NAWD Long-Reining Program
Long-Reining is beneficial to horses of all ages, at all levels and for all disciplines. It can help transition horses from groundwork to riding under saddle, while providing a positive experience for your equine partner.
Thanks to the help of Amanda Sommer and Dan James of Double Dan Horsemanship, North American Western Dressage is pleased to bring a progressive set of tests in Long-Reining (also called Long-Lining) for horses of all ages.
If you are looking to try long-reining or perfect your skills, look no further than Double Dan Horsemanship’s terrific DVDs that provide great instruction in a safe and step by step system. Also available for purchase is their great book Long-Reining with Double Dan Horsemanship. Both are available on their website.
Long-Reining Tests
Improve balance, rhythm, impulsion, and relaxation. Anything you can do under saddle you can do in long-reins!
Also includes arena diagrams
Foundation is the equivalent of Introductory Level
A note from Amanda Lane (author of the Long-reining Dressage Tests)
As a full-time horse trainer I have been familiar with long-reining for a long time. This was something I often didn’t take the time to use in my programs. I’ve always believed that a soft, sensitive mouth was so important that I was sometimes afraid the long reins would cause me to lose that. However, now with the help of Double Dan Horsemanship and their great DVDs and instruction, I now see, understand and have witnessed the amazing benefits!
Since recently getting involved with this process of writing these tests for NAWD, with all of the research, and trial and error, I’ve begun using this program on many of my client horses as well as some of my personal horses. The benefits and results have been amazing! I’ve found some of my horses to really enjoy the Long-reining and therefore become a more willing and confident horse under saddle.
I cannot wait for people to begin this new direction and journey with their horses! I also cannot stress enough the advantage of learning from the Double Dan Horsemanship DVDs! There are so straight forward and simple for anyone to understand! Dan James and Dan Steers take you from the very beginning with the importance of safety. After that, they build step by step in a way that makes sense for you and horse. Our Long-reining Exercise Tests are modeled after the great exercises DDH uses in their DVDs. They are set up to truly help the horses and handlers move forward. I’m so excited to have Dan James become a part of NAWD!
-Amanda Lane
