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I used to get so frustrated. The instructor would yell "kick her, keep kicking her" My legs flapping and felt like I was abusing the horse but it didn't phase her. She would only move when the instructor came up to her with a "move" look in her eyes :')

I was kinda standing in the center, and Bay would just keep coming in to me and stopping...

When ecurbh trotted the first couple times, Bay kept just turning and trotting right up to me and stopping. ecurbh had to work it to keep him in a circle.

I know Bay is dead broke and will never buck, but he doesn't 'know' as many of the finer things a school horse should know. He doesn't have a nice steady jog-trot, and he doesn't neck rein well... you really have to two hand him.

I used to get so frustrated. The instructor would yell "kick her, keep kicking her" My legs flapping and felt like I was abusing the horse but it didn't phase her. She would only move when the instructor came up to her with a "move" look in her eyes :')

That's what spurs are for.

You do have to have a very still leg before you can go in for spurs.

I use Prince of Wales spurs on my Gracie mare as a regular rule (she IS a slug on the flat - she gets nicely revved up when we jump.) I didn't wear my spurs out hunting because I thought she would be revved up like she is at a show (she is just perfect at shows). But after three hours of hunting she was lagging at the fences and I was PRAYING for those spurs! Next year, I'm buying a sandwich case so that I can carry a flask of port wine, my spurs, and a cell phone!