[f. LUNGE v.2 + -ING1.] The action of LUNGE v.2
1833. Regul. Instr. Cavalry, I. 71. It is of little importance upon which hand the Longing is begun.
1875. S. Sidney, Bk. Horse (1886), 558. Longeing properly employed teaches a horse obedience.
1892. W. H. Hutchison, Hints on Colt-breaking, 49. I … without any lunging or preparation, put the saddle and bridle on him [etc.].
attrib. 1833. Regul. Instr. Cavalry, I. 70. The horse being brought to the riding-house, or longing-ground, a … snaffle bridle is to be placed in his mouth.
1862. H. Kingsley, Ravenshoe, I. iii. 27. The centre of this quad … is occupied by a tan lunging ring.
