Hot even at 8am so rode for only 20 minutes.  Quite a bit of cantering today.  It's becoming 'Old Hat'.  We did have a bit of a fight.  He wasn't listening to my left leg (he's hollow left, stiff right) and if not corrected would 'fall' into the arena away from the rail, cut corners badly and fall into circles.   I kicked and he still didn't listen so I slapped the reins against his neck.  That woke him up.  The next time he tuned me out I picked up the left rein (I've been neck reining) and turned his head.  He had a bit of a hissy; head tossing, prancing, losing all the forward feeling that we've been getting (an unlooked for but brilliant side effect of riding the rail).  But I insisted.  As soon as he gave I let go and praised like mad.  It was a bit of a back and forth sort of ride.  At times (after I got up him) he was sensitive and responsive.  At other times I had to insist.  But we finished on a very good note.  Because of the tuning up, I rode a circle to the left in which he didn't fall in, was bent through the body and held the line all without reins, only my body.  This made me think too.  I know from the yoga that I am very crooked, that the strength in my body is uneven and that even after 3 years of yoga practice I am still mismatched.  What feels even to me might feel very different to Balthazar so that when I think I am asking with my body for him to bend around a corner I am actually hindering rather than helping.  I don't know how to deal with this except to do what I'm doing; more yoga and mindfulness.  I am trying to slow everything down (figuratively speaking) so that I don't nag with my aids, that I am still when I can be still and that I listen to his side of the conversation.  It's a bit of a battle.  Old habits die hard.  Still, it was a good day.  We accomplished a bit and I'm very pleased with some of our corners, the cantering, and especially that last round circle.