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We're now going to start lunging the horse. You'll notice that I still have the chain
over my horse’s nose. This just gives me a little bit more control. I also have put
on a pair of gloves and this is a really important thing to do to protect your hands from getting
burned if your horse decides he doesn't want to behave and stay on the circle. It also
lets you grip the lunge line a little bit better. I also have a lunge whip and this
is an important tool in order for us to communicate that we want our horse to go forward and we're
also in an enclosed arena. So that if something does go wrong he can't get out. So I'm going
to start by just letting him come into a small circle around me.