Welcome to a Course in Lungeing

Do you want your horse to
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be motivated and look forward to working with you?
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develop the strength it needs to carry you without harm?
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move with suppleness and energy on the lunge and under saddle?
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find its inner and outer balance?
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become a calm and competent partner in all disciplines?
Then the Course in Lungeing is just the right thing for you!
Did you know
- That a circular track is a really difficult challenge for a horse?
- That horses need systematic training for moving in a circle, because they just cannot do it naturally?
- That so-called resistance (on the lunge and under saddle) is not an expression of ill will, but simply of being overwhelmed and unable to do so?
- That you can improve your horse’s health significantly through lungeing, but also do great harm with bad lungeing?
- That proper lungeing can prepare your horse perfectly for any work from the saddle?
- That many riding problems can be easily solved on the lunge?
A lack of knowledge and missing know-how lead to many ugly pictures when horses get lunged. In order to move well, the horse must learn something it cannot do naturally: Move correctly on a circular track, which many horses never get trained to do.
The Lungeing Course will teach you how to train your horse to move soundly on the lunge to improve strength, fitness and stamina.
New: Webinars with Teresa Moninger
Do you recognize if your horse is…
- mentally and physically supple?
- moving rhythmically and balanced?
- bending its entire body along a circular path?
- moving with active hindquarters?
This webinar is for you if you struggle to trust your own judgment and if you would like to train your eyes to better understand a horses proper movements.
Price: $39
Lungeing Webinar!
„Anyone can lunge“
Many people think so. “The horse just runs around in a circle”. Sadly, that is not enough. I believe that many horse people don’t know
- That good lungeing is not so easy.
- That bad lungeing can really hurt a horse.
- That good lungeing can be part of a healthy training routine and can therefore solve many problems along the way.
In order to move effectively and in a sound way on the lunge, the horse must learn to go forward in good balance, with a bend along the whole spine, and active hindquarters.
Here are two examples to illustrate this
In order to move effectively and in a sound way on the lunge the horse must learn to go forward in good balance, with a bend along the whole spine, and active hindquarters.

From the book „Hand ans Pferd“
Sports science has come to the conclusion that lungeing, done incorrectly, is definitely harmful to the health of the horse in the long run. Unless immediately corrected, running in circles and the resulting forces make the horse go in a lopsided, unnatural manner on the circular track. The incorrect load on the inner shoulder inevitably causes damage to joints, tendons, and ligaments, since horses are not anatomically suited to running on a circular track. We are responsible for our horse and must immediately adjust the flawed movements. This means that our eye must be trained to see the unintentional faults that the horse makes.The Lungeing Course offers instruction in lungeing the horse according to biomechanical principles, so that we can train the horse on the lunge in a healthy way. Claus Teslau and Oliver Dörpinghaus, physiotherapist for horses

The Author
I am Babette Teschen.
I have taught international days-long clinics for the Lungeing Course for many years. I wrote the Lungeing Course in 2008, supported by my friend and business partner Tania Konnerth, and Lisa Kittler.
More about me here.
What to expect when purchasing the Course in Lungeing
- Access to our media library with full of videos explaining the exercises and lectures, and additional texts for downloading
- 180 page PDF
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Thorough information about the interrelations between anatomy and lungeing
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Practical explanations and exercises for teaching your horse correct movement on a circle from the beginning
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Concrete help and ideas for solving frequently encountered problems
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Extended exercises and ideas for intermediate levels
Bonus: Many extras about physiotherapy and acupressure in connection with the Lungeing Course
No Risk! Refund Policy: You have 60 days to return your order.
The price is only $ 79
Press

Presscutting: Great article in „US Icelandic Horse Quarterly“ 9/20 (PDF) by Nicki Esdorn.
Dear Babette! I would like to thank you once again for your great dedication to our Lungeing Course. As a vet I am particularly impressed with your knowledge of the underlying biomechanics and for your just and fair way of dealing with horses. All the ideas that you have gathered together from your own experience were also interesting for us riders of horses with extra paces. You do not only understand our particular problems, but can also offer really concrete help for getting horseswith special paces to work properly with their backs. My hope is that your Lungeing Course will be read more by vets too, as I am convinced that many sorts of lameness could be better explained with the help ofbiomechanical considerations and convalescent horses more successfully brought back to health again. So do continue your wonderful work for the sake of all horses. Lea Schudel, DVM
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Why I wrote the Course
As a horse trainer, I have been confronted with horses’ problems all the time: sometimes more or less resistance, sometimes an uneven rhythm, sometimes very little motivation or spirit. In some cases the problems were even more serious: pain, frustration, disobedience – which could lead to bucking, rearing, or otherwise “difficult” horses.
Lungeing has proved to be essential and helpful for my work. The best thing I could do for the health and sound mind of my equine partner was lungeing according to biomechanic principles. The horse was then able to do as I asked in a healthy way. Lungeing, the way I teach it, will also bring about a harmonious relationship. It emphasizes togetherness, understanding, and patience and forgoes pressure, force or coercive means.
Good lungeing is the best way to prepare the young horse physically and psychologically for its job as a riding horse.
Good lungeing is the prerequisite for any horse to become a sound and strong riding horse. This is true not just for pleasure horses, but especially also for sport horses whose owners dream of a career in dressage or jumping.
Good lungeing is, for me, the best way to help problem horses to become cooperative once again. It is quite unbelievable what changes I have been able to bring about with horses that had been given up as incurable by their owners.
Here are three example exercises, which are thoroughly explained in the Course in Lungeing

The Travers on the Lunge
The lateral movements, in-hand, but also at a distance on the lunge, are an important part of the Lungeing Course

The Serpentine
The lungeing of arena figures, like a serpentine, improves the communication between horse and human. It is also a great way to add some variety and fun!

The Leading in Position
With the exercise “leading in position” we teach the important bending at the poll. Without bending at the poll, bending along the spine is not possible!
Read answers to common questions an testimonials on my blog
The happy, motivated and healthy moving horse during liberty work
I love liberty work with horses.
I feel deeply touched and get goosebumps when a horse follows me in an open field, full of opportunities to run away.
Advantages of a cavesson with metal fitting
Advanteges of a cavesson with metal fitting Using a cavesson lets you achieve the poll position required for healthy work. Through bending at the poll and correct positioning of the head you can start working on the horse’s lateral bend. In this video, Teresa explains...
From starveling to soulhorse – a lungeing course success story
On the spur of the moment I joined my first lungeing clinic with Babette. It was so exciting and emotional. What I saw was a completely different way of working with horses.
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The Lungeing Course in German has already helped many horses physically and psychologically. Many veterinarians, physiotherapists, trainers, and horse owners have given me feedback how much they value training according to the Lungeing Course.
It is my dream to share this horse friendly training method with many more people and horses.
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Mastering healthy lungeing in a horse-friendly way with Babette Teschen
Does this sound familiar? Your horse is racing around you on the lunge without paying any attention to you, pulls away, or comes in all the time, or just stops and refuses all cooperation? You are trying to connect, but it is just so frustrating, and you are wondering if lungeing maybe is just not for you?
This e-book has some answers and will show you horse-friendly solutions to 5 of the most common lungeing problems.

- The e-book explains the reasons for 5 of the most common lungeing problems so you can understand your horse’s behavior.
- Easy step-by-step instructions for problem solving
- For all who want to work with their horse in harmony without having to show it “who’s boss”
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