"Most horses rear and buck at some point" (?)

Most of mine have reared or bucked but that is because I have mostly had youngsters. They have all stopped it though it was just a sharp youngster thing. One tried out a buck, another tried a rear, another tried both, one did it once, another did it a few times. You just have to deal with it as and when it happens. In hindsight I will admit a few of those incidents I could have prevented by not asking for so much so soon but hindsight is a marvellous thing!!
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My current horse is the worst bucker I have ever had. It is all high jinx stuff and his way of expressing himself. However as he has got older it is far less common. I think the last time he bucked was in May during a jumping lesson!!

I would agree with a statement that says "Most horse will rear and/or buck in a lifetime".
 
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That is what I had said exactly, on another post.

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So how does it test their honesty? It doesn't at all.

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It helps you tell how honest they are because if the horse is clearly very sprightly and bucks/hops when you see it or have seen it about the shows you can tell if they are lying, if they say no, and you have no reason execpt it is a horse to assume that it has then i agree it proves nothing

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did i say that?

you were presuming i have a hot seat

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Yes I was, it was only a possibility, I've broken in getting on for 30 horses, not all horses have bucks in them, its not necessarily to do with excitement but maybe the wrong questions were asked.

Well you did say you thought bucking was a reflection on mood.
 
I would agree that it is wrong. I do think that most horses will do the odd buck or rear at some point in their lives, but I wouldn't question the seller's honesty if they said it had not.

Obviously I would question them if I got on the horse and it bronced across the school though
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Most horses I've broken in haven't bucked, or bunny hopped when first sat on. One or two have at some point when being backed/broken in, but it would be a bit of a warning to slow down and go back a step.
I might expect them to flex their backs and round them for a few strides, but hope for nothing more than that. I must add that this is mostly ponies & partbreds, maybe they are just easier.
 
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I assumed she meant with them - very few people have known the horse since birth.

When I ask if a horse bucks or rears, I know I am referring to whether it has since the present owners have known it. If they say no I would take it to mean it never has as far as they are aware.

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But Rara would then question their honesty...I think that is wrong.

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As i have said, I always question their honesty, that is just one question that could help you tell if they were truthful.


Btw, i didnt say every horse woudl have bucked or reared, but most would have done, just incase you were confused
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it is in most cases a reflection of there mood such as been excited at comps and rides etc to be honest if one of my horses didnt get excited at been out at a party i wouldnt compete it.
 
Every single one of my horses has bucked at least once out of excitement. PF bucks like fury on the lunge and will also go vertical, but hardly ever does it under saddle, even when very fresh and has NEVER ever reared with me on top.
Antifaz is the same.
I know plenty of horses that would never buck. Alba is one of them. I'd trust her with a baby.
 
Ive backed a fair few, not as many as you though, probably around 12. I had one that was totaly scared of people and she broked, Pip who is very excitable, and still is bronked the first time he cantered and Blossom broked the first time she was sat on, but most, not all did buck or rear once or twice.
 
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it is in most cases a reflection of there mood such as been excited at comps and rides etc to be honest if one of my horses didnt get excited at been out at a party i wouldnt compete it.

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That is the most bonkers thing I have ever heard! I love the fact that my horse is sane and sensible enough that he is easy to ride and work in at a comp. He adores eventing, but he is not an idiot, so that's one less thing for me to battle with.
 
O.K I posted before reading half of these and now I have I relaise that by admitting I have a horse that rears I am opening my self up to an attack on my riding!

I will never claim to be the best rider in the world however I do not make my horse rear. He is an ex race horse who came to me with the habbit of rearing who i have brought round from " i will rear every couple of strides rather than work forward" to a horse that only rears when he gets tense, has to learn something new or if he's feeling very full of him self. Apart from say a couple of times in the last six months he has been a god send. Compared to my other two I would trust sprite in any scarey situation far more because he's very bold, hence his rearing has been a learned habbit of evading work when he feels like it. He's also a very smart horse!

Oh and on the subject of selling, I would admit everything with him and i would hope i would always be truthful so as not to cause an injury. Also i'd like to mention that i do not let certain people ride him, those who i don't think either they or he could cope with the situation and anybody with dependants (i.e small kids)

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I would agree that it is wrong. I do think that most horses will do the odd buck or rear at some point in their lives, but I wouldn't question the seller's honesty if they said it had not.

