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Location: Oregon | Long story short my horse that had never tried to buck or anything of that nature started bucking one night after a little bit off (which never mattered beforehand) and I couldn't stop him, so I bailed but when I bailed he bucked so I got launched in the air came down wrong and shattered my entire wrist. Now I'm scared to get back on him. I've never been scared in my whole life of any horse. I've also never broke a bone either. How do you all cope with the fear of getting back on that horse? He has been vet checked up and down after the fact as well. |
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Addicted to Baseball
 
Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | Is there any way after your wrist has healed (or healed enough to ride) that you could schedule a few lessons with a trainer - a real trainer - and just take a few lessons with another set of eyes on the ground? Maybe a month of training where someone else can get an idea what might be going on (assuming he's not hurting anywhere). It's all good and well to say horses do buck and just get back on, but scared and unsure of the reasons the horse acted like it did, you might need a confident instructor to help you two get sorted out? No shame in wanting to resolve both your issues. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| If it as truly out of character for the horse and no indication of why he bucked, I would start with a vet check.
Then consider having a few rides put on him and a few lessons with a trainer.
I've been there, had a colt dump me twice in a week last fall, the second time resulted in a mild concussion even though I was wearing a helmet, and thank God I was. |
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 Take a Picture
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| If you are scared to of the horse, I would get rid of him and get something you feel more comfortable with |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I'd get someone else to ride him for a few weeks and then like the others said, take some lessons. You wouldn't believe what having a good instructor there will do for your confidence. |
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 A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | And just a side note - I don't bale. I go ahead and take the ride until he stops or I fall off. Lesson learned. |
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 Gotta Have a Gray
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Location: Tex. Panhandle | I got a gelding in on a trade earlier this year. Loved him till out of the blue he broke in 2 one day without warning. I was 5 months pregnant at the time. Sent him to a friend to be rode and hauled. He did it once with her after only being at her place a few days. She overhauled him for it. Swore he was cured. Was clocking solid 2d times without being pushed at BIG shows. I was so excited ..... till he tried it with her again during a run at a big 3 day race. He was nasty about it. I sent him down the road with full disclosure on his issue. I had a complete vet check done on him twice to make sure nothing was bugging him. Some just get wires crossed.
However, if you think it was an honest mistake, I'd give him another shot. I've just come to the point where no horse is worth being hurt over, no matter how much potential they have. |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | First I would rule out that he is sore. Check saddle fit, his back, hocks, etc. Once you rule that out or fix the issue if you find one, I would send him to a trainer or have the trainer come to you to ride him a few times.
I am kinda in the same boat as you. I haven't been able to ride since last November due to medical issues. I had somone riding him off and on. He bucked her off about 2 months in. Seems to be a saddle fit issue but I have decided to sell him. I was struggling to click with him last year and now the bucking (he isn't a bucker either). So my confidence has really taken a nose dive.
Edited by fulltiltfilly 2016-09-26 1:47 PM
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You better get someone that can ride a horse threw a bucking fit, with you baleing off and nobody to get back on him to finished the ride you taught this horse it was ok to do what he did by bucking. He will do it again maybe not the first are second ride but he will decide when hes ready to do it again. He will feel when you are nervous so you need someone else to do the riding or sell him and find something that you will trust. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Fun2Run - 2016-09-26 12:45 PM And just a side note - I don't bale. I go ahead and take the ride until he stops or I fall off. Lesson learned.
I'm to chicken to bale  , always rode them out and if I do hit the ground then get back on and start over again  |
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Location: North Dakota | BKC2112 - 2016-09-26 6:27 AM Long story short my horse that had never tried to buck or anything of that nature started bucking one night after a little bit off (which never mattered beforehand) and I couldn't stop him, so I bailed but when I bailed he bucked so I got launched in the air came down wrong and shattered my entire wrist. Now I'm scared to get back on him. I've never been scared in my whole life of any horse. I've also never broke a bone either. How do you all cope with the fear of getting back on that horse? He has been vet checked up and down after the fact as well.
No shame in being scared. You got hurt last time you rode this horse and your brain wants to protect you. It's a hard fear to overcome.
I agree with the other in that I would send the horse to a trainer for a good month. That will help YOU be confident he is going to behave when you get back on him. And when you do get back on, do it with that trainer present. If something happens, they can help immediately.
With that said, the horse may be perfect for the trainer (who is confident) but may try to buck you off again. If you are nervous or tense about it, they will FEEL that. So you will need to do some mental exercises to learn to calm yourself and at least present a confident front, and not let your horse pick up on any uneasiness.
Could have been a freak thing and your horse may never do it again. Or they may have learned a bad habit, by you bailing.
Myself personally, I've been bucked off of horses and scared to get back on. But I force myself to do it. Heck, my 5-yr-old just tried to buck me off at a fun show last weekend while I was warming him up for an English class. (How the h$ll I did not fall off is beyond me.) But when the bucking fit is happening, I am NOT going to come off without a fight. I get this "oh no you don't!!!" ****ed-off frame of mind and that there is no way they are gonna get me off.
If you envision yourself hitting the dirt, guess what? You'll hit the dirt. You've also got to mentally *think* that you are going to stay on through the bucking fit and the horse is going to get a CTJ meeting for it.
So it's certainly a big mental game.
Also would be no shame in selling the horse, if you can't get over the fear of riding this particular horse. You do what you have to do. Riding is supposed to be FUN!
