I'm not sure what page it is, but if you have Monty's book, From my Hands to Yours, in a chapter it talks about the Giddy Up Rope, which is a soft, cotton(I think), braided rope with tassels at the bottom, and a convenient loop on the other end. I would first master riding with one hand before doing this, that's just my opinion. What you do is place your hand in the loop and the reins in the other. Dangle the rope on one side of the horse at the rear. Jiggle the rope so that it tickles your horse to move. When your horse takes just one step forward, make sure you reward. Keep doing that and extend the amount of steps your horse needs to take for reward. Incremental learning is the best way to go. Add leg cues and or clucking/kissing noise so that your horse will associate those things with forward motion. Hope this helps. Feed back on how things go would be great!

This happened to me once when a horse had been trained to stop with the slightest indication of the rider leaning forward. I couldn't get him to move as I was not in the position he was used to. Could this be a factor for you?

Thanks for the help everyone. As For the horse being trained to stop. I really dont think so because i have been the only person to really do anything with the horse. He has basically just been a pasture horse when i bought him. I am going to try the Giddy Up Rope. I do have his book and totally spaced that idea. So i will for sure let you know how it works. THanks again for the help!!

Well the giddy up rope sure does give me movement!! Lots of movement. He just about lost me today! But after he settled down it seemed to get some type of movement out of him. I am going to try and build on that and see if i can get him to move out comfortably and in control!

Oh good Brady ..I can't get mine to go with the giddy up at all,he just wants to stay home with his friend!

Well, I guess that's a good thing. I also have trained my mare from the start (was a pasture potatoe for her first seven years) so she is not afraid of anything that I do with her... unfortunately she just looks back at the rope like "and why would I move for that thing?"

I have found that backing her up when she stops works pretty well. Since backing up is more work, she soon decides that it would be easier just to go foward.

Brady,

Have you checked to make sure the saddle fits properly and that he has no soreness in the back. You might try riding bareback to see if you get a different response. I recently worked with a horse that I was told was “broke” but stubborn and needed a firm hand, harsh bit and a man to ride him . The first thing I did was replace the bit with the dually halter and things were much better but because he appeared to be a high strung 7 year old quarter horse I used a saddle that appeared to fit him. He was reluctant to leave the barn and after riding for any length of time he would just stop. Because I was lead to believe he was just stubborn I tried to get him to move his feet and he eventually went ballistic rearing over backwards with me. I knew then that something else was going on. I felt so bad and stupid because it was a sore back and saddle issue. In hind sight the horse was telling me something was wrong, every way he could, but I didn’t listen until after it became dangerous. It should have never gotten to that point but I was lead to believe the horse was just stubborn, and I believed it instead of listening to the horse. I will never make that mistake again. So long story short I went back to the basics with ground work until his back healed and then rode him bareback and he became a totally different horse. I ended up have a saddle especially fit for him and now my 14 year old daughter rides him with no problems. She now owns him and even rides him bareback. Not bad for a “stubborn horse that needed a harsh bit, firm hand and a man to ride him”.

I agree with Comanche. Your horse is telling you something. Check your saddle fit and rule out any physical issues before you assume its a behavior problem.