Re: My boy

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have lunged him occasionally a few circuits just for a look see. I
did
not get the impression that was all Betsey was suggesting.


If she was referring to only a few times around, why did she mention
avoiding wear and tear? That suggests to me more than a look see
lunge
which obviously causes no wear and tear.


If I misread that I apologize. My head isn't on straight. >>

Sharon-

i mentioned wear and tear, because to be honest, i'm aware of your
absolutes in life, so i prefaced it with the "wear and tear"
warning...and i what i was suggesting...to learn to lunge your horse
so that you can evaluate his way of going is not going to create wear
and tear. on the contrary, it gives you a chance to see what is going
on, and in the best case scenario, a new way to communicate with your
horse.

And, i'll make a stand on this one...if you, or anyone! thinks that
lunging is going to create wear and tear, then obviously, you aren't
doing it correctly. I'm not talking about sending a horse out to
gallop wildly in little circles, i'm talking about big circles, i walk
the whole arena with a horse on the lunge...and none of my horses have
been ever sent out to "go play, go tear it up"on the end of a lunge
line.

lunging a horse gives you the opportunity to learn a whole host of
things about your horse, and about training. it's far less abusive
than endless 20m circles with someone on the back, cranking the head
in, ....which is what i see on an often enough basis to know it
exists. Lunging lets you see how your horse is moving in a controlled
environment, much like riding....if you aren't feeling what you
should, it offers you the opportunity to see what is going on, in a
more honest fashion than if you put up a rider who could influence
what is going on.... it's another way of gathering information, as
well as a way of teaching horses some things before trying them
astride. and...again, used judiciously, it does not create additional
wear and tear, on the contrary, it can PREVENT wear and tear.

betsey

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