My 4 year old has recently started bucking with me whenever I push him into a canter. He will not stop and just throw a bucking fit, he just throws in some big ones throughout. I know he is still young and full of energy (trust me, he is!), but we switched girths and blankets, checked the saddle, etc to make sure he wasn't in any pain. This is the saddle he has used since a 2 year old and there has never been any problems. I'm just wondering, what do you suggest for keeping a horse from bucking during the canter? (He has only ever done it to me when asked to canter, and even then, he only started doing this the last 3 times we rode.) I know to pull up their heads, yell no, etc. But do you have any other suggestions? He is only 4 and he is always full of energy, but he has a very sweet temperment. He is very spooky when it comes to some things and he does spook on trails, but I can tell the bucks are not from fear and we are pretty certain pain is not an issue either.
2007-11-20
15:41:10
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