Keep Your Horse from Pulling on the Longe

This California trainer's three-step system will help you teach your horse proper longeing etiquette. From the editors of Practical Horseman magazine.

Teaching a young horse how to longe is a useful tool to have in your training toolbox. At different stages in his career, you can longe him to increase his fitness and to help him understand new training techniques. But as you train him, you need to be sure he doesn’t begin to pull. In this article, I’ll share some basic lessons that will keep him light while longeing.

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Keep Him from Pulling on the Longe

Reprinted from the August 2007 issue of Practical Horseman.

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