Advice needed please RE. Lazy Youngster

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I've been asked to start riding a 4yo Welsh Cob (stunning, excellent conformation and movement AND black
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Anyway i went for a hack with this cob, Victor, me on Flo and Victor's owners daughter on him. We just went along the roads, getting him used to new sights and traffic. He's very very good, not spooky, BUT he is very lazy and his rider had to boot him every stride to keep him moving.
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Hes only been backed for 4 weeks so obviously not fit. So my question is what and how would you get him off your leg? and actually get him to respond to your leg without having to nag (something i hate)?

Thanks in advance x
 
My younger horse, is often a bit of a lazy a*se. Normally if she won't go forward off my leg, a quick tap with the schooling whip suffices.
Eventually she has learnt that when i give her a leg aid i mean it, instead of nagging all the time, much happier horse in the long run...
 
They soon learn to ignore a nagging leg. I have a Welsh D that can be a lazy so and so too. When he is one of his lazy modes I do loads of transitions between walk, trot and halt ot get him off the leg. I do no more than five strides of each and that soon gets him on his toes. By the time he has been down the lane doing that the rest of the ride is easy because he is alert and waiting! You only have to ask by voice then and he responds!
 
if he has only been backed for 4 weeks he wont know what either a whip or leg means.

always use your voice when giving any commands at all. he should no what walk, trot, whoa means and if he doesnt, get off and lunge!

this isnt lazy-ness it is uneducated-ness. all babies are like this, trust me ive broken millions in my time. they dont have the balance or confidence to go fast or forward.
 
I have a 4yo Welsh Cob, it sounds awful, but I was being too soft with him, and now I have started to 'bully' him a bit he has livened up no end, give him a tap and use your voice, good luck!
 
Due to the time broken, I would say he is being unsure and steady. Its a lot for him to take in. I would be tempted to give it more time. You say he is ignoring the leg and a lot of young horses do, some rush forward, others just dont know what it means. I would limit your leg, so he does not develop dead sides and partner him with a more active horse that will encourage him to walk out.
 
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