Need another gear!

[Renegade13]

I have a welsh section a just under 12hh, 6 years gelding and a very capable 5 year old daughter. He is a smashing pony and hasn't failed to amaze us all summer doing working hunter, showing ,xc, pc etc. The only problem is he is lazy....if she wants to jump a course of jumps she is kicking into every one of them....don't like her using too much whip either . He is forward going for a short while once riding starts but quickly loses it. He is ridden 5/6 days per week, turned out all day, stabled at night. At the minute is on baileys keep calm. We just need another gear without him getting cheeky...advise needed please

 

[Pearlsasinger]

This is going to sound counter-intuitive but I would take him off the hard feed. I don't know the ingredients of the one you use but I do know that magnesium, which can be used as a calmer, made my horse worryingly lethargic.
A fit 6 yr old Section A pony, who is only carrying a 5 yr old child, should not need hard feed.

 

[Renegade13]

I will look into that, thank you

 

[be positive]

This is going to sound counter-intuitive but I would take him off the hard feed. I don't know the ingredients of the one you use but I do know that magnesium, which can be used as a calmer, made my horse worryingly lethargic.
A fit 6 yr old Section A pony, who is only carrying a 5 yr old child, should not need hard feed.

This and focus on the positives you have a safe pony that is looking after your child, by next season he will probably find the next gear, he and she will be a year older, fitter and stronger, a bit of kicking will do no harm for now and is far better than a sharp pony that is too much for her.