How do you teach a lazy horse to be more forward-going?
955548
You need to use your seat and legs.  Keep the legs on- you should be able to hold a peice of paper to the horses side with your lower leg.  Relaxing the back and pelvis also allows the horse to move better underneath you.  You can't change a horses personality.  If they are quiet by nature, there's not much you can do other than asking.  You shouldn't whack your horse with a whip, but use it as an aid.  If you are asking with leg and seat, and they don't respond- tap with the whip.  But first you have to make sure you are using your leg and seat.
1041622
I guess it depends on the speed of the horse.  If you are trotting, then you will need to learn how to move with the horse.
165515
i remove my horse from the carriage and then tie him to the wooden fence post outside the saloon.\n\nwhen it's time to go back to the cabin with any lady i meet, the horse knows the way.  that leaves my hands free to frolick with the lady.  the horse is sort of on autopilot.  it helps to have his food at the cabin.  he usually gets hungry at night, and i get horny.
1131432
To cinch a saddle (western without a buckle)\n1.  Put saddle on horse.  Let the cinch hang down on the right side of the horse, making sure it isn't twisted.\n2. Go around to the horses left side.  Reach under the horse to grab the cinch  Take the latigo ( long leather or nylon strap), and thread it through the big ring on the cinch.  It should go in the backside and come out the front.  Don't pull it tight yet.\n3.  Take the free end of the latigo and put it through thebig ring on the  saddle that the other end is attatched to, then put the free end through the big ring on the cinch again.  You should now have a nice loop that will tighten the cinch as you pull up on the free end of the latigo.\n4. To tie the knot:  put the free end of the latigo through the ring on the saddle again, but this time let it stick out to the left.  Bend the latigo infront of the ring agai, so that it is now facing right.  Put it up through the ring, then down again, but under the horizontal section you just made.\n5.  Walk away, or walk the horse a minute before you tighten the saddle again\n\nVisit this site for handy-dandy pictures: http://www.newrider.com/Specialisms/Western/Mounting/western_mount2.html
131998
Exactly what you said above. I couldn't have said it better. you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Good luck to and your sisters.
1156678
have the horse go really fast.  Faster than the others and cross the finish line first.
657795
Resting awhile is the best cure. Other than that, I would suggest eating bananas due to their potassium levels. (I'm not sure if this will actually help, but it helps with charlie horses so it's worth a try.)
528088
Ceebra had some great answers. You can also do follow the leader kind of this where they copy what you do. Also you can set up a simple obstacle course where you can encourage them to balance along wide beams, crawl through tunnels, step along stepping stones or in between ladder rungs on the ground. You can put a track on the ground made of masking tape where the children have to walk along the line like a tightrope walker. If you want more physical exertion, try running races (eg "show me how fast you can run (or walk/crawl/fly etc) to the sandpit and back again"!)
1159000
lie down in a salt bath .whirlpool if available.trust me i know a lot about sore muscles.when you almost gallop on a horse bareback in tight circles, you get a lot of experience about sore muscles and backs.\n                                          ~~11yearoldhorseguru~~
1020152
use an inanimate object like a tree pnce u master basic drills find somthing that movess like a dog or other
71933
Take horseback riding lessons.
1096066
I would try local farmers, ask them as they all usually ride very well. My daughter never had any professional lessons but rode at the farm and we also rode horse several times in Egypt. Finally she had one professional lesson and the teacher was amazed and said she learned more in half an hour than some of her students had in a year.
845456
I did that, it was really easy and fun.  Just always try feeding it first, put it in bed with you so you can just grab it up, and do not push the head back!
29238
I would try to hand walk her for the first few days. Then turn her out in a small round pen for a few minutes a day, then slowly increase the amount of time she is out.  Then increase the size of her turn out.\n\nIf the horse is really high strung maybe do the hand walking in the round pen, so she can not get away and hurt her or yourself.\n\nIf you can keep her in a paddock by herself, usually a horse won't do more than what is comfortable by themselves, and she will get regular movement that will make her stronger.\n\nJust make sure there are no horses in pens connected to hers, she may kick at them and cause further injury.\n\nI wish I could answer better, I do not know what your facility is like-or the horse.  There are sooo many factors to consider.  Just use your common sense.  Caring horse people usually have more of that than the regular Joe for some reason...\n\nGood luck-speedy recovery!!!
460273
Get someone to hold the horses bridle while you get on,and then let the person lead you around for a while until you get your confidence back.you could also try a different, more placid animal. Falling off is never as bad as it seems,as you found out!
1122993
My Advice (based on my OWN experience)\nPractice, practice, practice. you 2 are a team! Don't enter the arena all nervous about how you'll do, will you palce, don't hit the barrels,ect. Go in the with the thought, this is gonna be FUN! this is what I love to do! If you mess up or something,go back and finish...don't just leave the arena. All beginners are just that...Just beginning.thats why practicing is so very important. when I started, I was 11 and my horse just wasn't fast enough...As I got better, my horse couldn't keep up in time w/ the others. I had to get a faster horse which I started training immediatly, and the following summer when the shows started I finally won a ribbon!!(5th) So I guess what I'm trying to say is Don't expect to win every event every time! took me 2 yrs. to just get a placing. have fun with it. As the summer goes on and the more shows you enter, you will "feel" your strenghts and weaknesses with your horse...and work on any weaknesses!  GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!!HAVE FUN AND LET US KNOW!!
460290
make sure you have your board on turn it side ways and lean back hold on and your up \noh and get driver to go slow