I'm just curious as to what people do what is your normal routine? How do you change it when your horse is full of energy or just plain bored?

I will lunge before I ride about every other day - if he's really acting up or if it's really cold, just to get him warmed up and a bit calmer.

When I ride, I usually start with serpentines and working on listening to my legs at the walk, then do a few halt transitions. I do most of my work at the trot, where I will usually do serpentines and circles and figure eights because of Bailey's tendency to do what we affectionately call his 'racing trot.' At the trot, my biggest goal is to get him relaxed, listening to my aids, and most importantly carrying his head fairly down and working with the bit. I also work on moving off of my leg there too, and some trot-walk or trot-halt transitions. If he is doing well, I will do a little cantering, or sometimes mix it up with a little low jumping or cabalettas.

When he's acting really hot, and I don't want to lunge him, like last night, I do a lot of more focused, intense work to keep his mind busy. Last night, I only walked a little bit before picking up the trot. I did figure eights, half-turns back to the rail, and lots of trot-halt transitions and halt-trot. It certainly seemed to work, within a few minutes he was paying more attention to me even if he was still excited.