Horse Training: Why the Hard-Working Ranch Horse Bucks
A lot of ranchers let their horses off for a few months of rest each year, only to find that those horses buck like crazy on the first day of work. Most ranchers just shrug their shoulders, hope they don’t get bucked off, and then try to get down to work. Sometimes it works, and [...]
Physical Reasons Horses Buck
I get asked all the time, “Why does my horse buck?” The short answer to that question is, “Your horse bucks because he’s trying to tell you that something is wrong.” Bucking, like running, is your horse’s way of communicating with you. It is usually part of his fight-or-flight reflex. But answering the question of [...]
Think You Can Ride This Horse When He Bucks?
This is a picture of Remi, my quarter horse gelding, in the process of bucking his former owner/rider off at a barrel race. Over the last two years I have spent a lot of time helping Remi be more comfortable in his body. He gets endless supplements, bodywork, and loving … and I don’t ask [...]
Horse Training: Why Does Your Horse Buck?
I get asked all the time, “Why does my horse buck?” The short answer to that question is, “Your horse bucks because he’s trying to tell you that something is wrong.” Bucking, like running, is your horse’s way of communicating with you. It is usually part of his fight-or-flight reflex. But answering the question of [...]
No more bucking for Remi
I took Remi to a horsemanship clinic with Tom Curtain this weekend. I have not ridden Remi in over a month because of weather, travel and my health so I was really asking a lot of him. I have been letting him and Tess come along on the few rides I have made on Cerise [...]
Horse Training: All Whoa and No Go?
Does your horse get sticky feet when under stress? Does he buck or rear instead of moving forward? If so, then your horse probably has a Metal, Earth, or Wood personality. Say what?!? I’m talking about Five-Element personality typing, a system whereby you can type your horse’s personality and go a long way toward predicting [...]
How to Tell if Your New Horse Will Buck or Run
Have you ever noticed that some horses buck when under stress while others have a tendency to run? Did you know that this tendency is inherited? According to horse behaviorists, all horses are descended from one of two lines: buckers and runners. Buckers descended from the line of horses living in mountainous country who were [...]
Horse Training: All Go and No Whoa?
So why are some horses “all go and no whoa”? Aside from horses that are taught to go all the time, such as racehorses, every horse is temperamentally pre-disposed to either be speedy or to have sticky feet, especially when under stress. So back to the question, why are some horses pre-disposed to bolt, run, [...]
Is Your Horse More Likely to Buck or Run?
When your horse panics, is he more likely to buck or run? Can you tell? If so, you can better prepare yourself to deal with it. What about if you have a new horse; how can you determine whether he is more likely to buck or run …before it happens? The History of Buckers and [...]
