lame/bridle lame or trying it on?

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my horse is gen a good, willing lad. the last couple of schooling sessions he's appeared to be slighty lame on one rein for a short period and only in trot and only when you move onto the circle. he feels like he's trying to canter, but he's not. i had a lesson tonight and my insructor noticed it, but if we worked him thru it he seemed to forget about it and went on as normal. he trots up on hard ground fine and lunges on both reins fine. his schooling is coming on very well so not sure why he'd suddenly be bridle lame? he has also started putting his tougne over the bit and then gets in a bit of a tizz. he has a flash on. my insturctor was airing towards he was just being a bit difficult as he didnt want to work tonight and fellt i got tense everytime i thought he was lame/tounge over the bit so was trying it on a bit. what do you think? should i get someone out? what could they look for tho if he lunges/trots up fine?
 
IMO this horse is trying to tell you that his mouth is uncomfortable. If he is getting his tongue over the bit I would check the fit of his bridle and if that's ok, think about using a different bit, rather than fastening his mouth closed with the flash. Has he had the dentist recently? Certainly if you get tense, which is quite understandable, he will pick up on this and it won't help.
 
he has the dentist every 6 months and thats all fine. he's had the same bit and bridle for a while, just a simple snaffle (myler).

yes i think it is the near fore? why do you say that?
 
Most fore limb lameness is NF. It's to do with the way horses carry their saddles to avoid tree point pressure or other discomfort (ie they tend to bend slightly to the left. This puts greater pressure on the left forelimb and results in more NF lameness. If it only shows on a circle and under saddle I would look at the saddle fit first :) and obviously it may only show with the weight of a rider on him as well
 
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