MA>Yes, well....that's usually the case isn't it!  However, Richard and I 
oth
  >have "wills of steel" (if not buns!), and this does make for the 
ccasional
  >clash (g).
If he bounces around on Shiloh enough he will have "buns of steel".  Do
you take his reins and stirrups away from him and make him do gymnastics
while you work Shiloh on the lungeline?
MA>I plan to start them all out on the longe without using their reins to get
  >the balance thing down first.  Then reins, but loose!!!  This horse does
  >have to get used to pressure on her mouth at least to a point, so that's 
y
  >job.  Had her teeth floated and I'm going to put her in a fat snaffle 
(she's
  >in a copper roller snaffle right now as that's what she was used to) and 
see
  >if that helps.  Trot is wonderful!
I guess she is pretty steady on a lungeline.  Its really exciting when
the horse speeds up when you try to touch your toes.  Imbri got so that
when my trainer said down, she dropped her head.  I was trying to touch
her ears without moving my lower body but she made it difficult.  If
they fed while we were working she got mad and trotted as straight
legged as she could.  It was like riding a pogo stick.  The worst of it
was that I thought it was funny and I would get the giggles and really
loose it.
Debby
MA>
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