That's coz I taught him to back up when I layed my hand on the bridge of his nose, so he's just doing what he thinks you're asking. Remind me and we'll try something different with him this weekend.
Poor guy I was confusing him! I was getting frustrated cause he picked up everything else so quickly.
As far as lunging, I will try the line. I had a mare that would free lunge in a round pen with no problems but as soon as you put a line on her she would buck and hope and act the complete fool so I never tried the line on Blade. Queen will lunge on line though. I get so dizzy lunging I can imagine the poor horse!