"Paige I’m ecstatic!  Your descriptions really clarified a lot for me…..I was starting to have this conversation that we were not having before!  I was able to adjust tone as needed, which was a bit of trial and error throughout instead of clenching the entire time and he (horse) was responding!"  Gen D, Australia

 

 

 

 

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This video is to introduce the lunging technique we use. It is not intended to be used without our guidance. It is important that we see how the horse is responding to this because like any technique or gymnastic, if the horse's coordination is not right, it can do more harm than good. The set-up is DeCarpentry's. It is useful in rehabilitation when we need to encourage the horse to explore healthy body coordination. Side-reins are fixed in length throughout a session. In the DeCarpentry configuration the lunge line is run through bit rings and a ring on the saddle allowing for length adjustment by the horse. The horse can not lean on the bit and is therefore able to discover self-carriage at the same time the trainer has some ability to suggest a boundary for head and neck carriage. The back coordination ultimately determines the neck position. The lunge line suggest the result.