This VIDEO is pretty representative of how I have recently been taught to lunge the Legerete way. I am being encouraged however, to always have a contact with the line in the same way you would with a rein during riding. Using a cavesson, working a lot of straight lines, flowing changes of direction, and being at a distance but still able to move the horse’s body parts around easily, this style of lunging is really a workout, mentally and physically.
Lunging this way has been a revelation about how much influence you can have, at a distance, with just a cavesson, your body position, and energy. It’s been a really useful way to put Cruise to work and really get his attention. The keys seem to be a prompt straight halt at a distance and getting him off the inside shoulder. We can pretty much do everything in the video except the change of direction through the trot-but we’re working on it!
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