Long Reining: The Basics of the Classical Training Method

By Wilfried Gehrmann

Fundamentals from the world's "long-reining maestro." 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646011740
• ISBN13: 9781646011742
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.5"