Whizzy is a stiff little knocker. So I've always got to work on keeping him soft- not into pitching him away too much because he gets stiff again so quick- its a constant- non ending repetitious pulling and giving back a little and pulling again- not letting him - or any of 'em pop out of form at all before putting them back where they belong and releasing and then not letting them get out of frame before putting them right back- its a never ending battle.
But the biggest breakthrough for him has been bitting him up and making him learn he can run without throwing his head up and getting scared- I bitted him up and ran him forward with the whip until he quit throwing his head up and figured out he could accelerate without flipping his head up in fear of the whip or in fear of the change of speed- made him run through that thresh-hold of fear and uncertainty untill he learned to keep giving to that bit no matter what.
When I rode him afterward he was very soft- stayed bridled up better and off the bit. I could run him down straight - in the bridle from lead departure to the end of the rundown and he would stay straight and soft and stop harder. - not perfect but better. It was cool to see how hard he could stop while bitted up. He can really use himself when he wants to. So from now on he will get bitted up as often as it will help him- No more nor less.
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