lunging in side reins

After our woeful efforts in the lesson/ride last week, it was decided i should lunge tallic to get him going forward. in an attempt to also get him used to accepting a contact, i was to use side reins. he'd never been lunged in side reins before, but i was ready to give it a go!

• i began by lunging him off the bridle, (also a first, i used to lunge off the halter or lunge cavesson). i'm putting the rein thru the bit to the other side and attaching on the inside.
• after a few circles each way i put the side reins on, nice and long (hole 5)
• seemed to go well, so hitched them up 2 more holes (hole 7), went around both ways
• had a little go at a canter or 2
• quit while we were ahead!!

Tallic managed to come onto a contact in the walk, but not for very many moments at the trot

He was overtracking really well, but i'm not sure how much his off-side hind leg is still crossing over. decided to put some penetrene liniment on him afterwards over his rump.