Lazy to lunge

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Any tips for getting a horse to move forwards on the lunge?
I have to lunge a few at work and I finish having had more of a work out than them! No amount of shouting/whip cracking/chasing seem to be working!
 

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Any tips for getting a horse to move forwards on the lunge?
I have to lunge a few at work and I finish having had more of a work out than them! No amount of shouting/whip cracking/chasing seem to be working!

they maybe finding it boring themselves. Could you not add poles, lots of transitions, generally make it more fun for them too
 

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Check your position - the ideal is obviously you being the top point of a triangle, with the horses head and back end the other points. If you are further towards the head end then you may be 'blocking' the horse's forward movement so take a sidestep or two back towards the middle, or even more towards the back end to help drive them forward.

That's a really rubbish explanation but look at this link as it has a diagram and explains it far better...!

http://www.classicaldressage.co.uk/html/lungeing.html
 

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Check your position - the ideal is obviously you being the top point of a triangle, with the horses head and back end the other points. If you are further towards the head end then you may be 'blocking' the horse's forward movement so take a sidestep or two back towards the middle, or even more towards the back end to help drive them forward.

Agree with this too. I Use my body position to help lunge horses. Slightly behind the horse to encourage it to go forward and slightly in front to slow down
 

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Thanks for the replies.

Check your position - the ideal is obviously you being the top point of a triangle, with the horses head and back end the other points. If you are further towards the head end then you may be 'blocking' the horse's forward movement so take a sidestep or two back towards the middle, or even more towards the back end to help drive them forward.

That's a really rubbish explanation but look at this link as it has a diagram and explains it far better...!

http://www.classicaldressage.co.uk/html/lungeing.html

Yes I try to stand almost behind them on the triangle so to drive them forwards but not working!
 
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