Yep, all the above:)
But the teaching them on a line, is in itself a good lesson:).
I just don't like the free lunging concept....one of my pet peeves:), I've never been convinced it teaches the horse anything. IMO, at anytime they can choose to do their own thing, and that is one lesson I don't want mine to learn.
And of course, this is all just old news:)
Becky
We like having the same conversations over and over again, right :~)
To teach very basic dominance and submission roles, and to exercise the horse, free lunging is fine. You can chase them till they drop their head and chew, and do all the other 'horse whisperer' stuff while getting them some exercise and watching them move. But to teach precise and quick response to cues, which is what I'm usually interested in, you need the line.