Can horses do little tiny bucks in a flat out gallop?

[Poppy+MrDarcy]

I'm not completely sure if it was a 'buck' as such, but I just felt like him throwing his head about a bit, and felt a bit bouncy .

but I've never really known any horse to do little bucks in a gallop, of course I've known them to kind of leap into the air and do huge ones, but I don't know?

 

[lannerch]

Probably not flat out but yes they can buck at gallop

 

[Ratface]

Definitely! Old Horse is a past master at this. Whilst swerving violently because he heard a fly take wing. I tend to avoid galloping these days as I no longer bounce well.

 

[Prancerpoos]

Oh yes.

 

[Winters100]

In my opinion not at flat out gallop, as at this point the horse is putting all its energy into moving forward as quickly as possible. As the horse does this it becomes lower, ie flattened, so does not feel bouncy. At a canter or slower gallop yes.

 

[Barton Bounty]

BB can buck at gallop and kick one leg out

 

[ycbm]

I don't think any horse can physically buck at a four beat gallop, and people who think they can are mistaking a very fast three beat canter for a gallop.
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[McGrools]

No they cant buck at flat out gallop. Anything less than flat out probably yes

 

[Prancerpoos]

Interesting as I would swear one of my horses once did buck at a full on flat out gallop - but actually she was going flat out to catch up with some others and she only bucked when she caught up. On reflection, she was probably slowing down at that point, so had probably dropped from 4 beat to 3 beat. Funnily enough, counting her hoof beats was not uppermost in my mind at that point.

 

[fidleyspromise]

I think likely not.
I thought my horse did this week but I'm wondering if her saddle moved or it was a type of stumble as she was flat out but something happened - it seemed like a small buck but those don't usually unseat me.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Not at a true 4 beat gallop. But I have sat on plenty of horses that have "humped" and "bronced" whilst going a decent clip on the gallops.