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[RC] advice on bucking horse please! - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Jonni jonnij@xxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== The horse is still a "baby". Often they just get confused. You need to figure what is making him confused. Pain? Miscommunication? Fearful of something that happened in the past? I'd first, check his teeth. Next, while you have taken some steps to see that the saddle is not hurting him, I would not rule that out. The weight of a rider in the saddle can put a pressure point some place that hurts. I had one who was very goofy when we first started to ride him to any movement from his back. He saw that, and would scoot or jump forward. (thankfully, did not buck) I did a lot of desyntisizing with rubbing him all over with one of these foam swimming pool "noodles", and brought it up above him also, so he could see it from behind, above him as a rider would be. Then, did lots of climbing up on fences abouve him, and scratched him etc. He was very unsure of me above him. Some say it is the instince of getting away from the "lion that jumped on their back". Some mature mentally quicker than others. Treat him like he is two, and not four. Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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