Recent content by buckaroo2010

I was so glad to see your post. I'm having very similar problems with my new horse that I bought a few months ago. I have worked so hard on getting him settled and making him feel at home but things just keep going wrong. His latest problems are bucking whenever asked to canter and freaking out...

Has anyone been having a bad week in the big wide world? I went on a charity ride on Sunday with my tb gelding. It was disastrous. The first two and a half miles he was calm and contented then... a pony and cart went past. That had to set him off. The rest of the way round he shivered under me...

My boy is just gorgeous on the ground. He ALWAYS trots up to meet me if i'm walking by his field and gives me a nuzzle. He just loves his food and never says no to a treat. He has lovely paces and a great scopey jump. But, he often bucks when asked to canter or when he just doesn't want to do...

I'm going on a charity ride this Sunday and am asking for some help. I have a horse which I know to sometimes wind himself up and misbehave. Has anyone got any tips on how to keep him calm and happy so he can just enjoy the ride? :rolleyes:

I am in an unusually good mood after jumping my gorgeous horse on a clear course of big jumps :):):):). Has anyone else got any good feelings about anything recently???

Has anyone ot any bonding tips to try with a new horse? :):):):)

He's a palomino gelding who we've had for 2 months. As far as I know I don't think he's done any major eventing. He's been through two new owners in under two year but before them had an owner for several years. Any of this sounding familiar?

She's teaching me but I can have it one minute and loose it the next. I don't feel like I'm asking correctly but I'm not sure even though its been explained to me?

I know my horse can be worked into an outline but I'm not sure how. I've seen my instructor get him into it but even she has to work for a long time and is out of breath because she has to work so hard to make him use his hind legs. Has anyone got any tips on how to get an outline and what I...

Two months ago my mum and I bought a thoroughbred gelding of 14yrs to share. At his last home he was hacked out regularly and was fine. But with us, at his new home, we had two bad experiences where on the first my mum had to get off and on the second I fell off which lead to him galloping...

It's possible that simply your stirrups have stretched over time and you just need to shorten them a hole. I regularly switch my stirrups over because of stretching and my whole number changes regularly. It's a good suggestion to work without stirrups as it makes you appreciate them when you get...

Yes but he bucks with me to, I've just learnt not to fall off! We've had him fully vetted and his backs been checked and he's all in good working order so it's not a physical problem as far as I can see?

I have recently bought a 15.3 gelding thoroughbred of 15yrs. Since he's arrived he has bucked often when asked to canter and thrown several people off (these are not small bucks!). He has also bucked in walk and trot if asked to do something he doesn't want to. We've tried taking him off all...