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At 13:33:04 on 17.02.10, beauty4321 wrote: hi can anyone tell me how can i stop my horse from bronking when you first ask for canter my horse is 4 and doing great in walk and trot no bucking .but only when ask for canter. ive had her back checked ive had her teeth done but she still doing it. any help will help.
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At 10:42:35 on 20.02.10, JoneZs wrote: I get this problem. The only way Ive found is when you ask for canter over and over on the circle though it is important to change sides. The horse would not be sore it the sholders or back?
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At 10:15:48 on 21.02.10, sophieandcallum wrote: My first thought would be tack is pinching, is your horse cold backed? Where do you canter her? In the school or out on hacks? She is only 4 after all.
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At 11:59:18 on 21.02.10, Flicka wrote: Yeah I have to say, it does still sound like a discomfort issue. What is she like in other paces, is she tense at all? Does she go forward happily and without tension? Have you put the saddle on and free schooled her. Watch how she moves without you on her back-does she buck in the transition then?
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At 13:20:02 on 21.02.10, beauty4321 wrote: yes she bucks on the lung she has an treeless dressage saddle and she is first a little tense when get on her but then settles.but when you first ask for canter she has a little buck then stops.and goes nicly i think its a playful thing as she only goes about 1 foot off ground its not nasty
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At 15:07:07 on 21.02.10, sophieandcallum wrote: Or it could be a very honest horse who is doing little bucks to try and tell you something. Or it could be if it's in the school, it is difficult for her to balance in canter. Does she buck if you canter her in a straight like on a grassy track for instance? Lunging is also difficult for a young horse with little balance, I don't like lunging for this reason I much prefer long reining. I would try just canterin gher in straight lines for a while and work on her balance in walk and trot for a while.
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At 05:31:32 on 23.02.10, kibby wrote: i have a horse like this: teeth, check; back, check; tack; check; vets have checked for any possible for of discomfort.. nadda... but she continues to put in a little cow kick then continues on happy as anything.. she has stopped doing it in just general work now but does it at a show.. when the judges rings the bell she will have a buck or two untill she sees the first jump then the ears prick forward and her canter has an extra bounce to it.. and i know this isnt discomfort because if she doesnt kick up she jumps like she is doped.. puts no effort in... all we can put it down to is she is over expressive..
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At 08:26:31 on 23.02.10, Flicka wrote: It may just be her having fun, some horses do that and if you're not having a problem with it then I wouldn't worry. It could also because she's having problems balancing in the school so I would do what sophieandcallum suggests. However you just mentioned that she is a little tense when you first get on-I would read something into that. I have never used a treeless saddle and have heard arguments for and against. The only thing that does concern me is that I've heard some people say that to keep them from slipping they really have to have the girth tight. This is like giving someone some really comfy jeans to wear and then cinching the belt in really, really tight so you can hardly breath. It also can trap the horses skin and muscles so it makes it difficult to move the forelegs. This would be enough to make a horse tense when mounted and cause it to buck into canter which takes a bit of extra effort and breath.
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At 09:52:00 on 23.02.10, beauty4321 wrote: she does it in a wintec saddle as well its not so much tense she just nosey when you get on her and she stands up high enough to say look at me,she is a bit of a show off. but our school is tight so ill try the walk and trot bit and try the canter in straight lines my son as took her over the fields with no problem.thanks for the advice ive took it all in .ill keep you informed.
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At 20:44:25 on 23.02.10, sophieandcallum wrote: Have you had a saddle fitted to her? I agree flicka really dislike treeless for that reason! Don't worry beauty4321, my pony used to put a buck in I then found it was because something was difficult...such as balance when i first got him. So after checking everything, having a saddle fitted I worked on balance and toning him and bending (a good 6-8months of work!) then when he put in his little bucks when cantering a 20 metre circle for instance I would ride him through it and then he'd realise he could actually do it and it wasn't so difficult anymore! No bucks next time I asked him!
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