So to work on this issue I saddled him up and took him around the front in the proper position at a walk. He was confused a bit at the start, waiting to be told to trot on etc but it didn't happen. We spent a good 30 minutes just walking, stopping, turning, serpentine, figure eight and all with the correct aids. I made sure I was spot on with aids and position.
It was beneficial for me as I got to keep a close eye on everything I do and I made sure that I only turned my head and shoulder when asking him to go in any direction. Not the slights move of the arms or hands - and he did well. I still think he has done better when we first started riding but that was when I wasn't sure of exactly what I was asking him for so its really hard to judge.
The other good thing about today was when I was asking him to stop I would move my ring finger back a touch, nothing more, and he would stop.
The head throwing was still there. It improved as we went on, but in the end it was still there even slightly. Maybe in the last 5 minutes he didn't do it, but I could have been concentrating on other things and not noticed it as much. Either way it's definitely something we have to work out before we move forward.
If the weather holds out I will try and work him through this every night or so this week, except on lesson nights. I should be bow legged by the end of it all!
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