how do you stop/reduce a horse bucking!!

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my horse decided that rodeo was her new thing! i ended up with rope burns and a huge confidence knock! obviously bucking can't be completely stop but is there a way to reduce it
she is currently being re schooled but i'm worried when she returns she will get the habit back! i will have to exercise her more but the yard i'm at has no school so schooling is done in a large field however there is a part sectioned off, whether she is out in the open of the field or in the sectioned off part she likes to buck! i have discovered she hates big open space especially when cantering or galloping, which is when she decides to buck, and at shows when lots of horses are around in the warm up ring after a jump,

i don't know if something is wrong with her teeth or back but her saddle fits fine. but i will get both of them checked out when she returns.
i'm thinking of getting the Rs-Tor as i heard its good for keeping in the saddle when a unexpected spook or buck happens. but are there any bits, supplements or anything i can use as well!?

Thank you. i'm open to any suggestions :)
 
I'd say get her back and teeth checked whilst she is being retrained. No point in paying all that money if her issues are actually pain. And for her sake, the sooner the better. Horses IME don't buck for no reason. If all mechanical pain has been ruled out you could considered ulcers.
 
You need to find out why she is doing it.

Get everything checked, now, don't wait until she comes back.
Including ulcers etc.

How is she for the people schooling her?

If she is just being naughty, then you need to stop it, by teaching her what you want her to do, not what she wants.

If that means moving yards to one with an arena., regular lessons, hacks with well behaved horses to set an example then that's what needs to be done.

Also always lunge with gloves on, in a bridle/caveson so horse can't get away from you and cause burns/injuries.
 
Ruby13 said:
my horse decided that rodeo was her new thing! i ended up with rope burns and a huge confidence knock! obviously bucking can't be completely stop but is there a way to reduce it
she is currently being re schooled but i'm worried when she returns she will get the habit back! i will have to exercise her more but the yard i'm at has no school so schooling is done in a large field however there is a part sectioned off, whether she is out in the open of the field or in the sectioned off part she likes to buck! i have discovered she hates big open space especially when cantering or galloping, which is when she decides to buck, and at shows when lots of horses are around in the warm up ring after a jump,

i don't know if something is wrong with her teeth or back but her saddle fits fine. but i will get both of them checked out when she returns.
i'm thinking of getting the Rs-Tor as i heard its good for keeping in the saddle when a unexpected spook or buck happens. but are there any bits, supplements or anything i can use as well!?

Thank you. i'm open to any suggestions :)
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I would get back and teeth checked Asap, if they are fine but she is still bucking, I would be getting the vet out. The bucking sounds like it could be pain related.
 
I would start by getting a vet to check for any physical reasons - also being a mare she may be having hormonal issues or sore ovaries. I would also get the saddle double checked. Bucking after a jump would signal a pain issue to me....

I have a cob that can throw a wicked buck - although we have not eliminated it completely, when I feel he is going to throw on, I kick him on hard. The other thing you can do, but again only if you can feel it coming, is to turn her heads round to your boot - this will disengage the hind quarters and make it harder to buck.

Re the issues at shows, maybe just take the horse and not compete, just to get used to the atmosphere.
 
Other than getting pain ruled out, I would be looking at excitement if most of her misbehaviour only happens when going faster than normal in open spaces or around other horses.
How old is she and what does she do? I.e. hunting, show jumping, does she school often in open spaces/with other horses. When she is away being schooled what have you asked your chosen pro to do? After pain being ruled out I could be asking him/her to accusom her to open spaces and other exciting places such as competitions.
 
she is 6/7 years old and i mainly hack, showjump, but want to get into more cross country etc with her.
she has been hit by a car in the past but came back into work with me last year and she used to be a angel, never bucked or anything, there was a showjumping field and we did 3ft courses with no bucks at all. we then moved yards and then the problems started! i normally school with at least one other person in case i fall or something happens. she can be fizzy and strong when going into a jump or bucking.
 
Get everything checked - you say shes been hit by a car, she could well be suffering with a bad back as an ongoing injury. If everything is fine and shes being a stroppy madam trying her luck, get some help. Id go with pain atm though.
 
budley95 said:
Get everything checked - you say shes been hit by a car, she could well be suffering with a bad back as an ongoing injury. If everything is fine and shes being a stroppy madam trying her luck, get some help. Id go with pain atm though.
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she is fine and over the year and half i had her she has never gone lame and never pushed her to the limit. she can be a moody mare so it could be her behavior. but as you said it could be her back from the past injury! thanks
 
Have you had the tree in the saddle checked? Just that you can't always tell if its twisted. Are you feeding something different? Is the grass richer? As well as everything else that's been said. If she is good where she is being reschooled I would be going for lessons whilst she is there.
 
she is being fed on chaff, mix and beet everyday. would a calmer supplement or anything help with reducing her bucks and becoming fizzy which leads up to them? and i'm visiting her in a few days so will see hows shes getting on
 
I would take her off the beet, just in case that is what is winding her up.

A lot of people on here swear by mag-ox for a calmer, but I am not a big believer in them myself.
 
I think the open space is just going to her brain! I used to have a cob that would bronk like mad in a field, but would happily gallop on a track, beach etc. I just stopped going for a gallop in the field lol.
 
Ruby13 said:
she is being fed on chaff, mix and beet everyday. would a calmer supplement or anything help with reducing her bucks and becoming fizzy which leads up to them? and i'm visiting her in a few days so will see hows shes getting on
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Take her off everything except grass unless she is extremely thin, the mix IMHO is more likely to be the cause of any fizziness than the beet, but cutting everything out and adding back one at a time gives the best answers.
 
If this horse was a non bucker before and now bucks....I would be seriously getting vet out before getting a saddle near it!

Kissing spines springs to mind or other injury, I half think this post is a troll but then again I could be wrong.

Don't ride this horse please until you have had a decent vet out, who will recommend required specialist depending on what it may be, horses dont just start "bucking" for fun!
 
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