Why wont my horse Walk when i ask him too?

When ever i go to see my horse and there is some sort of food around (sometimes there is no food around) He wont move an inch of his body. He plants all 4 feet and just stands there. After a while of pulling on his halter he starts to bite. We have had a vet check him and hes perfectly healthy.

Why wont my horse Walk when i ask him too?
Since you seem to not have a problem when there is no food in the equation, here's what I would suggest. Work him on leading in areas where there is no food to tempt him. And in the meantime, start checking around for people in your area who have horse experience. I've had horses and been around people who have them and I can tell you that most horse people are generous people. Most of them are more than happy to stop by your place and help you with your horse. My 4H advisors often drove to new members houses to teach them how to deworm or to help show them how to halter train a horse. I'll bet that most of the horse people in your area would be glad to spend a little of their time to give you a hand.



Online advice is often very good, but the best thing you can do is meet people in the horse community who can be there first hand and help you out.
Reply:he does not see any reason to listen to you. If he won't walk try turning him in a tight circle,then when he is moving make him go where you want him to. Practice this every time you see him and he will learn it is easier to follow right away then having to go around and around each time
Reply:Get a whip that is long enough to tap your horses butt. Put light pressure on the halter and if he doesn't move, tap (not hit) hit on the butt and that should solve the problem.
Reply:Try moving your horse forward but at a sideways angle. They find it harder to stay planted on the spot. Also, as soon as you get movement, have no pressure on the halter, even if it,s just one foot that has moved. This will show the horse that the uncomfortable pressure on the halter goes away when he goes with you. When he stops, put the pressure on again. Don't yank on the halter, just firm pressure. It should teach him that he is rewarded when he responds. A dually halter is good for this, but it can be achieved with regular halter and lead rope. A lead rope attached to the halter gets better results than just a halter as the no pressure moments are more better achieved when you reward him.