I think many who feel the need to lunge their horse
before climbing aboard are doing it for them, not the horse. A horse fit
for a distance ride, is not going to get "tired" running in circles, and will
only risk injury doing so. And for 'me' , I never want my horse goofing around,
bucking, leaping, or running madly on a lunge line. If they are under my
control, they are to act like a good horse, and behave. I lunge to check
soundness, or for the vets at our NATRC rides. I never lunge to "exercise" them.
But that is just one of my quirky opinions. ;-)
