Hey! I own an 8-year-old Paint gelding named Scout. Scout is a great horse--he rarely bucks, "moves" when you ask him, and even stands to be washed. There's just one problem; whenever I go to a gaming show, I can't get him to GO! He does the pattern and everything but we'll never place (1-6 place) because he doesn't go fast enough.
We've started to get him to move faster by doing the Pat Parelli thing--ask him to "Walk" vocally, give leg, and if he doesn't move then we slap his but with a bat (a short leather western whip). Although he moves he still is pretty slow. Any advice? Is he just a slow mover or what?
Meg & Scout