Comments on: What ways are there to exercise horses appart from swimming and riding them?

By: oh, livia!

oh, livia! — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:13:59 +0000

Try lunging both ways until they begin to sweat and/or breathe heavily. If that’s not the thing for you, showmanship is also a quick way to get a bit of energy out-just beware when trotting around with them! Also, letting them run loose through a run, paddock, or arena with obstacles around will also do the trick. Hope this helps
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By: Eventer4life

Eventer4life — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:24:59 +0000

lunging, free jumping, hand walking (used generally for injured horses)
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By: koolhorse10

koolhorse10 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:04:59 +0000

You can lunge them. Lunging is when you attach a long rope, called a lunge line, and the horse walks, trots, canters and does small jumps in a circle.
http://www.cedarridgeequine.com/Lunge.jpg

You can put them on a horse walker, which is when you tie them to a metal thing an it goes round and round.
http://www.guinnessparkfarm.co.....Walker.jpg

You can free lunge, which is lunging without the lunge line. It is usually done in a round pen.
http://www.equine.vt.edu/PicsE.....unging.jpg

I hope I helped!
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Years of riding and horse experience!

By: Andelusional

Andelusional — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:17:59 +0000

You can lunge them.
Put them on the horsewalker
Ride and lead
Lead out in hand
Drive them
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By: 1024

1024 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:37:59 +0000

Lunging, free lunging, ground driving, driving in harness. I’ll let you Google the explainations for these things
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By: princess

princess — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:15:59 +0000

lunging is a good form of exercise
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