R,B,A and A again.

A busy day with the horses today. Another session in the school with Remy, lunging at walk and trot followed by some groundwork using the whole of the school, small circles off the track, halt, immobility,walk transitions. He was very good today and I finished by asking for halt and then placing my small tub at his side, jumping up and down on it to see how he would react and then leaning over his back from both sides. He looked sideways at me as if to say 'what the hell is she doing?' but didn't move.
I walked Bonbon around the garden, keeping her focussed, asking for halt and standing calmly before asking for the walk transition. She was a bit spooky around the front where we've never been before but she stood calmly when asked and handled it well.
A short session with Anky, lungeing at walk and trot followed by some in-hand work with some leg yield and giravolta on both reins. She's starting to stay more relaxed over her neck and is coming straighter on the left rein.
They were all hanging around the gate again at 5pm, I felt like riding so I brought Anky in with the intention of going a short hack. She wasn't very impressed and  wouldn't stand for me to get on. When I did get on she immediately tightened up and refused to turn up towards the gate.  I spent 10 minutes or so on the yard asking for flexions left and right until she started to loosen and we headed up to the gate. She was certainly on her toes, thinking backwards, rushing forwards but we got up to the track into the woods before she veered off into the field and started throwing her head around and backing up. The wind had got up by now and she was certainly "on one" so I just kept asking until we got a nice flexion and then circled her in that direction, alternating left and right. It was obvious that she wasn't going to settle, but she was behaving herself and doing what I asked her despite the fact she was worried so after walking towards the wood a short distance I turned and headed for home. She was very active so I practiced leg yields left and right. When we turned into our driveway and stopped at the gate she let out a huge sigh. Bless!! I must start riding out again, it's been too long!!!