Lotty123456
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Whats the best way to stop a horse bucking?
Bucking!
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celia
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You'll need to work out the cause and then eliminate it.
suebingham
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Rid'em in deep sand. A lot.
Is it bad bucking or exuberant bucking? Is the horse still young or is he/she old and sneaky or crabby? Different strategies will work in different situations.
Is it bad bucking or exuberant bucking? Is the horse still young or is he/she old and sneaky or crabby? Different strategies will work in different situations.
Lotty123456
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hes just grumpy occasionally. Ive bin told that grass reins are ment to help as they prevent the horse from putting his head down, does this method work??
GTs
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Totally off topic - but I love the picture in the middle. I reminds me of when dogs come to sniff the camera, and you end up with a picture of a giant nose.
Forget_Me_Not
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That is no cure... Horses dont just buck... you need to find the problem... then solve it.
tanflislibs
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it could be back, teeth, hoof, training, a numner of things
annie02
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When does he buck? Is there a pattern, like when you get on, or when you canter, after a jump?
celia
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Hehe, thank you. Pretty typical of him really - always had his nose in everything!
Gentle_Warrior
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There is no reason to my horse bucking - just gets excited sometimes
Forget_Me_Not
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In which case i think its best to not try cure it. Accept bucking is what horses do. Spesh when excited. They are very good at being horses. I hope though you will begin to feel when hes likely and get him forward. Don't let him get his head down *he will then get control* and keep him forward. In ireland they ride every thing forward even mounting on the idea they are forward thinking.
GTs
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I think it is the typical draft horse - Nugs our big boy is the same.
Parkranger
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In ireland they ride every thing forward even mounting on the idea they are forward thinking.
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that explains why Ty won't bloody stand still for me to get on! he's getting better though!
I think it depends what kind of bucking they're doing, my mums old cob used to do little bunny hops but when Ty bucks we're talking bronco - and I need to put a stop to it - he gets circled and circled until he's dizzy now.....just not funny when a TB decides it's fun to buck
In ireland they ride every thing forward even mounting on the idea they are forward thinking.
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that explains why Ty won't bloody stand still for me to get on! he's getting better though!
I think it depends what kind of bucking they're doing, my mums old cob used to do little bunny hops but when Ty bucks we're talking bronco - and I need to put a stop to it - he gets circled and circled until he's dizzy now.....just not funny when a TB decides it's fun to buck
RLF
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some horses do it in excitement its not always a medical problem!!
suebingham
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hes just grumpy occasionally. Ive bin told that grass reins are ment to help as they prevent the horse from putting his head down, does this method work??
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Grumpy 'cause you're making him do stuff? If that's the case and he tries getting his head down, I'd pull one rein tight and make him do little circles until he gets good and tired. I don't know what grass reins are -- but I probably wouldn't use anything that keeps his head up all the time -- What if he needs a drink some time while you're out on a ride?
Grumpy 'cause he's not feeling good is something else -- you might need to dig a little deeper -- Does something pinch? Is his diet right for him? I think previous posters have identified a number of possibilities.
For what it's worth -- my mare bucks sometimes just to see if I'm paying attention or not. It's not malicious at all and the problem -- if you want to call it that -- is with me. She just needs more miles and it's up to me to see that she gets them. It's an ongoing process on both of our parts.
hes just grumpy occasionally. Ive bin told that grass reins are ment to help as they prevent the horse from putting his head down, does this method work??
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Grumpy 'cause you're making him do stuff? If that's the case and he tries getting his head down, I'd pull one rein tight and make him do little circles until he gets good and tired. I don't know what grass reins are -- but I probably wouldn't use anything that keeps his head up all the time -- What if he needs a drink some time while you're out on a ride?
Grumpy 'cause he's not feeling good is something else -- you might need to dig a little deeper -- Does something pinch? Is his diet right for him? I think previous posters have identified a number of possibilities.
For what it's worth -- my mare bucks sometimes just to see if I'm paying attention or not. It's not malicious at all and the problem -- if you want to call it that -- is with me. She just needs more miles and it's up to me to see that she gets them. It's an ongoing process on both of our parts.
Breezesbenefactor
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Try lunging him first, check all your tack and call the vet as a matter of course,