help with long reining please

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i want to start long reining Galaxy, never done it before but have been trying to read up on the subject. I want to give it a go to try and tune up his flat work and just to add a bit of variety to his work.

Seeing as i am a bit of a virgin at this, is there anyone out there that can offer me any tips and things that might not be obvious that i should be doing please?

Thanks
 
Hi!

We started last year - I think tbh you're best off having someone who's done it before with you.

Once you get the hang of it it's easy but it can take a while to get your hand eye coordination right! xx
 
thats what im worried about!!!
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Jenny Lorriston clarke has done an exellent book she is superb and long reining she is amazing.
The biggest thing with long reining is getting the horse used to the feel of the line coming behind his bottom.All my horses have had the Pessoa so they have some idea not to run away from that pressure.
I then lunge with two lines and move them from one rein to the other so that they understand all the aids. i use trot poles to trot over and to go around and through so that if you then want to go out you know that he understands you. I always have another person with me if i go out.
Hope that helps. I would get hold of Jenny LC's book first.
 
i start my youngsters long reining them and before i do i lung them in a roller or sadlle and tie a peice of twine or rope around there bum so they get use to the feeling of that!... but thats casue i long rein from the middle i dont follow them around!
 
thanks for the tips everyone, he is used to things around his bottom i sometimes lunge him with 2 lines, and also thank goodness he is def not a kicker.

I will def get my hands on that book, thanks partoow.

Wish me luck
 
Before I had Stinker I had only long reined experienced horses - I was given lessons by an instructor. As Stinker is a baby I had my instructor start him off and then observe me to make sure I was not doing anything daft.

May I suggest you get someone in to start you off correctly if you have not done this before - have a ground lesson for a change - they are great fun and it is a good opportunity for you to see the horse working from the ground rather than onboard.

I love ground work as much as ridden schooling and am now starting turns on the forehand and a little leg yielding with Chancer - we also do little dressage tests (but no canter - my legs aren't that fast) to keep us both from being bored.

If you don't want to have an instructor, then some above mentioned the JLC book - which I have and it is very good, but personally I like to have someone to show thing to me as well as reading up.
 
I taught myself, horse is really laid back and did not mind any of it. took us a while to get him to stand without turning towards me

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