Caveson or Head collar to Lunge?

[catkin]

Talk to your instructor, they will be seeing the horse and how she reacts to various methods.

If you do go for a cavesson look very carefully at the construction of it. Lots have a joint in the middle of the nose that can be extremely uncomfortable to the horse, a 'nutcracker' action. Search out one made with a smooth curved plate over the nose, they are about but can be more difficult to find (sometimes called 'Wels pattern')

 

[dogatemysalad]

She's lovely and utterly worth one of these (or a Christmas pressie); http://www.horseheroshop.com/prods/showprod.asp?pid=16331

There is a possibility that she might have been long lined in the past and if so, it would be gentle re introduction to working life. It may be familiar to her and not so strenuous for an unfit horse.

 

[cambrica]

Have you considered a 'Dually' ? I started my youngster off in one mainly long-reining as Im not a big fan of lunging. He was having the usual teething issues and I dislike lunging cavessons so tried a dually. We do lunge occasionally for a few minutes just for training purposes but I find we acheived more long-reining.
I found the dually great for both. A piece of sheepskin over the nose part also makes it a bit more comfy!

 

[dianchi]

I have a lunge bridle- old bridle no reins that I use for my established mare.

For my youngster I have the bridle on her (no noseband) and use a cavesson, that way she is used to the bit but controlled off the cavesson