Rope lunge thingy mentioned in H&H - help!

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In last weeks H&H in the dressage reports one of the people quoted mentioned a rope lunge thingy (assuming bit like a pessoa) that had saved them heaps of time because they could just lunge in that plus bridle/cavesson and not need a roller etc. I think they said they had seen Laura Bechol-watsit recommend it but had had to order it in from overseas.

Anyway when i read it I thought 'I must look into that, that sounds fab' only then stuck the ruddy mag in the recycling bin and its been recycled!! So no idea what it was called!?

Can anyone remember what it was called? Or does anyone have experience of it? It sounded fab as a time saver and i also have issues as can't find a roller big enough to get round my girls midriff :)

As I say sounded like one piece of rope that you kind of wrap round them somehow or other I cant remember but might have been called K something?

Sorry for the random useless explanations but hopefully this rings a bell with someone!! :) And before panic sets in I am not as numpty as I sound and DO know how to lunge etc!!

Thanks in advance!!
 
Yes it is Kavalkade HO but it is just a length of rope that attaches to the bit on both sides, goes through the front legs (legpits?) and over the withers. I was looking at this too but wondered whether one could get the same effect with draw reins attached in the same way?
 
There have been lots of posts in CR about this method, there are several with pics of how to do this with a lunge line, haven't got time to look for links at the mo, but it is well documented on here
 
Fab thanks! Do you know anything about them? I have been pessoaing mine but have now been told she needs to work up into the contact more as she is too on the forehand and the pessoa is actually encouraging her to stretch down and more on the forehand which is kind of counterproductive (for the time being) - does this thing do the same as a pessoa?

Thanks!
 
Bossanova posted about it in CR initially, i tried it and was impressed with how it worked for my horses, did a couple of vids of it because lots of people kept asking about it and it's easier to show than describe.
have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkCuVUSt4OM
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0tGUV-jW4Q&feature=related
have had lots of people say that their horses go better in this than in pessoa, fwiw.
there are lots of threads about it too in CR, i've commented on most of them so if you do a search for lungeing gadget + my name you'll probably find them.
 
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