How to Get Your Lazy Horse Move Forward

Are you sick and tired of doing all the work while your lazy horse plods along without energy? Remember that a horse can feel a fly on his side so logically theres no reason for him to be dull to your legs.
Here are six steps to put your horse in front of your driving aids
1. Give a light leg aid one feather light squeeze with both calves.
2. Your horse must react instantly and eagerly. If he does not DO NOT adjust your aid by repeating it or making it stronger. If you do you are letting your horse train you!

3. Instead correct him by sending him forward. Before you actually correct your horse for a dull or nonexistent reaction to your leg consider his temperament. The easygoing fellow might need a few taps with the whip or a few bumps from your legs to send him forward. But the sensitive soul might only need a brush with the whip to get the same reaction. The point is to get a clearly forward hotofftheleg answer. You do not want to terrorize him. Also if your horse is the type that bucks when you use the whip it is better to bump him with your legs instead. First of all you do not want to get bucked off! In addition if he bucks he is obviously not going forward so he has missed the whole point of why you corrected him.
So close both of your legs very lightly on his sides to ask for his version of a lengthening. If he does not respond send him forward for eight to ten strides by tapping with the whip or giving him a couple of bumps with your legs. Keep in mind that at this point all you are looking for is some type