TRAINING TIPS
W
hatever your discipline, it's a bit short sighted to think a horse will ride any better
than he handles on the ground.
From the ground up
Reluctance to spend time with groundwork can often be down to a bit of laziness on the rider’s part, or not knowing what good groundwork skills actually are. Some people think they can lunge a horse and tire it out enough to get on safely – but if you think it won’t buck
Rodeoing, training, breeding, showing, KEN FAULKNER has been involved with horses for most of his life. He teaches Natural Horsemanship around the globe and is a stickler for good groundwork.
you off if it’s going to, you’re dreaming! Horses don’t buck physically, they buck emotionally, and the conventional style of lunging won’t do much for your horse mentally or emotionally. You’re really just warming him up, so if he’s in a
