Fussy for this mare is “don’t brush my legs” or “get your leg off me” or “don’t touch my face right now, in a minute” or “I hate the air that other horse breathes” or “I don’t want my mane brushed today” or “I’m not moving over in the crossties today” or “I hate that you braided my tail”. She fusses over everything. Feeding time. Turnout time. Turn in time. Her buddy walking by in the aisle. The barn dog being too close. The barn dog being too far. She’s an anxious, opinionated gal. That’s ok, it’s improving every day – she is just learning the new life and expectations. She has a lot of great qualities too. Not spooky, stands on the buckle, ties extremely well, drinks out of the hose, loads on the trailer, lets me mess with her all over without kicking or biting, hacks out alone, stands for mounting, is hobble broke, seemingly fearless. She’s not a big fan of my legs, which unfortunately for her, do not come off due to fussing – they don’t nag, but they don’t disappear, ever. She is night and day different from when I first started riding her consistently, so we are on the right track.
Sorry for the confusion alibi, haha. I tried to paste it in again today, and it must be something with the formatting because it still doesn’t work.
Rode last night, and after the normal initial 20 minutes of “I had a day off, WOOHOO” hooligan stuff, she went much better. Primarily because I 1) backed off on the frequency of the request, 2) used much more inside leg because I was conscious of her iffy connection to the outside rein, and 3) did not engage in a pulling match. FWIW, I’m a jumper not a ‘formal’ dressage rider - I know that dressage is the foundation though, and is what made my other now-retired jumper so successful (broke him out at 3, he’s 20 now). Every horse has something to teach me, and this mare has a lot. 
Thanks again for the input, everyone!
