SHERLOCK'S PAGE 13
Sherlock's 3rd Longeing Lesson

Hollow

At first, most fresh horses will start out with some degree of poor form such as a high head, hollow back, too much knee and hock action, not very much length of stride, hindquarters not engaged.

A horse needs to warm up before you can hope to get him in a better frame.

Racing

If asked to move out before they are thoroughly warmed up, they will race very fast.

In this case, a horse turned out in an adjacent pasture galloped the whole length of the pasture which set Sherlock off.

It is good to expose a horse to things happening around him while he is being trained so you can work through them.

Pitch a Wave

Pitching a wave with the longe line will often slow down the action and get a horse more organized.

Here you can see that Sherlock has balanced himself and is tracking up well underneath himself.

This is good.

I nipped it in the bud.

Better

After I reverse him and ask him to canter, you can see that he is starting to use his body in a more organized fashion.

That's because he is warmed up mentally and physically and is learning how to carry himself in a more collected frame.