very shy sometimes as he is a rescue, if I put pressure behind him with the whip he most likely will bolt forward, do u have any tips?

[@pestilence654]

Sounds like he needs desensitizing training. He probably has had bad experiences with pressure from behind and thinks that all pressure and touch is going to be harmful. Best thing you can do it resting the whip on his hind and keeping the aura in the training calm. Tell him he's a good boy in a calm voice and when he doesnt bolt pet him, give him a treat, and give him a break

[@lorefreak94]

How would you handle one who when you tilt them in slightly to ask for a stop they charge with a near miss and end up on the opposite side of the round pen? I don't have that horse anymore and he was a little crowding but good for all other ground work just lunging seemed hazardous so I didn't do lunging with him

[@karahymer160]

How do u get your horse to stop turning into you?

[@susanlilylockman4225]

Very helpful - thank you!

[@katiesmith4582]

Please if you get a new horse can you show these techniques on a horse who doesn't already know these ques?

[@krisztilukacs-meurer3601]

Hey, your videos are really helpful, I've just subscribed your chanel, so thank you for your tips, but I've got some questions: first of all, what do you do, if your horse always comes in to you while lunging (and so I'm afraid he steps on the rope or something like that), and I would also like to know how long your lunging rope is approximately (cause I have a really long one and it just really disturbs me). Thank you so much for your answer in advance! Greetings from Budapest ☺️

[@CarmellaAbel]

Thanks for your support! I usually use a 14 foot lead rope if I’m doing groundwork. The horse is cutting in towards you by dropping their inside shoulder. You can point your lunge whip at their shoulder and wave it if need me to get them to move that shoulder over and keep them from cutting in!

[@morganhorsejava921]

My mare is 5yrs old i recently got her but when i try lunging her she reares and leaps away and tries dragging me around.....any tips to help me help her?

[@maryambronson903]

How long have you had Tucker?

[@Mustangsinfinity]

This is great! Thanks!

[@kathyfellows9682]

Hey there, I got a question how do you low down your horse when lunging? My horse is all go without asking

[@miaorla5009]

This video was super helpful! I'm trying to teach my young horse to lunge and most of the time he is pick it up well. But, he pulls me very hard and is constantly tuning his head away from me and trying to force me into making a bigger circle so that I can't reach him to turn him into me. I can't figure out how to keep his head forward and with a slight inside bend as the more I pull the more he does and he definitely can beat me in a game of tug of war! Anybody have any tips on how to get my horse to look forwards and not pull his head around?

[@CarmellaAbel]

This is where disengaging the hind end and getting the horse to yield their hindquarters will help. Instead of trying to move the horse’s head towards you, try and move the horse’s rump away from you. This will inevitably make their head turn toward you

[@miaorla5009]

@@CarmellaAbel Ok! That makes a lot of sense. Thank you for your reply!

[@elenamiyagi6669]

Hi !!! My horse come inside the circle when he dosen’t want to work. When I want to reduce the speed he go next to me

[@sreyes35]

My horse keeps backing up and not turning when I try to disengage hind end. ???

[@reneepryor104]

What to do if I only have grassy areas for this and my horse keeps stopping to eat? She is also spooky and seems to hate men as well as super aggressive when eating anything from feed to grass to hay. I've added a bunch of videos amd will be watching them when I can. She used to race so she knows how to do this but wont. Shes 9 now. How can I help with the aggression and basic disrespect thing? She acts like she wants to trust me and respect me but also doesn't wanna be bossed around either. So help plz?? Btw love the videos I've seen so far

[@A.IS.BETTER.13]

I have a question my horse keeps turning in when i try to lunge him i dont really use lunge crops or whips so it would really help if you can explain it it would really help and his losing a lot of mussel i riding him and exercising him but his not gaining muscel so im teying ro lunge him so maby it can help him gain muscel so thats all the help means a lot to me so if enyone as recommendations for a horse to gain muscel it would really help thx for all the help.

