swopped horses

for lunging.

which proved to me, at least, that it's not my ability to lunge that's an issue, since lunging Charlie was not a problem.

Gaynor eventually got Monfils going

she said, he's very like Charlie when she first got him (he was 2 going on 3 at the time, and had done nowt) - an interesting thought, as we'd already thought Monfils hadn't been established on the lunge before being ridden when first brought into training, so perhaps he did even less than we thought...

anyway, roll on the morning and they can go out again. they'll be pleased!