The 39-year-old pop star is making progress in her battle to retake control of her estate and personal affairs, which are now in the hands of her father Jamie Spears, and a legal conservator, Jodi Montgomery. She maintains that under the existing arrangement, she is not allowed to marry or have children.

Following her emotional speech in court, her prior court-appointed lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, resigned. A judge has now allowed her the opportunity to hire her own lawyer, which could significantly alter the course of the case.

Spears took to Instagram to share a short video of herself horseback riding and doing cartwheels, as well as a message to her followers with the #FreeBritney hashtag, thanking them for their support.

‘Coming along, folks… coming along!!!!! New with real representation today… I feel GRATITUDE and BLESSED!!!! Thank you to my fans who are supporting me.. you have no idea what it means to me be supported by such awesome fans!!!! God bless you all!!!!! Pssss this is me celebrating by horseback riding and doing cartwheels today,’ she wrote.

Spears has claimed that her prior counsel had kept her in the dark about her possibilities for ending the conservatorship. According to NBC News, she told the court, "My lawyer, Sam, has been very afraid for me to go forward because he's saying if I speak up, I'm being overworked... he told me I should keep it to myself."

Judge Brenda Penny of the Los Angeles County Superior Court authorized Ingham's resignation and her choice of attorney, veteran federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart.