She had the big bit in, the gag snaffle she thought of as her brakes, so they worked on cantering the approach to a few fences. They would do one, and then go around and around and around and around until he was listening to her again instead of running off... she could enjoy the canter work knowing she had a say in the speed of it, the new bit was really helping her, without being severe on him. The leverage action was useful to her and carefully used.
And yet, he was very strong and she was frustrated that he was towing her. She just could not sit up enough, to slow him. And, to her, her lower leg felt jiggly. She looked forward to being in better shape.
They ended with a series of canter walk, walk canter transitions, in a dressage frame, mostly as an exercise for his mind!
It was good work and they both enjoyed it. She recapped it by phone and he horse's owner agreed to come and videotape her next two lessons - the dressage and then the grid work/jumping session scheduled.
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