How do you make a slow horse fast?

Answer 1

Put him on a train or in a trailer!

Answer 2

I'm assuming you are talking about regular riding (such as dressage or pleasure riding) and not racing... if you are, then -

You might need to change your training techniques. I use to have this problem with my horse, and here's how I fixed it (your horse might need a different way, but at least here's a point that might be able to get you started):

After every few strides, give a quick squeeze with your calf muscles. This should let the horse know to pick up the pace. Don't give the squeeze too often, though, because he will learn to ignore it. If that doesn't work, then use a dressage crop or spurs. This will let the horse know that he must listen to you. Make sure to reward him if he does go faster - this will make him want to do it more often. Also, you might want to try lungeing... it will let him find a good, fast pace without having to carry a rider.

Keep in mind that my scenario is different from yours, but at least give the suggestions some thought... and good luck!

Answer 3

Has he always been slow, or is it a recent thing? Look at his diet, or is he bored?

9 out of 10 problems aren't with the horses but with the rider.

Spurs are NOT a good idea, unless you really know what you are doing, and if you did know what you were doing, I suspect you would be able to speed this horse up. I would suggest using your legs to squeeze him/her with each leg movement until he has reached a gait/speed you are happy with. Most horses will adjust depending on rider, I have a thoroughbred mare that will plod around with a 9 year old on her and look after her. When i ride her she is on an outline and 'on the bit', capable fo dressage, jumping and cross country, I dont have spurs (don't need them), but I do carry a crop - squeeze with your legs and keep squeezing, if that doesn't work give the horse a tap with the crop behind your leg (it re-inforces your leg work)

Good luck

Answer 4

carry a crop with you while the horse is walking and first use your leg and voice to get the horse to go forward. if the horse will not listen then use your leg again and reinforce it with the crop. eventually the horse will begin to move forward on your leg cause they will not want to be smacked with the crop. you can also try lunging your horse and when you ask them to trot cluck to them and when you ask them to canter kiss to them and eventually the horse will understand that a cluck means trot and a kiss means canter and will move out with your voice when you are riding the horse ( i did this with a horse i am riding cause she got grumpy when you put your leg on her, so now when i cluck she will start trotting and when i kiss she will start cantering and when i say easy she slows down) hopefully one of these suggestions will work for you

with the idea of the spurs and tapping the horses as they walk, some horses can become dead sided, which means that when you place you leg on them they won't listen to it. you should use spurs if everything else isn't working. also many horses are sensitive on their sides so if you tap them with the spurs to hard they may buck which is definitly something you don't want. what you want to do is try using your leg and reinforcing it with the crop for a while and if the horse still doesn't respond to you leg, voice, and crop aids, then you can try spurs

Answer 5

Your horse could be bred for a slower sport such as trail riding or western pleasure. If you want a faster horse my best suggestion would be to get a horse that is bred for speed.

Answer 6

First ask yourself if you have a master slave relationship with your horse. Your horse may be saying to you that it just doesn't feel that you love him and says what the hell I don't feel like it. In the book of Job in the KJ version. The question is asked."did thou feed the horse tonight, did thou cloth his neck with thunder"? "He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength". Have you fed your horses spirit and given him the will to go fast?

Answer 7

Put the horse on something fast (for eg a truck)!

Answer 8

One of my forends who trains will use those small blunt ended English spurs.
She will let her feet out of the stirups and just sort of lightly bump the horses side as he walks. She does not do it hard just very light bump on each side as the horsewalks. Her feet dangle and move with him so the bumps on the isde are with his movement.
They will learn to avoid the bump you walk faster. As they speed up stop bumping.
This is the way she starts out most of ther young horses. and it works well I have ridden serveal of her horses when they are fininshed and they walk out pretty quickly and will move faster if you kiss to them.

Answer 9

is it that he wont go or that he slows down? if he just plain wont go, the spur idea will work. if its that he slows down, you need to get a small whip with a tassel on the end, and when he slows down whip him HARD. this is a punishment for not ontinuing to do what you asked.

Answer 10

Bring him on trails. Bring him to shows. If your horse is old I suggest to put him with animals. Any animals. But don't put him with horses. He will get more perky. If he is young then bring him on trails and on fields. Canter and gallop him without you on him and with you on him.

Answer 11

The same way that you fast. Skip a meal or two.