The thing is, I am a girl who takes riding lessons at a nearby stable. I ride a horse named Cheala, I love her dearly, but sometimes we encounter problems such as, bucking when asking her to canter or kicking out, then she also goes really slow sometimes and doesn't want to do anything!! I really wanna show her, but I can't if she is going to act like this!! Please HELP!!
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You should try talking to Cheala's owner and ask her/him how to control her better when she bucks,kicks,or becomes stubborn.I would try talking to her,and slowly easing her into a faster and faster trot until she's cantering.Are you sure you are somunicating yourself to her?Mabey she doesn't understand your command to canter.
slap her between the ears, that will get her attention
Your horse is just getting frusterated. Try and go easy on her. (:
Your instructor should be trying to take care of this - if you have one of those tie downs that hook from the bridle to a diff strap that goes around the belly that should teach it to not buck as much, and spurs really work well to get a horse going. And they don't have to be sharp - they can just be the dull round kind. You can also use the leather strings that come off most good saddles to give it a little whip. (they're just tiny so It doesn't hurt 'em at all.) Have fun and don't get frustrated or the horse will get frustrated too. Good luck!!
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Well, that depends on how you are diciplining her when she does these things. I once heard John Lyons say that If a horse bites, kicks, or bucks, they should feel like they are going to die for three seconds. Personnally whenever a horse bucks me i rapidly jerk them around toward the rail while slamming my Inside leg into them and spin in a circle and immediatly request the action again... So if we are tracking in a counter clock wise direction and ask for the lope . If she bucks you would use your left leg to slamm while pulling on the tight rein. If ytou need futher explination let me know.
TJ
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Hello,
I've been riding since i was 6. Im 29 now so in my 22 years of riding i've met many different horses and have been faced with many problems. I now ONLY ride troubled horses.
I remember my riding lesson days! Firstly, i remember that sometimes at the stable i went to the horse i was going to ride had just come out of another lesson with someone else, and now it was my turn. I didnt think much into it back then but i now know that it's in the horses best interest to have a rest between different riders. If the horse is tierd, hungry, or even bord of the same activity then he or she will play up. They also may not feel too well that day. Does this sound like something that happens where you go? If this is the case, try and change your riding time so that either you are her first rider or that she's had atleast an hours break before it's your time. Now lets look at the problems your having when riding her.
For Cheala not wanting to go, walking slow and appearing to have no interest in doing anything you ask of her, i would suggest three things, 1st, that she is bord. If she's seeing the same lesson enclosure time after time then she will have nothing to give her any interest. 2nd, She maybe just tierd, if like i said earlier she's been riden before you then she may just feel like resting. She's just had her energy kicked out of her. I remember a pony when i was 13, she was called bess, she was (so i thought) a nightmare to ride. Whenever i rode her on my lesson she would play up, bucking, kicking out, and generally all her paces were slow and lazy. To get her to canter wore ME out more than anything. Then i changed my times of riding. My stables then opened for riding at 9am. My lessons had always been at 11am. Until i changed my riding time one day to the early one at 9am, i rode Bess and she was like a totally different pony. Full of life, a spring in her step and plenty of go in her. It was then when i noticed how she slowed up as the day went on. I watched another rider ride her straight after me and although she was still good i could tell she was beginning to tier. So no doubt by the time i normally rode her she had had it. Some riding schools use their horse for three different lessons, one after the other before they have a rest. You may want to find out about this where you go. 3rd, as you say she sometimes plays up i would suggest she may just be feeling abit under the weather. Like us we sometimes have our good days and bad days. Horses are the same.
This tip works better if she isn't wearing her saddle, but can be done without. Will your time and instructor allow you about 20 mintues with her before you ride her? Even if ou arrive earlier. Because i ride troubled horses this tip works wonders and if you do it properly you im sure will be amazed how it works. Its a simple massage for your horse before you ride her. It's VERY easy and what it does is it releases tension, aids in relaxation, respiration and digestion.
All you need to do is--------
first back leg one at a time grasp your right hand over her hock (The hock is the joint between the gaskin and the cannon bone, in the rear leg. The bony protuberance at the back of the hock is called the point of hock). Place your other hand infront of it and gently but firmly stroke down the hock, do this approx 5 times and then lightly pinch the inner part of the hock joint, When i say pinch, i mean apply light pressure for a few seconds then let go. Do the same on the other leg. This is called Palpating down through the gaskin muscle.
