What lunge line is better, one with a stud chain or without?

Question

What lunge line is better, one with a stud chain or without?

Answer 1

You should use the line with the chain. You never know if your  going to need it. And its better to be prepared, than unprepared

Answer 2

I lunge with one...not been a problem as I attach it through the halter rings (on the side).   Most trainers use them or have a special nosepiece that they lunge with.  It's up to you,  what are you comfortable with, what is your horse comfortable with and does your horse listen to you?  Has your horse been properly trained to lunge?

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A lunge line bosal is not for a novice .. you'll see many of these or similar kinds of nose pieces used during lunging at AQHA shows.  They are humane, no sharp points, edges, steel cables and that nonsense....you horse should be well schooled in lunging prior to using any of these devises.  

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YaPaZCkKTu8

A yearling lunge liner.

Lunge training begins in the round pen, your horse is patterned on "working in a circle"; once you've accomplished patterning your horse you may lunge them in a larger area without confining panels or walls; my mare lunged in a circle without the use of a lunge line...she'd done it for so many years she was on auto pilot at home.  At shows, I used a lunge line on her.  She'd get to feeling pretty good prior to her halter classes and lunging for her was mandatory...she didn't want to stand still for halter.

Edit:  Where are you dressage people and your opinions??  You do lunge your horses, school them on the line, what do you think of lunging....is it mandatory for you?

http://www.quarterhorsedressage.com/dres...

http://www.roguepony.com/howto/lunging.h...

Answer 3

get one w/ chain, so you can use it if necessary.

w/ chain- you can use it or you can just clip it like a normal lead/ lunge

w/out- you can always attach a chain if needed.

Answer 4

You shouldn't need one with a chain. If your horse is a bit crazy and you don't have a round pen use a bridle. Much safer.

Answer 5

I'd get one without a stud chain. You can always add a stud chain if you really need it later, but the lunge line itself already gives you a good bit of leverage and most horses don't need the chain.

Answer 6

one without b/c when lungeing when you reverse diresctions,you dont have to stop and switch the chain.....trust me its much easier without a chain

Answer 7

I dont use those.  Some of my friends do though.  It only depends on the horse.  Some horses are really high strung and need to be controlled more, but my horse is as calm as a button.  LOL.

Answer 8

WITHOUT!!!!

Answer 9

Without. When I'm lunging a horse the last thing i want is a heavy chain swinging around and blurring the communication between my horse and I. Some people think it's a good idea to have it "just in case" they need it, but the truth of the matter is if you "need" it, your horse isn't ready to go out on the lunge line. They need to go back to basics and groundwork.

BB made an excellent point as well about the stud chain being there to prevent and stop forward motion and your horse rearing up on you. When you're lunging you want forward motion, and if you've got a horse rearing you want their feet moving...

Just my opinion on the matter though, the decision is ultimately up to you.

Answer 10

I'm for without one...Cause I just don't get it...

If you need a stud chain for lunging...the horse needs to be in a round pen.  And basic training for groundwork needs to be done.  By the horse and the 'lunger.' [sp]

Just my opinion...

I would use a stud chain to stop forward and upward motion...I WANT the horse to go forward while lunging.  If it's going UP...we are going to go forward until the upward movement stops!!

Answer 11

Definately without. Get a relatively light line that has a lot of "feel" to fit so the horse can acturately feel either the tension or slackness in the line. Heavier lines can cause problems with very light or sensitive horses as they continually keep trying to "give" because they feel the weight. Not too light though or the won't be able to feel the tension in it until it gets stronger.

It basicly goes back to if your horse knows how to lunge properly then you don't need one and if they do not know how you need to teach them to lunge properly. You can't do this with a stud chain, you'll only end up hurting him which will make him resistant to further learning.

A horse on the lunge line should respond to the lightest cues, it just isn't possible to give a light cue with a stud chain, if he pulls against it, it is probably going to get hung up in the rings on the halter, staying tight and then he'll receive no release even if he gives.

What your horse doesn't know, teach it. You don't even need a round pen to teach a horse to lunge properly. Actually I've had several horses that would lunge great in the RP but get them in the open, without the rail to depend on, and they had to learn all over again.

Answer 12

Hi-w/o the chain-you dont even need a chain if you're working a stud.

Answer 13

Without.  There is no need to use a stud chain when longeing.  You can seriously injure him with the chain.  Besides that, I don't like how it adds extra weight to the line (and to the horse's face, where the line is attached).  I want the horse to move as freely as possible and to be able to respond to the lightest cues I have, and that is pretty hard with a big clunky stud chain swinging around threatening to smack the horse right in the jaw.

Answer 14

You definately do not need a chain on a Lunge line. Beside if you are useing it with a lunging cavison or bridle it won't be used so it makes no difference.

Besides, get it wrong with a chain and you could wind up injuring your horse!