I've gotten in trouble for using the curb too much to make Nic through at the walk, so I've been relegated to snaffle-only status at the walk presently. Nic is like a freight train when she wants to be, so it took me a few minutes to get her through enough at the walk to keep her mind on the work and off of the 6 month old filly she's adopted. When we started trotting though, it was easier to keep her light and through at the trot.
I think I also messed up by asking for collected canter. Now she isn't quite as through at the canter as she was before, but honestly, I don't know if that was because of the collected canter, or if it's just one of those minor setbacks that happens.
Note to self: When you feel something in your hand, that means the horse isn't through. True throughness is defined by an absolute lightness in the hand.