Then go to one side of the hindquarters. Place both your hands into a fist and place them on them. Firmly but also gently nead your fists in a circle motion in this area for approx 15 seconds. Relax and then do this again for 15 seconds. Then do the other side. This is working the dense muscles in the hindquarters. Muscle spasms here can result in loss of rear impulsion.
Come to the front of the horse and using only your four fingers together Lightly stroke the back of the ears upwards. Do this on each ear for approx 15 seconds. This massage aids in relaxation, respiration and digestion.
Lastly, rub gently down the forehead, and either sides of the cheeks, jaw and nostrils. Working the mouth and facial areas releases any tension.
If when you touch her Withers she shudders apply a firm but gentle massage in this area by rubbing with your four fingers in an anti-clockwise position. Sometime a nerve is trapped there and this will release it. All through this exercise talk to her, telling her shes a good girl.
TRUST me, i ride alot of horses that have a tendancy to buck, rear and bolt and this exercise which takes approx 20 mins if not less before each ride really helps to calm them down.
See if your instructor will allow you to do this. I dont see why they wouldn't but if they say no then i'd consider changing riding schools at in my thoughts they haven't got your horses best interest at heart. A simple massage causes no harm or distress to the horse.
If you CAN do this, see if this improves your riding lesson on her. If you can do this everytime before you ride her she will soon realise that everytime she see's you, she will get this treatment and will relax more with you.
As for the bucking and kicking out all of the above applies. Yet it also could indicate that either her saddle isn't fitted properly and comfortable or that theres a possiable underlying problem which then only a vet can dignose.
She may be getting excited at the canter and buck out of excitement or playfulness-- try lungeing her first... If she still bucks pull her into a dead stop and make her do tight circles with her nose back by your knee everytime, you may even give her a smack during then-- if you do this repedetly she will stop, horses hate doing that!! Or check for any heat in her legs, my horse bucked at the canter when he was lame and his legs were hurting at that gait =) If she goes slow, show her who is bossy and give her a smack on the flank with the crop-- some horses become desensitised to that and if she is ask your trainer about using some blunt spurs... SOrry i did the best i could but your question was a bit vague =)
Good luck and if you need any more help you can contact my equine help hotline by adding Equine Help 101 to you AIM/AOL buddy list or by emailing designingshinto@yahoo.com for prompt answers and advice!
Talk to the instructor for specifics, but whenever I rode and the horse tried to buck me off, either I or the instructor would have to slap them with a riding crop to get their attention and try to break them of the habit. Believe it or not, the crop is designed to get the horses attention but not hurt them - they have very thick skin! A slap on the flank if the horse wont' budge and a slap on the rump if they wouldn't stop usually got their attention.
(Although honestly, you might want to consider a better show horse.)
Well, if this is the horse you're using to jump (on ur other q i also answered), then plz
DO NOT JUMP with her. PLEASE DO NOT. This is very dangerous. she could halt before, forcing you to bolt off of her adn land face flat in the dirt. and other worse cases.
Hire someone to help work with you and your horse. Try to be there when the training sessions are takin' place...
Also, help the horse first, then work on ur jumping.
good luck!
Bucking is a sign of tension. If she is a lesson horse, they dont always get a lot of care. The saddle could maybe fit wrong, maybe she doesn't get enough turnout. Is her bit bothering her? Sometimes it is the rider. Try lunging her before. How old is she? For going slow, she may be getting bored. I would use a crop and tap her to encourage her to go forward.
Talk to your instructor. They'll know exactly what to do.
If the obvious things are checking out okay (back, saddle fitting, legs, etc.) then you might ask the owner to get a Lyme Disease test done from the vet. Sometimes horses can have Lyme Disease for many years and you'd not even know it. It also comes and goes and the symptoms are just what you're describing. Crankiness, kicking out, bucking and being stiff. My horse was doing the same things and I got him tested and he came up positive. A lot more horses have it that you'd think. It's not terrible and very treatable, but they'll always have it.
Do a little research on Lyme Disease in horses and see if that might be a reason.
Sometimes a horse will buck if you try to force him into doing smething he doesn't want to do. It's stressful to yourself and your horse. Sometimes you have to listen to your horse just like he listens to you.
And I want you to ALWAYS, ALWAYS remember this- every time you get bucked off your horse you need to get back on. It shows your horse that your not scared and it shows yourself that your not scared.
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