[@Conny226]

Thank for being you

[@Viki_hornakova]

This helps a lot

[@معاذالحركان]

🐎👍🏼great job

[@hlenz1954]

How do you get your horse to take a mask? Over the front mask and over the ears mask...

[@addisonbaroni5629]

I used your video to my best ability and many others but my horse just doesn't understand how to be send out. I position myself correctly too and she only backs up.

[@karrisajoss4271]

How to stop horse from putting shoulder into or toward you instead of away when lunging?

[@billelsaighi7835]

Great advices thank you

[@aliceCinsanityy]

I keep trying to teach my horse but she just will only walk towards me, not straight forward, and doesn't seem to care much about the lunge whip at all 😞 Any advice?

[@ronakrambhia9820]

could you make a video about lunging horses that are too resistive unless they have a bit in the mouth

[@theequestriandreamer2020]

My horse refuses to lunge. I have tried the things you’ve shown in this video but when I tap my lunge whip on the ground or tap her butt she turns her butt away so that she’s facing me. I’ve tried having someone walk her in a circle while I stand in the middle as well but nothing seems to work. She’s fairly nervous of whips but after I warm her up to it she seems fine but when I ask her to walk forward she turns to face me. Any advice? I love your videos Btw! 😁

[@alisonlebaron715]

My horse just wants to follow me. What do I do? Whenever I put pressure on his rump he just moves side ways

[@morganhathon5074]

When I try to lunge me horse she will walk straight into me, how do I stop her from doing that?

[@aaronstorts6989]

I can’t seem to keep my horse at the end of the lead rope. She will back up facing me but then when she gets to the end of the rope she will try to come back to me and side step around me. And when I have her walking around me lunging she will turn towards me and come in, and even when I jiggle the rope she pushes through the pressure to come to me. What can I do? I feel like I’m stuck at this point- thanks!

[@izzyhazpearl5443]

My horse rolls every time I lung her to get out of work.. do you know how I can stop her?

[@CarmellaAbel]

I would wave the lunge whip, jump up and down, and make a lot of commotion, at the same time trying to send her forward.

[@izzyhazpearl5443]

@@CarmellaAbel okay thank you so much for your help ❤️

[@graceconnolly5765]

lol at my barn sometimes we will have a birthday party or camp kinda thing where the kids get to have a group riding lesson and one of our ponies knows when this happens and after like 5 minutes of walking around and doing steering she will lay down with the kid on her and we have to take her back in.

[@mayai7179]

How do you get a horse to lunge that just stands there facing you and when you try to move to his side, he swings his hind away and faces you. Pressure with the whip and he stands stock still, shoulder taps with the whip and he just stands there. I tried having him hold still and me move to the side out of exasperation to try to get him started and it worked for two steps, then he faced me again and wouldn't move.

[@nataliewood4408]

Thank you :)

[@naomiepatterson9764]

How do you prevent a horse from changing directions while lunging? Every time I step in front of her drive line she just changes directions rather than slowing down/halting

[@nagaiinadevois2940]

My filly turns her head into me a lot when lunging and I've used multiple different kinds of pressure, but she doesn't seem fazed by it at all. She's not being aggressive or defiant, in fact she's insanely in pocket. I know she's a baby but how can I correct this? None of the horses I've started have ever had this problem

[@CarmellaAbel]

Hello! One reason she may be doing this is because you are in front of the drive line or moving around to where she doesn’t understand what you want. While this may not be the issue, I have noticed that horses tend to respond like this in these situations. Best of luck!

[@nagaiinadevois2940]

@@CarmellaAbel Thank you for the advice! I'm gonna lunge her with my friend and see if she can tell me if I am in front.

[@quinnryan5438]

I have that same coat!

[@juiceplusshan9933]

How to you stop your horse from chewing the lead line

[@rawnasimpson4697]

My horse is blind and i have a lot of trouble trying to lunge him and i dont have access to a round pin PLEASE HELP🤔🙏

[@olliekitandmilo]

Ty 😮

[@karensigl5422]

Question: What is that Brbrbrbr... sound you make while working with Tucker? What does that signal to him? (it's cute, by the way - lol!)

