Stopping a horse from turning in on a lounge?

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Well my horse stays out, but for some reason in the same spot every time, she breaks and comes inward. Tips on stopping that?
 
Have a lounge whip and as she approaches that spot you take a step further toward her rear and crack the whip toward her rear too. If she still starts to turn or stop toward you give her a pop on her rear the instant you see her start to falter in her forward movement.
 
the easiest i have found when they insist on turning in is to work them on 2 lines. when they turn in pull the outside rein and that will turn their head out. (your outside rein runs down their side and around their bum to your hand)
then go back to one when they are doing it without trying to come in.
 
Use a long whip. Keep after her every single time she hits that spot until she stops.
 
Tap her on the bum with the end of the lunge rope, or a lunge whip.

I normally just shout "Get outta here" and he's know's to go back to the end of the lunge.
 
I'm not the lunging expert but when I used to lunge my friend's 2yo for her he used to turn in constantly and I was always told to bring the whip infront of him (if that makes sense) and crack it near infront of his chest to teach him that the middle of the circle is basically a place where the whip will get you, so he won't want to go there anymore. Also, if possible get a little more speed up before the point where she stops so she won't get chance to stop.
 
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