Long Reining: The Classical Training Method

If long-reining (long-lining) is an essential building block in a horse’s training, this book is the essential building block in every horse person’s education. Readers are primed in classically correct long-reining basics by renowned German trainer Wilfried Gehrmann, giving them a safe and solid launch point for the development of a sport horse in a variety of disciplines. General guidelines are given for: - Preparing the horse for work in long-reins and the related equipment. - Handling the reins and whip. - Positioning of the handler’s body—both when moving with the horse and when asking the horse to move in longe circles and other figures. - Development of lateral work. - Long-reining over ground poles and jumps. - Starting the driving horse. - Working the vaulting horse. - Acquiring the skills needed for advanced movements in-hand and under saddle, such as piaffe and passage.