SABLE’S STORY, The ‘Hot Cold’ Horse (14) Groundwork: Introduction To Long-Lining

In this week’s video, Sable and I are expanding on the finer tunes of our interactive vocabulary by adding the long-lines to our groundwork in the round pen. Once our horses are comfortable with responding to our directing their speed and direction via free-lunging, long-lining is a great way to help them increase their strength, balance and joyful movement without having to carry a rider.
For those of you who haven’t watched any of the previous videos about Sable’s story, the term ‘hot-cold’ means that a horse will vacillate between shut-down, slow-resistant and tense, sometimes explosive, run-away types of behaviors.
The following questions will be addressed in this video:
1. Why is it important to use the long-lines on the ground along the same guidance principles as when I ride my horse?
2. How can I invite my horse to stretch forward-downward on the long-lines?
3. What are some low-stress movements I can practice with my horse when first introducing her/him to long-lining?
If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like to watch the previous videos on the ‘Sable’s Story, The Hot-Cold Horse’ playlist at • Sable's Story, The 'Ho...
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Horse: Sable , 6 year-old mare, Oldenburg; Background: Bred and lovingly raised by owner; ongoing health issues, some of them severe, including botulism as a foal; 2 years in hunter/jumper training; currently in training with me due to health and behavioral problems and to create a basic Dressage foundation; Temperament (0 being extremely calm/laid-back, 10 being highly excitable/hot): between 2-8 (hot-cold). Personality: Kind, highly sensitive, dominant, intelligent, good-natured, big heart.
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Note: Viewers should consult a professional before adopting any of the training techniques shown in this video. Any activity you do with your horse is at your own risk and may produce varied results.
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California-based Dressage trainer, instructor, clinician and life coach, Katja Elk, provides gentle training solutions for riders and horses of all backgrounds.
“Being a kind rider and trainer, to me, means learning how to ride with reasonable expectations according to where we find ourselves and our horses on our developmental journey. It also means that we need to continue to refine our technical riding skills so we can support our horses with more finely tuned aids as we are moving more joyfully and more in sync with one another.”
Katja applies the concept of a friendly, trust-based, two-way communication system to riding Dressage, work-in-hand as well as groundwork such as halter-work, longeing/lungeing and longlining.
Additionally, Katja, a Martha Beck certified master life coach, works with people who are looking for relief from anxiety, depression and/or other challenges in their lives.
www.katjaelk.com
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[@giovannalepore5946]

Looking great ! Long lining is a fantastic method to really see and understand a horse’s movement .

[@katjaelk]

It really is! Thanks for watching and your appreciation of the process, Giovanna! :)