Good resources for ground work?

[Meredith_Clark]

I’m getting my furry-butterball turkey of a horse back in shape after almost a year off. We’ve done a lot together but I’m majorly out of shape and he’s frisky and herd bound.

I’m working with a great trainer who is doing rides on him, and then I’ll eventually start taking over to just doing regular lessons, but until then she suggested I do some ground work with him just so he’s out of his field, listening to me more, but I don’t have to be nervous about riding him alone.

I did some googling and I found some stuff about lunging. He knows how to lunge, but what I’ve found recently is that he’ll lunge and eventually get relaxed and then when I get on him it’s back to being tense and jiggy again. He also knows how to lunge over jumps which he really loves.

Are there any good resources for step by step or progressive groundwork lessons or ideas?

[Meredith_Clark]

I also want to make sure I stay away from any weird training theories… I don’t want to accidentally drink the wrong cool-aid! :lol:

[Rainier]

I’ve been watching a 10 year old (or more) Buck Brannaman DVD on groundwork that has been really awesome. I let my ottb filly down a few months after being on the track and i am using the groundwork as a way to begin her back into work in a relaxed non -stressful manner.

[Carol_Ames]

TEAM, tELINGTON tOUCH

I’ve had the best luck with the TTelington Touch:) , "Learning exercises"the horses /I’ve started with those have been easy to start; also to “leg up” Lok for a practitioner in your area; you can alsp learn a lot from the videos and books; I would do that over longeing They will muscle up better with less soreness; go for it!

[BEARCAT]

Manolo Mendez has put out a ground work DVD - just read a review by Kim Walnes who had very positive things to say about it. You can watch a few video clips to see if that’s what you are looking for.

[pheasantknoll]

For a systematic approach, Clinton Anderson’s videos are very good and very effective. His method is a little in your face, however. Try to watch some Warwick Schiller on YouTube. He is excellent, and a little more mild mannered with the horses. If you get rfdtv, Chris cox is maybe the best horseman of our generation. But he doesn’t have videos. Clinton’s really are the best at laying it all out there. Just stay away from parelli.