Now that you have practiced with the long lining equipment and begun to move the horse, we look at some exercies.
Do you want a better relationship with your horse? A new way to work with him? A way to improve your eye? Improve your rein contact? Encourage a softer hand? Help him to work out what contact is, how to work with the rein? Uncurl a horse who has been worked behind the vertical? Then Long lining is something that can open new doors.
Long lining, for me, is vital. It’s such an important part of how I work my horses – from the unbacked youngster, through to the novice in training, right through to advanced competition horses, hacks, pleasure horses and rehabs. My question is more about, how can anyone train a horse without knowing how to work on lines?
What horses should be working on long lines?
My horse is crooked – work him on lines.
My horse won’t go forward – work him on lines.
My horse rushes – work him on lines.
My horse was badly started and curls up behind the bit, he won’t take a contact – yup, work him on lines.
So, why am I teaching this course?
I’m teaching this long lining course to introduce more people to the types of long lining, what equipment you need, the benefits to your horse, and how you would go about starting.
Many people know and use work in hand. And even more people ride. Long lining bridges this gap, between working on the ground up close and personal with your horse, and him understanding when you are not next to him.