Long Reining: The Classic Training Method
Long Reining: The Classic Training Method
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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.
About the Author
Wilfried Gehrmann was Director of the State Riding and Driving School, in Rheinland, Germany, from 1979 to 2004. He was also a member of the board of the Federal Association of Professional Riders in the German Riding and Driving Association. He holds the gold German Riding Badge and is a Grand Prix dressage and driving judge. Gehrmann is renowned for his expertise in working with horses in long reins.
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