Um only long reined prior to driving. I teach words. So perhaps not what you want too hear.
Walk on, and trot on... come round ''to go left''. and ''away lad'' to go right. And of course whoooooah. [or stop you bl**dy thing]
Suppose it depends also on if you wanted to long rein on the roads, which is necessary for driving pony. In which case someone at the head with lead rein.
I long rein sometimes, using slightly shorter reins, and teach them to walk on, turn left and right by lifting the reins over their back.
You don't need anything fancy for long reining. I used to use a saddle with the stirrups tied to the girth, then ran the reins through the leathers just to keep the reins from sliding onto the ground. if you can get hold of a roller with rings on the sides then so much the better. What you don't want is to have too tight a grip of the reins, its a very sensitive hold. And not to have the horse turn too tight, im sure there are other driving folk with more knowledge than me, I was a bit old fashioned.
To have a driving pony turn, they have to learn to move their body rather than their head and neck, so its a move into the shafts, sideways crossing their legs. totally different to a riding ponies training in long reins.
I started Jim this year, and he hopefully will be driven later next year.
i think that teaching a pony / horse to long rein is a really good thing, they learn to think for themselves, and to listen to you. There are no leg aids, just the voice, so they are brilliant at listening.