[@CarmellaAbel]

😂 I’ve been waiting for someone to ask me this 😂 it’s how I tell him to slow down and stop. I was in a lesson once with a dressage rider and they used this sound to ask the horse to stop so that they didn’t have to pull on the reins and hollow out the horse’s back

[@karensigl5422]

@@CarmellaAbel Ah! I will have to watch again with that in mind. Thank you!

[@zoeluthman9116]

My horse keep walking with me like I'm leading her when I try to lunge how to get her not to try to come towards me or run me over

[@francescahayes3673]

My horse panics at the lunge whip. I would love some suggestions, thanks for the great videos.

[@Ian-Casper]

To get things straight: -I am assuming here that he panics, even if you hold the whip still in his general direction. -I am also assuming that your horse is a he, so bear with me if he is not. I am not a native speaker so I do have my issues with calling a horse 'it'. -I am just a normal person without any professional experiences with horses, but I did have the same issue with a horse, that I taught to lounge (with great success). -I do not know what kind of experience you have, so I might give a little more detail than neccessary That out of the way I do work with my horse with the principle, that he should not be respectful of the tools that I am using, but the pressure I am putting on him. Therefore, if my horse is afraid of a tool in my hand, I usually double check first, if there is anything wrong with my body-language. If I am confident that this is not the case, I will 1.: let him check the tool out 2.: pet him with the handle first (so the whip is pointed towards the ground behind you), more or less as if you wouldn't have anything in your hand at all 3.: slowly use more and more of the whip to brush him over his lower neck and back (if there is a long string, it helps holding that at first, so it does not scare him) - If he is moving away from the whip, don't follow. Give him time to get settled, then try again. 4.: get him comfortable with you touching him with the whip at the a-bit-more-vulnerable spots, (like the upper neck) ...all while constantly praising him for what a good boy he is. This sounds stupid, but is really important. The next step might be a little bit over the top, but it works for me (I usually don't do this on the first day tho): Wave it around with no real purpose, while standing next to your horse. Be careful not to be focused on your horse while doing this. Maybe hit a flower, that you don't like. something like that. Be gentle at first, and increase the tension according to your horse. If your horse starts moving, make a break. As soon as he stops, he should be focused on you. That is when you praise him and give him a chance to come down. If he is not focused on you, do a trick or something with him that he enjoys. If he is focused on you after that, praise him. give him a break and start over. As long as he did not have particulary bad experiences with a whip you should be able to even wave the whip over his head within a couple days, if your bodylanguage is right. Note that you should not do that for too long at a time. If you feel like you are getting frustrated, do something else. It is not about progress, but about a relaxed athmosphere between you and your horse.

[@lil_shy_kitten9639]

My horse when I try to lunge her on a lead rope will not get out of my space and is constantly bouncing her head up and down refusing to work. Even in free lunging. I constantly have to have another horse with her to get her to free lunge

[@ingridalamode]

👏👏👏

[@Claire-kt2yd]

Yaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@NeonJJ_195]

My horse only walks when I walk first and then follows me. No amount of tapping on his rump gets him to move forward. I could do this for minutes without him making a single step :,)

[@ainsleyemma3444]

Do horses know how to jump? Or do they just have that instinct?

[@richie6141]

Some horses have the 'courage' to do it, and they learn that they get a treat of some kind when they do it correctly, but others will shy away from it, causing the rider to have a negative reaction sometimes, therefore furthering the horse from being around jumps. UvU *Knowledge*.

[@joannetwizell6660]

Absolutely love this young lasses incredible training capability trust a unbreakable bond 👌👏👏👏👏👏😁😁😋🥰

[@richie6141]

​@@joannetwizell6660 Everyone will agree with you. God knows I will.

[@farmgirl3359]

Don't forget they may rear too lol 😆

[@helichnerorel9751]

Good. I wait for love from you 💝💖

[@CarmellaAbel]

Thanks for your support!