Minor setbacks towards progression

I realize that I have not posted for a short while. I have been very busy with a few other things that I have not done much special with Siren or my blog. So I am going to talk about the day that we had the other day. While she has become a very good little filly when it comes to lunging, the other day she was so hyper that she insisted on skipping the walk and trot and going straight into the gallop. From there she wanted to drag me around a little bit and not listen to me! I had to do what I consider a last resort, I put the chain over her nose to gain her attention. She was very respectful of that! Once she calmed down, I removed it and she was much better. I am desperately waiting for school to end so that I can have more time to spend working with her. 

I have been working on her changing directions with her while she is lunging. She has been grasping the idea well! While she is still at a moving pace (Walk or trot. I have not worked on the canter yet) I put my hands together, swapping the lunge line and whip between my hands, and changing my body position over a little bit until I am in front of her shoulder. She is quickly learning to roll back towards me and change directions. This is a nifty little trick!