Bucking SJ horses

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I am just watching Hickstead and there are quite a few horses who buck in between jumps or even on the approach to jumps. I think this has become more prevalent over the last few years. There have often been horses who buck after the last jump, but now they are bucking all through the round it seems.

The commentators go on about how naughty the horse is or 'what a monkey he is', how full fo character he is, etc, but if it were one of 'our' horses we would be on here like a shot asking for advice and being told to get back, teeth, saddle etc checked or to get the horse reschooled by a 'professional'.

So how come it's ok for these top SJ horses to be full of 'character' but if it's one of ours it's just plain bad mannered, naughty or in pain?
 
My boy does this but back and teeth vet tack etc all checked every 3 month and nothing wrong. He does have some potential but the bucking, or in his case kicking out is just him. He takes me to the fences ears pricked and seems to love it. He is same on fast work out hacking.
 
Years and years ago there was a horse called Vibart who used to buck over every jump

Ryan's Son used to buck during rounds, and always gave a huge one crossing the line (when the crowd clapped)

Galoubet used to buck during his rounds

No one said anything about it in those days, the crowds loved it. Dunno what's wrong now that it's seem as pain, or anger or badly fitting tack or whatever...
 
Mines always had a buck with me when we finish the round, soon as I loosen the contact. Doesn't over small courses or with novices, just me. I allow it because she is very well behaved, didn't allow her as a youngster, but she's earnt the right to misbehave with me on occasion. Today on our hack she decided she didn't fancy working trot across a field & did collected canter instead. I wouldn't allow a young or unschooled horse to screw about but I let her. I imagine at top level bs its the same, its not evasion or malice, just doing the job & having some fun. A well schooled horse with quirks who can perform to its potential is entirely different to an unschooled one bucking as evasion. I very much doubt a horse bucking in pain would be jumping at top level well.
 
My horse bucks when jumping, and last year at my first riding club jumping show, People where over heard by friends that i should 'pull him up and beat him' or 'retire as he's not happy' Friend's didn't say anything until after the jump off in which we won by 3.56 seconds, they simply turned to the people and said 'Why should he pulled up and told off for something that doesn't affect his performance, he's not in pain, if he where would he have just easily won the class?? he is simply happy and enjoying himself' They soon shut up and shuffled away, Funnily enough, no one ever commented on it at affiliated shows :)
 
Cappuccino said:
Years and years ago there was a horse called Vibart who used to buck over every jump

Ryan's Son used to buck during rounds, and always gave a huge one crossing the line (when the crowd clapped)

Galoubet used to buck during his rounds

No one said anything about it in those days, the crowds loved it. Dunno what's wrong now that it's seem as pain, or anger or badly fitting tack or whatever...
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I used to have an ex-racer who would jump like Vibart - we called it "flybucking" and he would do it over every jump, no matter how large/small.
 
Just googled Vibart and found some video of him from 1968 (i think). Plenty of tail swishing going on with him, and a fly buck over a fence!

i well remember Ryan's son bucking at the end of his rounds, but it always seemed like high spirits rather than bad manners. Ladina B is one of the worst I have seen I think.
 
i was always under the impression that they were great jumpers if they have bouncy back ends -my horse bucks for like a freak but will jump the moon:)
 
I always thinks its quite a good sign in a showjumper, if its due to enthusiasm or bounciness. Some modern warmbloods seem to be so loose, bouncy and flexible that they just can't seem to help emulating the shape they make over the jump! My mare who was quite long backed used to jump better if she had a few bucks in the warm up as it loosened up her back.
 
Mithras said:
I always thinks its quite a good sign in a showjumper, if its due to enthusiasm or bounciness. Some modern warmbloods seem to be so loose, bouncy and flexible that they just can't seem to help emulating the shape they make over the jump! My mare who was quite long backed used to jump better if she had a few bucks in the warm up as it loosened up her back.
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Or it's to do with the weighted or other non-BS-regulation boots that some showjumpers use as 'training aids' ;)
 
I'm bemused. Stubble fields, turn out, frosty mornings, or even just a squeel in the box, i've always seen those bucks that certainly don't dump riders ('cepting half asleep one's) as being the stuff of fun and joy. Those kind of bucks are amongst my sweetest memories. I didn't showjump though.

I love seeing a horse, buck, fart and have an equi giggle!

I don't watch much jumping though, maybe i'm talking out me rump!
 
Does that mean my little cob is a future grade A? ;)

OP I totally agree, sometimes the horse is just in high spirits/being a sod!!
 
Mine has a little buck & a bronc when he's really enjoying some jumping. Doesn't bother me at all, I know him really well & I know it's just because he's enjoying himself! I let him do it because I know it never escalates into anything dangerous, if I was on a horse I didn't know I'd be nipping it in the bud straight away.
 
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