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How do you deal with bucking?
Back from canada(report soon) and lunged project today, when fresh it appears he bucks a little, I'm making lots of efforts to desensitise him (throwing sand, cracking lunge whips etc) and when he's less fresh(he's had a week off) no bother, same when ridden for a few days in a row or without long breaks.
So should I be concerned he is going to buck at random intervals? Or would you just pout it down to young, inexperienced hors ebeing fresh?
(he has bronced with someone on and injured them) . How do you prevent/stop bucking?
 
he could be slightly cold backed - I'd get a physio out to check his back and get your saddler to check the saddle.

my boy bucks when he's very excited but an excited buck is usually hard to feel (just a flick out the side). if he's bucked someone off then there's usually another reason other than just high jinx!
 
When he bucked my sister off, he had leapt over some poles (she had literally got on and trotted off half a lap of the arena) as they were in odd positions and she landed heavily, he then bronced and continued to do so until he calmed, so I'm putting that one down to high spirits as he hasn't bucked with me at all (and I'm significantly heavier!)
I plan to put a pad under his saddle, as it isn't perfect but he's not a keeper so no new saddle.
This is IMO mainly young, excited bucks, not pain caused as he is in good shape etc etc.
 
she jumped him after getting on and trotting half way around the arena? didn't she warm him up (or am I reading this wrongly)?
 
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This is IMO mainly young, excited bucks, not pain caused as he is in good shape etc etc.

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I know plenty of horses who are young or excitable or both and they don't buck. Do you have the skills to determine whether or not your horse has a sore back, or is it that it would be easier if he was being naughty and you could put a piece of tack on him to 'fix' it? No offence, but the first point of call with bucking is to have a professional check the horse isn't in pain.

I don't mean to be rude, but I have seen it so often that people don't want to admit their horse may be in pain, so they put a stronger bit in it, beat it or use a gadget of some description to cope with the bucking/bad behaviour rather than dealing with the real issue.

Also, if your sister landed heavily and this caused bucking, it sounds to me like pain, as opposed to 'high spirits'!
 
My horse bucks when she's excited or when a scary vehicle tries to pass us. Annoying but definitely not a pain response, my chiro says that she has an excellent back. I was always told that bucking can just be a way of letting out energy/positive or negative when you aren't letting them bolt out the front end
 
I didn't mean that the horse couldn't just be excited, dwi, I just meant that TripleSandH should check that as a priority, unless she is qualified to make that decision herself. Horses can and do buck out of excitement, but I believe most bad behaviour is due to something other than excitement or fizz. My point was purely that she should get this checked first, just to be sure.

There is nothing worse than working for ages with a 'naughty' horse, reprimanding it and using gadgets, only to find it has been 'misbehaving' due to a tilted pelvis or a sore back.
 
Calm please, I have no intention of using gadgets, or reprimands(ha! bronco +reprimand???)
She didn't jump, she was just stupid not to check the track where some poles had been left and the cumilataive effect was a broken wrist. He had been lunged first, ut yes I agree, a bit of walking and reminding of the basics might not have been a bad idea. Lesson learnt I think! Just to add he hasn't bucked ridden since.
Tbh he's not that exciteable, he only has bucked or shown any signs after a few days off, when the energy is up.
He's not fit actually! But in good physical shape i.e not sore. He has been vetted very recently, so please take my word, it's not pain, k?
I'm looking more for if I think he's going to buck, what is the best way to prevent it. Are there any helpful ways to desensitise a boy who might tend to buck/kick out when things spook him from behind? (eg dogs running behind him)
 
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