[kevinshorses]

I would work on leading. I know you think he leads fine and the problem is on the lunge but he needs help leading. I would start with getting him to lower his head . Put one hand on his poll and one hand where the lead attaches to the halter. Don't pull just let themsit there untill the horse moves his head down and then release your hands. When you can position his head anywhere you want then move on to moving his feet. Using as little pressure as possible get him to move one front foot forward one step and only one step. You will have to move his head to the left so he can shift his wieght and move the right foot and vice versa. You should be able to move only one foot forward and backward without taking the slack out of the lead. Then you can teach him to yield his hindquarters a little better making sure that he is crossing in front of the outside leg.

What this will do is get him to move with your feel and he won't need to go bucking off when you try to lunge him. If he does need to run off you need to see him getting ready and disengage his hindquarters and change his mind. I would not be real gentle about it.

 

[kevinshorses]

I will disagree. A correctly fitted halter will work very well

unless the horse wants to run off then you can refer to the pictures above to see what happens. If you can control the horses nose you can control the whole body.

 

[kevinshorses]

The horse is running off because been taught it can.

What I am saying is not everyone needs to run out and buy special equipment for every problem. In this case, a chain would work too. Run the chain from the ring on the opposite jowl piece, through the side ring, over the nose and through the ring on the near side. The head will stay down and the nose can be tipped in. But chains are not for people who can't give and take pressure instantly.

So you really just wanted to start an arguement on this thread also. Chains are not for people who want to use horsemanship rather than pain and force. If you need to buy a lungeing cavesson to keep your horses nose tipped in then do so. Don't be more forceful with your horse than you need to be just to save money.

 

[kevinshorses]

I understand what you are saying but his general leading is perfect, this is because when I first got him I did lots of leading work with him and led him everywhere. He follows/walks beside me with his head low. I can get him to back up, circle, halt, side step, ect.

I kind of figured you would say that! I can't tell you how many times I have heard that and went on to show the person how thier horse didn't lead as well as they thought. Of course, I can't do that with you because you live on the other side of the planet but if you work on the things I suggested then you will have less problems with lunging.