Well, if your horse is trained, you should be able to just squeeze with your lower leg, and your horse should go.
If you are referring to walking a horse in hand, then you should stand by the horses should with the lead rope in your hand. Make sure that the lead is NOT wrapped around your hand, because if your horse spooks, it could drag you with it. Move your hand forward, pulling the lead rope forward as well. When the horse begins to walk, lessen the pressure on the lead so that you are barely pushing it forward any more. Making sure that you are keeping pace with your horse.
If the horse is well trained, it may not move if you are too far in front of behind the shoulder. Always be careful that you are not standing in front of the horse as well. If you stand directly in front of the horse and it spooks it could very well run you over.
To make a horse walk, you sit lightly in the saddle and squeeze the horse with your calves or heels. You can also add the verbal command ' Walk on' as you signal for the walk.
a halter or leadrein can be used to walk a horse a distance
To walk a horse, you would use a halter and lead rope. : )
I usually walk on the left side and walk confidently and the horse will follow
Hooves
No, you should walk next to the horse, usually on the near (left) side.
It depends on the horse.
The horse needs to walk.
When You Walk a horse out on the streets, you must have a bridle on the horse in order to controll it. that is all you need but you can fully tack up if yu wish...just to get your horse used to the saddle.
No, you walk in front on the left.
Carefully
To tell (or ask) your horse to walk in French is "Aller au pas."Translation is: To go slowly.