Title: (Optional) Teach a horse to lunge.
Course: Equine Science, Advanced (18104-II) > Section: Handling and Grooming a Horse

Teaching a horse to lunge should include

- using all safety procedures and guidelines
- having the correct equipment
  - lunge line
  - lunging cavesson
  - lunge whip
  - leather or suede gloves
- holding the lunge line
- positioning oneself in the circle
- using the lunge whip
- performing lunge work in a circle (round pen enclosure)
- using the lunge whip to teach the horse to trot
- practicing halting
- reinforcing patterns.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the purpose of teaching a horse to lunge?
- What purpose does the lunge whip serve?
- Why is it essential to be able to throw the lead rope over and around any part of the horse’s body and have the horse stand still and relax?