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Location: southeast Texas | Sell the horse. I have a bucker, sent her off to boot camp in the marsh to work cows. She came back home, didn't get rode like she did at trainers. ( she was rode but not hard like at trainers ) she got to feeling good, launched me again. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I've had two vets in our area call me to their practice to ride horses during lameness checks. Most of those horses were lame somewhere and they were elusive. They also were thought of as dirty buckers or ugly in the alley with their riders. If you have an upper level dressage rider or a really good hand in your area and they would be willing to ride your horse that person might be able to offer your vet some insight into which limb to poss recheck. I hate to do it but sometimes blocks are needed and or a scintogram. To even find a starting point.
I've had one of my own that lit up the nuclear scint and we injected those areas. I tried her for two years but could never get her around a left turn. MRI's and the best vets in the state, she's now a baby maker. She gets two chances of proving her value there...
As for you, start back on an old faithful and ride with a trainer. Fear is good it keeps you safe. Ride within your minds boundries. Confidence should come back.
After my second pregnancy I had no confidence in working colts out of the gates. Something was off and I just couldn't ride as I once did. I started training barrel horses and soon had a barn full. I had complete confidence in my riding shortly thereafter. I've had more injuries riding colts than any other type riding. In fact, colts or riding top level horses have put me in the hospital because of their 'athletic moves' and my non athletic departures from them. Get a horse that fits you. I'm a huge avocate of "wearing" the right horse for your situation. |
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  Friendly horse swapper
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Location: Buffalo, TX | I've had many horses over the years who were bad actors in different ways. I even had a rig to put on the buckers that stopped them from dropping their head...then I decided 2 yrs. ago that at my age, I was done riding young horses and problem horses. I have 2 horses now that I trust under any circumstances, no matter how long it's been since they've been ridden. I took my gelding to Colorado for a week in August to ride in the mountains and he had never done that before...for a barrel horse, he did perfect, but I already knew he would before I went. You need a horse that gives you that kind of confidence or it will affect your riding and make you dread it instead of it being fun. Good luck with your decision! |
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Location: Running my kids somewhere. | I was in the same spot as you. Never mind the horse right now. For you...I got launched and broke my collar bone and shoudler. I was scared to get back on almost anything. I had a friend let me ride one of her horses that would be a kid's horse. That way I could get amy nerves in check. She rode my horse when I was there. After a bit I felt better about riding my own horse. Once we understand that we 'break', we're gun shy.
But yes, if you don't feel you can trust your horse; it is time for a new horse.
Best of luck! |
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 Crazy Doggy Mommy
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Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates | BKC2112 - 2016-09-26 6:27 AM Long story short my horse that had never tried to buck or anything of that nature started bucking one night after a little bit off (which never mattered beforehand) and I couldn't stop him, so I bailed but when I bailed he bucked so I got launched in the air came down wrong and shattered my entire wrist. Now I'm scared to get back on him. I've never been scared in my whole life of any horse. I've also never broke a bone either. How do you all cope with the fear of getting back on that horse? He has been vet checked up and down after the fact as well.
First of all let me say that I'm sorry you were injured! Secondly if you are able, you should continue to work this horse in a round pen, only on the ground. Work his mind and get him respecting you. Of course he could be sore somewhere, but if you cannot find the issue go back to the basics.
Body language while free lunging is huge and if you can get more confident body language then that's great. Otherwise if you can't gain it back then you can sell him. You don't sound like the type to easily give up  |
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Location: here there and everywhere! | There is nothing wrong with what your feeling!!! I have been there twice now with my guy.
I would as suggested before get him thoroughly vetted and maybe have a chiropractor out too. Then if all is clear with him work with a trainer. It does wonders to have someone work with you and help you get that confidence back
My guy bucked me off bad, broke the cartilage in my spine, at the time i chalked it up to not working him the round pen first since he was off for a week (he was newly bought) Ended up bucking me off again and knocking me out. Had him vetted turned out he has PSSM. Most vets dont think to test for it! Please look into it and ask your vet about it. A lot of horses get deemed nuts because of the bucking but its really because they are undiagnosed. It affects the horses muscles that in turn will cause many to buck and rear. He ended getting so bad with his condition that if you touched him in the lower back and hips he would almost drop to the floor
Currently now he is on a completely new diet and more exercise (mostly round pen work right now) hes doing much better no bucking. I only ride lightly till i can figure out a good diet for him to help with the muscle issues but i cant help that each time i get on him im scared because you just dont know
Edited by SmokeNMirrors 2016-10-01 6:31 PM
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| My reason to get rid of him is simple ...
It is the first hurt and shock you have gotten...
And now you are a little older and a MOTHER and you
have placed a higher value on not breaking your neck ..
lol ..
Having a wreck happens to all of us that changes our way of thinking ..
15 years ago I loved cowhorse events especially turning the cattle as
they ran down the fence ... until I developed an ear problem and lost
my sense of balance and became a dirt dart on the turns ..
I kissed a pipe fence which left a goose egg on my forehead and a floppy
brain in my head ... I decided to do race and barrel horses and remain
on the ground or straight line riding as much as possible ...
and I am now crazier than ever ... lol
It happens to all of us ... it is called life after you grow a little older
and have kids to think of ..
GOOD LUCK ... YOU WILL BE FINE... SELL THE HORSE!!
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