I personally feel that lungeing is a technique that is invaluable in the training of the horse. It is the pre-cursor to the double-lunge, work in-hand and the ridden work. I therefore use this quite extensively with any age or ability of horse. Lungeing is a technique used for training or exercising the horse from the ground. It can also be used to aid in the training of the rider via lunge lessons.
This technique is very effective and is useful for anyone at any level. It is an art and will only be perfected with practice, but the rewards that are to be gained can be very beneficial. The principle is that the trainer stands on the ground and the horse arcs a circle around him on the end of a lunge line or rein. From this basic principle a multitude of directions can be taken from simple movements around the school, to teaching people on the lunge, to continue onto working the horse with two reins.
