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| So,Im really not sure where to put this.It could go under English,Health,Training,or here.So Im gonna put it here,because people are most likely to look here and I dont really know where it belongs.
So,Major is the horse Im now riding.Hes smooth,but he has a very long body.He sort of looks like the equine equivalent to a dachshund.So i dont know if that has anything to do with my problem.
Whenever I ask him for the right lead,he bucks.Usually its just a little thing that I can ignore,because he doesnt have terrific balance so it acts like a balancing thing.But then sometimes he just starts bucking,and theres no reason for it.Like tonight.He was being really lazy,so I kicked him to ask for the canter.He bucked down the whole short side of the arena.And thats just not cool.
So,Im asking you guys for help.He was spoiled by his own owner,so might that be part of it?Or something physical,perhaps? Im working on strengthening that side with circles and practicing that lead and whatnot,and hoping it will work...
By the way,he's completely fine with the left lead.And its not just trot-canter that he bucks,he does it if you do a flying change to the right too.
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| you might try lunging him both directions before you ride if he's being a snob about it and if he has a lot of energy that will help. just try to sit his bucks and have him keep moving forward and let him know he can't get away with it. also you said you were workng on strenghtening his hindquarters so that's good. good luck with him!
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| jumptoheaven (9/30/2008)
you might try lunging him both directions before you ride if he's being a snob about it and if he has a lot of energy that will help. just try to sit his bucks and have him keep moving forward and let him know he can't get away with it. also you said you were workng on strenghtening his hindquarters so that's good. good luck with him!
The thing is that he doesnt have a ton of energy though,he's a lazy butt xD
And his old owner never reallllly used to make him do anything,so he gets grumpy if you insist.His bucks arent hard to sit,their actually really smooth,and after a couple trys he figures out that it wont work.But,what I want to do is eliminate those couple trys.
I might try lunging to help strengthen him,though...or I guess just to even see him pick up the right lead a few times,like you suggested.
Thanks for the help :)
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| | Check EVERYTHING. Check and double check his saddle fit, check your girth fit when it's on him (to see if it's pinching him or rubbing him the wrong way anywhere), check the bridle fit, and check his bit. If all of thsoe fit him correctly, and aren't causing him pain anywhere, then get a vet to come out and give his a look. Make sure the vet checks his back, legs, neck, and poll especially. Most people just think that if a horse has pain issues that are causing them to do things like this, it's in their legs, but actually this pain is a lot of times a result of pain somewhere else in the body, especially the back and neck/poll area. If it isn't anything like that, make sure you have the dentist come out and see if he has any teeth issues as well. If you're 100% positive that it's nothing physical such as those issues, then it's most likely just a problem with him. Most horses, just like people, are right sided (right-handed) or left sided (left-handed). They do better in one direction than they do in another. Some horses are more balanced on one side than another, because they prefer that side, or sometimes they're just more comfortable and confident in one direction than another.
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