Obviously I would question them if I got on the horse and it bronced across the school though
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LOL my sister bought a Busted grandson, she asked does he buck....no. So off we went to see him, stunning looking boy (in his younger years) bucked my sister off straight away, owner got on, bucked her off, sis got back on, bucked her off again....we bought the bloomin thing though
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(I spent hours trying to convince them not to!)
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he was a grumpy git but never had any of us on the floor it the 10 years we had him...how ironic!
 
Not all horses show enjoyment/excitement through bucking though marmite. Some do, but plenty more are well behaved.

Jasper loved competing so much he would run up the lorry ramp by himself to get there, but he only reared with me one time, on a xc course, because he was excited and impatient to get on. Aside from that he never once bucked or reared.
 
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it is in most cases a reflection of there mood such as been excited at comps and rides etc to be honest if one of my horses didnt get excited at been out at a party i wouldnt compete it.

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But bucking isn't necessarily a sign of excitement. Ernie lives for hunting, he won't speak to us for days if the trailer leaves without him (he is almost human though
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more horses will buck as apposed to rearing now everything i have ridden has had a little buck at some point mainly due to excitment and one is an ex rodeo horse so that answers that one.

but again there are ways of putting things across and this is not aimed at anyone imperticular but dont most arguments flair up on here by people implying they can ride so much better than the rest of us and unintentionally offending people.

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No, that's just a myth perpetuated by those with a chip on their shoulder
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I think from reading these posts that it comes down to the individual's definition of it! I personally would only class bucking as a violent double barrelled kick out and rearing as coming more than a foot or so off the ground. Having experienced rearing i definatley know what it is and i would in no way put my pony's temper tantrums of jumping up and down or whatever in the same league!
 
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it is in most cases a reflection of there mood such as been excited at comps and rides etc to be honest if one of my horses didnt get excited at been out at a party i wouldnt compete it.

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That is the most bonkers thing I have ever heard! I love the fact that my horse is sane and sensible enough that he is easy to ride and work in at a comp. He adores eventing, but he is not an idiot, so that's one less thing for me to battle with.

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Echo that, if they get too excited then they can become b8gg8ers to get focused. I love the fact that S is calm and focused when working in

ETS - told you am an old person
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no sorry i get butterflys and get excited if my horse got to the point it looked frankly bored i wouldnt bother.

No right to call me bonkers at all.

I like my horses to be really geared up and excited within reason obviously not going over backwards with me but i like them on there toes and having a good look round.
 
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Every single one of my horses has bucked at least once out of excitement. PF bucks like fury on the lunge

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Ernie bucks on the lunge...we are talking about under saddle though aren't we?
 
LOL!

First time I went to try Taz he got his legs through a jump, fell over and nearly squashed my YO who was riding. Everyone thought I was nuts for buying him!
 
Thats a trick though, most people canter for the first time in the school, they can lose balance and may be one reason why they'd buck. Best to find a nice quiet bridle path which is well hedged and straight(hopefully with a rise) and have a gentle and relaxed first canter up one, never ever had one buck that way.
 
see now i dont want them rearing and been stupid but i like them to be aware of whats happening around them i think if the excitment goes for them personally i dont want to compete with that horse anymore it has to be a thrill for both of us.
 
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no sorry i get butterflys and get excited if my horse got to the point it looked frankly bored i wouldnt bother.

No right to call me bonkers at all.

I like my horses to be really geared up and excited within reason obviously not going over backwards with me but i like them on there toes and having a good look round.

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I did not call you bonkers, you are very touchy! I said it was a bonkers theory. I like my horse to be calm, focused on me and working to the best of his ability. If he is on his toes, he is tense and not concentrating so we won't do as well.
 
yep we always canter out first especially with big horses as schools can be quite scary for them especially the corners best to let them go on a straight line to get there balance.
 
Yes, they need to be aware of things around them, but, for competition you want them focused on you, not bored and switched off, that's a totally different thing and is as undesirable as a horse that is over excited
 
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