The lunging is for most of us to horse training. The least, however, the great thoughts about it, according to the Motto:"can lunging however, everyone!" But the fact is, Running on a circular line a horse, in front of a major challenge that can solve it alone won't end well.
It is our responsibility to give our horses a healthy running style, and we have to learn just as much as our horse. By the way, here You come the new online course on the topic of lunging with Babette Teschen.
To understand why we need a horse Running on the circle, only to systematically teach, we need to only look at free-running horses. A horse that runs without any support, on a curved line, in a natural manner: It lays like a motorcycle in the curve, and often considerably in the wrong location, as we can see it good here in the free-roaming horses here:
Quite clearly In the nature of a horse must be put through their paces ornamental value on a curve line, but since it is crucial to escape a potential threat such as a Predator, as fast as possible, and to keep it even in the eye. The horse uses his neck as a Balance bar and, therefore, more or less strongly against the direction of movement.
There's a horse not running in the nature permanently circles, and no rider weight on its back, it means this all-natural, but not just on your joints and movement patterns is not a Problem for the health of the horse. We are want to decorate a horse in a dressage arena on the ride of circles and tricks put through their paces, or on the Lunge strength, stamina and muscle build, it needs to be able to give the horse a better, gentler and healthier running style of the circle. Here the Mare Moonlight that has changed as a result of the work after the long course of the saddle is very positive, to the left is her before going to work after the long course, right after that:
The blue arrow shows that the Inca look to the outside. In order for a horse to bend correctly, it must occupy a position in the Neck. As long as a horse runs in the outside position, is not to reach an inside bend – You probably know the saying "Without a position, not bend".
The red arrow shows that the Inca tilts heavily to the inside. The inner shoulder is much deeper than the outer. A horse, which falls on the inner shoulder, can't come forward with this expansive, since the whole weight rests on her. Due to the shortened forehand movement is inhibited behind hand in the step forward. The result is shortened and hard, the so-called bound courses are. Only a horse, which appears on the circle line of the shoulder, gaining freedom of the shoulders, which you can get behind hand under the center of gravity and the course room-reaching and soft, so unbound.
The green arrow shows the plumb line. As You can see, the legs of the Inca strong angle to the plumb line. A horse runs in this inclined position, not the horse's Hooves straight and the joint surfaces are not loaded evenly. Inca is the horse's next with the right front leg. Only the outer edge of the hoof will occur to flip on the Hoof. In order for a horse to have a healthy run-sustaining, and there is no Overload of joints, Tendons and ligaments must footfalls of the Huf but as straight as possible, the legs as straight as possible under the horse.
The pink colored arrows show that the Hufspitzen of Inca forward and slightly outward. Since the Inca must turn to the footfalls to the right, turn on the standing on the ground, leg. The joints of the leg are not designed but. This here acting rotational forces to overload the joints, Tendons and ligaments strong and can cause damage.
Thus, a horse can master the circle line in a health-promoting way, it needs to learn how to do it properly, to bend, and the inner shoulder lifting can provide, and with the rear hand is active and running, it runs like a rail on a rail on a circle. Only then can absorb the hindquarters load and come back to the high swing. This good running style is an essential prerequisite for this is that the horse develops the necessary muscles for a rider to wear – this is true for young horses as well as for adults of animals.
Look we are here, once again, to be more precise: In the case of a good running style to a curved line, the inner shoulder is raised, the rear hand is active, and the back arched. When she moves to a horse, which is split and bent in a circular orbit, the above lines in a photo, drawing, should extend the lines as:
The blue line shows that Pepe does not look to the outside, but on the circle line in front of him. He turns right in the direction of movement.
The red line does not fall inside the bottom. He is in a good shoulder balance.
The legs run approximately parallel to the green plumb line.
Pepe comes to planning the horse and its joints are equally loaded uniformly. The Hooves are aligned in the direction of movement, as he takes on his chest in the direction of movement.
Good to see is that Pepe bends in the body. The back leg can occur under the center of gravity and pick up the load.
The management of the circle the line is for each horse a fundamental building block of the training: It has to learn, erect, bent to run in a good Balance and Self-preservation, and with an active behind-hand in a circular line. To explain to the horse without the rider's weight and without coercion, for example by means of auxiliary reins in small steps, the task of any responsible horse owner and Trainer, and it should form the Basis for the further training of the reliable, healthy horse.
Good long work develops from the Führarbeit. In the leads raining, we can explain the horse on the AIDS which we then later on the Lunge from a larger distance.
The lunging starts so close to the horse and not by several meters away from us running. In order to make the horse the assistance from the start, easy to understand, has proven to be a well-fitting and soft padded Cavesson nose-iron equipment at the best. The horse must understand, first of all, to let light parades on the Lunge in the back of the Neck and with a Cavesson very well convey. For this purpose, the Lead is in position, a key lesson.
Another important part of the preparatory long work to Develop the side aisles on the ground. A horse can only run in a good manner on the Lunge, when it bends on the circle. Thus, a horse can bend at all, it requires a smooth, supple muscles that can be developed on the Hand.
The speed of the Lunge, as is often seen, is not equal to high and then leads to massive balance loss, we begin to communicate with careful step-trotting exchange, the horse, the correct attitude, even in the trot. Here, too, we work close to the horse and to have the Hand on the nose iron Kappzaums, if necessary, gently act appropriately. Only if the horse has an idea of how it can hold at a higher speed, the equilibrium, we can begin to work on the Tempo and the momentum of development. Good long training, the physical and mental Foundation for a stable and trusting relationship between man and horse.
It is important not to lose the psychological well-being of the horse is never out of sight. For me, the work on the Lunge is always relationship and communication with the horse, and to make all Participants have fun. To convey this is my calling and I would be glad if we can get to know us maybe on one of my practice courses at Andrea and Markus Eschbach
