When can you start to lunge your horse?

Answer 1

You need a lunge lead, connect this to the horses halter and walk your horse into a lunge ring. You need a whip. Give your horse a gentle whip to make it start walking then keep it going round, give commands to trot, if it does not trot, whip it again then make it go the other way. Then give command for canter etc;

you need to stand at least 20 feet away from the horse and make sure that you only lunge your horse for around 20 minutes to 30 minutes otherwise it tires them out for riding. If your horse is flighty lunge it before riding. Lunging is used to make horses quiten and make them get out energy before riding purpopses.

Remember it is always a good idea to put boots on a horse when lunging becasue they are more likely to have a brushing injury.

Stay in the center of the ring while the horse runs in circle around the fence.

You need a lunge line and a gentle whip. You attach the lunge line to the horse's halter or bridle and gradually give them more distance between you and them. I would start out with a trot, then canter, then trot, then a cool-off walk. Each one should take from 25-30 minutes.

Answer 2

Lunging horses is mainly for exercise, but is used for a variety of different purposes.

1. The horse is worked in replacement to riding. Lunging allows the handler to exercise the horse without much effort on their part, and on both reins. It allows the handler to see the horse's lateral movement, which can lead to a better understanding of how the horse moves. It can also reveal physiology problems.
2. The horse is trained on the lunge prior to backing. Before a saddle and rider are put on the horse's back, it should learn to accept human authority. Lunging is often used to start the backing process. It both lets the horse adjust to being controlled by a human and lets it become familiar with a bridle, or cavesson.
3. The horse is trained therapuetically. This could involve suppling the horse up, or working on a specific gait, as it is often easier for the horse to move and work without the weight of a rider on its back. For this same reason, lunging can be used to bring a horse back into work, when it might not be completely fit enough to have a rider on its back.
4. To exercise the horse prior to riding. Sometimes, horses coming back into work can be very fresh, which can lead to the horse bucking, rearing, or plunging more frequently. Lunging, especially with a younger or less experienced rider, can be very useful for letting the buzz out of a fresh horse before a lesson or schooling session.

There are more, but these are the basic reasons for lunging horses.

Hope this helps ^^

Answer 3

you lunge a horse so that your horse can get warmed up or if your not gona ride it then you could get its exercise for the day.

Answer 4

if you mean age wise then around 6-8 months

Answer 5

Most people start once the horse turns 1. When it is weaned and ready for some training tactnics. Sweeney_Todd_Fan