I bought and started my gelding last august at 6 years old. Never offered to buck but at his first race I ran a practice and hooked my belt on the horn. I had to hang on for dear life with my legs and dug in hard he bucked. It all turn out fine wasn't a bad run either considering. He now knows he can buck undersaddle - great everthing was fine untill my stupid belt!
Any suggestions to stop this behavior? Sometimes I think its excitement...I set up poles yesterday and he could hardly contain himself! But sometimes he is protesting maybe. Its this new thing I guess.
He hasn't got me off and I don't stop working him or stop in general.
I've tried the yell and one rein turn with hard little circles. Yelling, spanking and keep on working going forward.
He is just not getting the hit! I haven't fallen ever on him so he doesn't know he can get me off that way (or any way yet lol) and I haven't stopped working him cuz of it. Why does he bother? Is he just in better shape now, feeling good and full of it?
I've dealt with bucking before but this one is just confusing me?
Posted 2014-07-09 2:38 PM Subject: RE: Bucking help
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Oh and he is on free choice grass/pasture.
1lb of high fat/high fiber feed "just enought to get him to eat his supplements really"
california trace (mineral, vitamine, hoof supplement)
flax
1/3 a cup of canola oil
salt 2 tbs
He was getting alfalfa and beetpulp in the winter but wasn't interested in the summer. His grain has been cut back too. The pasture is really helping him pack on the weight:) Oil may be up a little. I was a little inconsistent over the winter.
Posted 2014-07-09 3:26 PM Subject: RE: Bucking help
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Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX
He could just be feeling fresh. You said he had a gained a little weight? Maybe like you said he is full of it.
I personally don't acknowledge a buck ever now. If they buck I keep going like it didn't happen. My mare used to do it every time I got on her because she knew i'd stop a lope and trot her in small circles. She didn't want to lope because she was lazy lol and smart enough to know that if she bucked i'd trot her. It was subconscience and I didn't realize I was doing until a trainer pointed it out.
Posted 2014-07-09 3:59 PM Subject: RE: Bucking help
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Posts: 11216 Location: Wonderful Wyoming
CowgirlLindz - 2014-07-09 1:26 PM I bought and started my gelding last august at 6 years old. Never offered to buck but at his first race I ran a practice and hooked my belt on the horn. I had to hang on for dear life with my legs and dug in hard he bucked. It all turn out fine wasn't a bad run either considering. He now knows he can buck undersaddle - great everthing was fine untill my stupid belt! Any suggestions to stop this behavior? Sometimes I think its excitement...I set up poles yesterday and he could hardly contain himself! But sometimes he is protesting maybe. Its this new thing I guess. He hasn't got me off and I don't stop working him or stop in general. I've tried the yell and one rein turn with hard little circles. Yelling, spanking and keep on working going forward. He is just not getting the hit! I haven't fallen ever on him so he doesn't know he can get me off that way (or any way yet lol) and I haven't stopped working him cuz of it. Why does he bother? Is he just in better shape now, feeling good and full of it? I've dealt with bucking before but this one is just confusing me?
Has he done this a lot or just that one time? I got dumped this spring by my husband's dead broke ranch gelding. I hauled him to an AQHA barrel race and he doesn't really know the pattern. he was ducking and diving to 2nd and I was dinging him with my spurs every jump. He was starting to crow hop from it and so I squeezed with both legs/spurs to hang on. Let's just say that enough was enough and he gave me a toss. He was a good sport and stood where I landed (while I caught my breath) and let me climb right back on. It was all my fault and I knew it...so did he. I need spurs to get any speed what so ever out of him, but will just be more cautious in the future...and maybe teach him the pattern first.
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