Prepare your lunging session

With Appaloo Equestrian, find lunging exercise ideas to work with your horse

Make planning your riding sessions easier with our selection of the best exercises for lunging your horse.

Did you know? Lunging is a training technique in which the handler works with the horse as it moves around them on a large circle, using a long lunge line. It allows you to develop your horse's suppleness, balance and responsiveness, while also teaching them to respond to your voice — a great challenge to take on!

And of course, lunging is also ideal when you don't have the time or motivation to ride but still want to work with your horse.

Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced rider, or even a riding instructor, discover a wide range of lunging exercises for free.

Say goodbye to a lack of inspiration and the routine that can creep into your training sessions with your horse. Step outside your comfort zone, improve your skills and have fun with our community-driven platform for riding exercises.

Whether you're looking to improve your riding, prepare for a competition, discover the world of equestrian sport, or simply spend some quality time with your horse, Appaloo Equestrian is the tool for you!

To find THE lunging session that best matches your needs, use our search bar to select your discipline, level, training area and available equipment.

Tell us how many jump poles, cavaletti, jump standards and cones you have available.

You'll then get exercises tailored to the criteria you've entered. Each session includes a simple diagram, along with details of the objectives, how to perform the exercise and potential difficulties.

All you have to do is follow the instructions — almost like following a recipe!

We'll give you all the ingredients you need to improve your horse's way of going, develop their jumping technique, introduce gymnastic exercises or work on their landing and recovery.

To achieve your goals, all that's left is to put your recipe in the oven — in other words, grab your horse, your lunge line and head to your training area!

Our lunging exercise guides

We are constantly adding new content to the platform, so you'll regularly discover new exercises designed to help you improve and keep your training sessions interesting.

And did you know we're not the only ones creating riding sessions? Our community shares its own ideas too!

Our community system allows you to add your favourite exercises that aren't already available on the website. Simply click "Submit My Exercise" at the top of any exercise page and fill in the form.

Add the session type, description and an illustrative diagram — it's simple, quick and easy!

Thanks to you, the variety of exercises available on the platform continues to grow.

Discover new lunging exercises exclusively on our social media: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest.

You'll also get a sneak peek at new features, behind-the-scenes content and photoshoots showing our exercises in action.

It's also a great opportunity to connect with our community of passionate riders and horse lovers.

We wish you an enjoyable lunging session with your horse, together with Appaloo Equestrian!