"You are wasting my time!"

So that was Ulla's comment to Ben this afternoon during my riding lesson. Ugh! I felt really bad because Ben was really misbehaving. I was trying really hard to get him to cooperate and go forward, but he had a different idea entirely on what was going to occur today. For some reason, he resisted passing the E-X-B line again. I had to work really hard to keep my leg aides strong, be light with my hands and ignore the tantrum he was having. Eventually he got over his issues and then for the rest of the lesson he acted perfectly normal. Sometimes I seriously don't understand this horse! It's almost like he is a child. He doesn't want to be told what to do and then acts like, "Make me!" This gets to be so frustrating! The worst part is I know his potential and he's always proved to be good in the end, so why the big fuss in the beginning? It's actually really embarrassing sometimes, especially during lessons. I guess it's just teaching me to be more patient, as always. Next time I have a lesson though, I'm going to be sure to lunge him beforehand and see if that has a positive effect on his attitude. If I'm going to pay $65 for each lesson, I definitely want to be getting my money's worth instead of working though tantrums all of the time.