Bucking ..... Would YOU buy?

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So in 'theory' if you were confident with your riding but a little rusty (but improving each time you ride) and had kept horses before but many years ago and had always been the fool who got on any nutter and had been sharing for the last six months so well up to date with horse care/ keeping would you buy a great looking, talented horse which ticked all the boxes BUT it bucked when excited?

This is a fairly young horse which knows how good it is and is having a great time being ridden and jumped but it just gets a little over excited and bucks. Doesnt seem to be nasty in a 'get off my back' its more of a 'yipppeee *buck* lets go *buck* whoop whoop'

Would you and what/ how would you go about resolving the issue without crushing his spirit and love of jumping?

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The kind of buck you describe then yes, but I would want to feel it before I purchased. One of mine does this all the time when wound up and it's very sittable, I've never once been even nearly dislodged
 
How young is it? Sometimes bucking is more so they can rebalance themselves I think, more than just being excited.

I would stop it by pushing them forwards and bringing their head up, no need to 'crush' their spirit!
 
If it was me? No, I wouldn't buy something that bucked. It's one of my least favourite vices - would rather sit a rear. And with the market the way it is, there are loads of decent uncomplicated youngsters going for very little - I just paid half the asking price for an extremely well bred, attractive and straightforward 3 year old.

That said, it also depends on the size of the bucks. Anything that could potentially unseat me is a definite no, but if he's just kicking up his heels in excitement, it might be worth the gamble.
 
I took a pony on when I was younger that bucked when excited...

The more I rode him them less he did it until it stopped all together.

If he bucked he didn't get to do what he wanted.. I.e bucked in to canter, straight back to trot then try again. Bucked at a jump I'd circle round it till he stopped then tryed again...

It didn't stop him over night but it was well worth it in the end and he still had all his spirit!!

Best pony I ever had.. EVER!

:)
 
Have the current riders tried to stop it, if it's not a pain response? At nearing 7, it's not a young horse really and should know better.
 
I fell in love with the advert of a haflinger earlier this year. He sounded perfect but in the add she stated he can throw an excited buck. I rang and spoke ot her and she assured me it was only a minor buck when jumping and wasnt that bad at all. Turned out it was a nasty "get off buck" so I dont buy him. I have seen the ad on Facebook recently so he still seems to be for sale!

So no, I wouldn't buy a bucker. x
 
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At nearing 7, it's not a young horse really and should know better.
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Depends on size of horse/type, whether its still growing and how green it is! If its only been backed/started jumping recently then it all might be quite fun - equally it might be slow growing and still be going up :)
 
I had a bucker on loan, they were so sittable until the day I did not sit it and smashed my elbow on the ground which required surgery and 3 months recovery.... So no!

However my new horse has been known to buck in a saddle going into canter but was fine treeless or bareback, having seen the ill fitting saddle she had I decided that was probably it and I bought her. Have ordered a nice saddle so we shall see!

Minor exciteable bucking isn't too much of a problem I guess but beware if its a biggun and don't underestimate how quickly confidence can be knocked if you've only recently got back into horses!
 
No. I'm old and crumbly for the first reason but also you are taking a gamble it isn't a physical cause which is fairly likely imo...
 
I have an 8 year old that still has the odd buck, sometimes excitement, sometimes when he loses balance and sometimes when , on the rare occasion he does, he hits a fence it makes him cross and he kicks back in temper, he will not touch it next time:) It would not put me off, they do usually grow out of it, the more work mine does the better.
 
When I tried out my mare the owner said she bucks when excited, I rode her and she bucked alot along with some rears and cantering off with me.

Any normal person would of walked away but I brought her :p

Got her home, had teeth done & a new saddle (teeth were awful, saddle she had been provided with was just as bad)

Bucking slowly stopped and only re-surfaces when genuinely excited about jumping!

So yes I personally would go for it :) little buckeroo does no harm in my opinion
 
Would depend on how long it has been backed and how long it has been getting "good" schooling in its jumping.
Personally I would get a pro out to have a look and a sit to get their opinion, not worth the risk cos Im an old fart now and I no longer bounce...I shatter !!
But I would take something that bucks way over something that rears, will not entertain a rearer at all as they are way more dangerous in my opinion.
 
In theory yes. But would depend entirely on why, where, how it bucked. My old horse could do some pretty amazing bucks on occasion, almost vertical. But it followed a very set pattern. Only ever out hacking if he got over excited, & plenty of warning signs so you could easily choose whether to prevent it by giving him a job, or allow him to let rip. And even if you ignored the warning signs, first buck would be a tiny bunny hop, & he'd slowly build up to vertical bucks, if, & only if you dropped the rein & intentionally allowed it. And there was never any malice, & he never did it elsewhere. He was a hard worker, & from before I had him bridleways were allowed to be his playtime. My 14.2 will also buck on a very specific set of commands.
 
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Would depend on how long it has been backed and how long it has been getting "good" schooling in its jumping.
Personally I would get a pro out to have a look and a sit to get their opinion, not worth the risk cos Im an old fart now and I no longer bounce...I shatter !!
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Know what you mean here! A few years back I would ride anything but now (even at 27) I find myself thinking "yeah but if i come off itll hurt more". Doesnt mean I wouldnt buy a bucker if it is just an excited thing as opposed to a nasty getting you off. I rode my youngster up from the field with someone leading him (i know, ive already taken flak for the fact i had no bridle, saddle and he is a rising 4 big WB so no comments on that please!) and he threw a fit cos he wanted to get back to his fieldmate (something he never normally does). He did a couple little rears and bucked as he swung around but cantered back down the lane quite nicely for a half broken baby so it was not a "get off" type thing.
 
humm tough one...normally would not bother me but my horse started to rear and buck violently and was diagnosed with KS and he was fine before and had a yeeehhaawwww buck so now knowing what I do I dont think so. If you know all his history and all is fine then go for it!!
 
Depends.

Buck into canter, I would. Predictable yes, unpredicatable or when already in a gait. No. I cannot stand buckers.

Ironically broncos I don't have a problem with.

Rearers I don't mind as long as it's not an 'I'm going to throw myself over and kill us both' and horse can be trained otherwise

(Last two buckers/broncos/rearers I rode were 17 and 22 - both Spanish...oh and a haffie, she gave up after realising she didn't have enough energy to do that and work though)
 
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A yipee im having a ball buck wouldnt bother me to much, a pick a windae yer leaving buck, cba with that now, theres to many good horses out there to put up with the bad, i want a partner that'll work with me, not wait until they think they can ping me out the door while flicking the hooves at me as i land but it might be an age thing now as in the past i might have went for it :D
 
Yes. I was a very nervous rider when I bought my current horse, who bucked for England. Now, she only bucks for excitement but bucks don't bother me, they're generally ok to ride thru.

Readers are a different kettle of fish. My horse has reared without tack, and she has done bunny hops under saddle, these I can cope with but a rear I can't. It happened a few years ago and I was put in hospital from it so needless to say, I won't put myself in that situation knowingly again.
 
If they are easily sittable yes. Does the saddle fit well? I must admit, I would also get it vetted to check for underlying causes. That said, my pony went through a faze at around 6/7 when he would buck till you came off, but with a lot of hard work, and limited food, he realised the error of his ways!!
 
Yes I would and recently have. Said horse bucked me off when I tried him out as he got very excited when jumping! He's bucked me off a few times since too.

If they gotta do something a buck is preferable to a rear.

I think the only reason I don't mind is that I used to get bucked off my 17hh horse so this one being only 15hh, isn't so far to fall!!!!
 
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