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Long Reining: Part 4

4th August

Hi this is Will Faerber from Art2Ride and today we are talking about long reining. We are on phase four now. Step one is getting the horse to lunge correctly getting the horse to stretch into the contact with the side reins. Step two is having the line over the top of the neck. Step three is having the line around the back of the hind quarters and now we are ready for step four.

The final phase is where we are going to take contact with both reins (Please see video for correct setup). Now we have the horse in a truly ground driving position with direct contact going back to the rings on both sides. Notice there are many rings to choose from, but when we are working with a young horse we want them down on the side …




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