After I realize I'm the one who is supposed
to move, I will not gallop at her.
I will listen to my human on the longe rather
than see what's interesting at the other end of the school.
I will no longer pretend that I hear a monster
in the woods when my human longes me, faking a runaway and then looking for a sugar cube when my human says Whoa and I stop
like a good girl.
I will not do Lipizzan impersonations on the
longe line.
I will not run really fast on the longe line
causing myself to fall down.
I will not totally ignore my human when he asks
me to trot on the longe when I've been cantering.
I will not totally ignore my human when he asks
me to walk on the longe when I've been trotting.
I will not totally ignore my human when he is
asking me to trot on the longe.
I will not totally ignore the noise of the longe
whip and do my own thing on the longe.
I will not try to give my human both barrels
while she's picking up the lunging whip.
I will stop trying to create a world record
for side rein breaking.
When my human instructs me to lunge, I will
not stand there staring at her, expecting her to do it.
While being longed, I will not reverse without
my human asking me to, in any gait.