Willy explains how he uses the lunge whip and his own body position as he lunges. He talks about why it is important to lunge with contact before he introduces him to the birdie and the use of the voice aids. When the horse offers the canter he allows it before calmly asking for the trot. Willy next show how he introduces the surcingle to a youngster. He uses a breastcollar with the surcingle and shows how he places it on the horse. They gradually tighten the surcingle after having started with it fairly loose. He suggests to keep the sessions short and more frequent if necessary rather than have long lunge sessions. Scott Hassler returns and sums up the session.
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Willy Arts returns for another lunging demonstration and shows how the horse must be on the aids and forward right from the beginning. He demonstrates spiraling in and out and when he becomes fresh and playful he calmly keeps the contact. Willy emphasizes having the horse moving from the back to ...
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Willy changes the lunge line around to go in the other direction and we again have the chance to watch a master deal with a fresh youngster. He clearly explains how the horse moves on the lunge line relates to what happens under saddle. They next saddle the horse and Willy talks about how to do t...
