A horse in training for equestrian vaulting at the halt on a longe line.

Historic copperplate engraving of a horse and rider being worked on a longe line

A horse and vaulter on a longe line with handler on the ground.

The longe line ( or longe ) is about 30 feet ( 10 m ) long, so the longeing circle can have a diameter of 60 feet ( 20 m ).

In the natural horsemanship tradition, the longe line is usually made of round cotton rope, and often much shorter, as short as 15 or 20 feet.

In most cases, it is best to use a snap-end longe line.

The longe line takes the place of the rein aids while longeing.

It is a type of headstall with three rings on the noseband to which the longe line is attached.

The two side rings are occasionally used for attachment of the longe line, but more often are used for attachment of side reins or long lines.

The correct method is to run the longe line through the inside bit ring, over the poll, and attach it to the outside bit ring.

If the longe line is attached just to the inside bit ring, the outside ring can slide through the mouth when the line is pulled and damage the horse's mouth.

This handler would have additional control if the longe line was attached to the side ring rather than under the jaw.

The longe line is attached to the inside side ring of the halter noseband on a flat web halter, not the ring under the jaw.

Some rope halters have knots placed on the noseband and crownpiece that may apply some additional pressure if a longe line is placed under the jaw, which is the only place possible on a rope halter.

The longe line takes the place of the rider's rein aids.

The longe line traveling from the horse to the hand is held in the hand in which direction the horse is moving ( so if the horse is working clockwise to the right, the right hand is the leading hand ).

The extra longe line is folded, never coiled, in the other hand.

* Giving the longe: briefly releasing the line towards the horse's head, before re-establishing contact.

* Vibrating: several short, brief squeezes of the longe line.

:" Birka is the main Geatish town ( oppidum Gothorum ), situated in the middle of Sweden ( Suevoniae ), not far ( non longe ) from the temple called Uppsala ( Ubsola ) which the Swedes ( Sueones ) held in the highest esteem when it comes to the worship of the gods ; here forms an inlet of the Baltic or the Barbaric Sea a port facing north which welcomes all the wild peoples all around this sea but which is risky for those who are careless or ignorant of such places ... they have therefore blocked this inlet of the troubled sea with hidden masses of rocks along more than 100 stadions ( 18 km ).

Noteworthy in the following statement is the usage of the term " not far " ( non longe ) which was also used to describe the distance between Birka and the Uppsala temple:

:" Furthermore we have been told that there are many more islands in that sea, one of which is called the Great Estland ( Aestland ) -- And this island is told to be quite close to the Woman Land ( terrae feminarum ), which is not far ( non longe ) away from Birka of the Swedes.

The main narrator of the poem in all the versions is named Will, with allegorical resonances clearly intended, and Langland ( or Longland ) is thought to be indicated as a surname through apparent puns ; e. g., at one point the narrator remarks: " I have lyved in londe ... my name is longe wille " ( B. XV. 152 ).

At one stage the narrator remarks: ' I have lyved in londe ... my name is longe wille ' ( B. XV. 152 ).

The stallion is taught to be saddled and bridled, and is started on the longe to teach him the aids, to improve his obedience, and to strengthen his muscles in preparation for a rider.

Work on the longe includes transitions between the walk, trot, and canter, and changes of tempo within the gait, and lasts 2 – 3 months before a rider is ever placed on the animal's back.

: At Nesebytte ( Nesebitt ) there was a towre of thinheritaunce of Sir Roger Gray but yt is longe synce for laske of reparacons decayed & fallen and no fortresse there now remayneth.

) The longe is also used to develop a person's equestrianism | equestrian skills.

In many training stables, a horse is first introduced on the longe to nearly everything it is going to be asked to do under saddle, including movement at all gaits, response to hand and voice commands ( called riding aids ), and remaining calm in unusual or stressful situations.

In general, cotton longe lines are less likely to burn the trainer's hands than nylon, but nylon is more durable and less likely to break.

This is sometimes called free longeing or work at liberty, because the horse is asked to travel in a circle and obey human commands, only without a longe line attached.

A longeing cavesson consists of a heavy, padded noseband, metal rings to attach the longe line, a throatlatch, and sometimes additional straps such as a jowl strap or a browband for added stability.

A long rein called a longe line may be used to allow the horse to move in a circle for training purposes, or for the purpose of a clinical lameness evaluation by a veterinarian.

All stallions wear a snaffle bridle, cavesson, side reins, some on short hand rein, some with a short back longe.

* Indirect rein: where the longe hand moves back and sideways towards the other hip.

* Driving whips have a stock about the same length as a longe whips, but a short lash, often no more than 12 inches.

The Duke of — bearinge a great love to Musicke asked whether none of our Englishmen could sett as good a songe, and Tallice beinge very skilfull was felt to try whether he would undertake ye matter, wch he did and made one of 40 partes wch was songe in the longe gallery at Arundell house, wch so farre surpassed ye other that the Duke, hearinge yt songe, tooke his chayne of Gold from his necke & putt yt about Tallice his necke and gave yt him.

Most stick type whips cannot make a crack by themselves, unless they either have a very long lash, such as a longe whip, or are very flexible with a moderately long lash, like certain styles of buggy whip.

The key feature of a longeing cavesson is the strategic placement of rings for varying places to attach the longe line: one at the top of the nasal bone and one each side of the noseband.

Taking the place of the rider's leg aids, the positioning of the longe whip in relation to the horse gives the horse signals.

:" Ex his omnibus longe sunt humanissimi qui Cantium incolunt, quae regio est maritima omnis, neque multum a Gallica differunt consuetudine.

This distance can hardly be said to be too great to be reconciled with Cicero's expression, that the new settlement was established non longe ab oppido antique ; while the addition that it was in the same territory would seem to imply that it was not very near the old site.

: yif ye with me so longe wil dwelle.

The word comes from the Middle English surloine, which itself was derived from the Old French word surlonge, meaning sur la longe or above the loin.

: I sholde have dyed, ye, longe tyme agon.

They first work on the longe without stirrups and reins on well-trained horses for up to 3 years, to teach a balanced and independent seat.

Though the emblematist Geoffrey Whitney confines the story to four lines, he adds two more of personal application: ' So thou, that hunt ' st for that thou longe hast mist ,/ Still makes thy boast, thou maist if that thou list.

Aidid however did not last longe as his tribal alliance unfolded and he went to war against his first lieutenant Osman Atto who at time was allied with Muse Sudi and in this war Aidid was no so fortunate as he was killed in the front lines after running out of officers to lead his forces.