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Post by duster on Jan 6, 2008 17:54:34 GMT
I have recently got a new horse, he is about 5 or 6 and a thoroughbred. He has never raced. He is a bit sensitive skinned. When you first get on, even after lungeing for a while, he sometimes rounds his back, threatening to buck (it feels like). The previous owners said he used to bronk when he was young. He has put the occasional one in. He is pretty talented and well bred.
Is he likely to grow out of it or, if they are buckers, are they ALWAYS buckers??? I have had loads of horses before, but they have all been really good (oh, except one that could be naughty sometimes).
I have done all the usual stuff - back checked, teeth done, saddle checked. Should I sell him to a braver, younger rider to event or keep on persevering?
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Post by pipsqueek on Jan 6, 2008 19:06:26 GMT
my youngster does it i have put down to him being cold backed you can feel his back up at the back of the saddle but he soon puts it down i dont give him the chance to buck i tend to walk him straight away when getting on him them i make him stand he may have an excuse only being a baby
pipsqueek
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Post by boothsdale on Feb 22, 2008 9:30:21 GMT
Are you using a nice thick sheepskin numnah? I used to have a SHP who was very sensitive skinned and this virtually solved the issue.
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Post by skint on Feb 22, 2008 10:10:41 GMT
We have got a Section D on livery and he is a bugger with bucking, he can hack out for weeks and be fine and then he will have a week or two when he bucks like a demon, he goes vertical. To be fair he has frightened me a bit as I am not as young as I once was. He even puts the wind up my daughter who is quite plucky and will ususally get on anything. Nothing seems to trigger it really - I think he is worse for not having much work. So come the summer the old sod is going to be worked to hell and lets see if he does it then.
PS its not food as he hardly has anything as he is a very good doer and he never ever does it in the ring - very strange
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Post by Giddie on Feb 22, 2008 10:31:55 GMT
Just to say l had a T/Bred who use to do exactly the same, he was cold backed...Never really did anything, just a bit jiggy when hacked out but never really silly or ever really bucked/reared. like Pipsqueak i also tended to walk him straight away when getting on him them i make him stand. This worked, however he is 32 yrs old and still lightly hacked out and has never grown out of it. Hope that helps.
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Post by duster on Feb 22, 2008 11:03:39 GMT
Thanks, Giddie. The horse is a bit sensitive, typical young TB and deffo gets better with regular work, but that's not always possible cos of work, weather, i.e. frozen ground or whatever. I'll just persevere as he is really nice and I am lumbered with him, due to x-rays of his feet, wouldn't be able to sell him now. He isn't as bad as that Sec D, skint! I wouldn't dare get on that these days, as I am not as supple as I used to be, to put it mildly! Hopefully I will find another lovely quiet smooth horse to ride & show, like my old boy who is now 25 (still hacking out occasionally and enjoying life).
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Post by Giddie on Feb 22, 2008 11:10:19 GMT
Duster you talking about your boys feet, My laddie also has poor feet that are very boxy...wonder if there might be a connection. Mind you it never stopped him won numerous races, point-to-pointing.
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Post by labryinth on Feb 26, 2008 23:33:53 GMT
We have a similar type with virtually the same problem. We bought a good quality sheepskin lined numnah and tacked the horse up 20 minutes before we rode, putting the rug back on immediately after tacking up.
Initially the horse was lunged (with the rug in place), but we got so that you could mount (still with rug on) and ride her away, sitting lightly, "on your knees". We spent a minimum amount of time in walk, and then moved quite quickly into a good trot. Only then did the rug come off.
By doing this everytime, we never had a problem (apart from last week, when having owned her for a while, complacency set it) and we tried to ride her, having forgotten the rug. Result, sand eating! It may seem like a faf, but this works very well for our mare.
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Post by duster on Feb 28, 2008 21:32:08 GMT
Thanks, you guys. I think there is a connection between iffy feet and also him being sensitive TB, probably feels uncomfortable when rider first gets on. He may have muscle probs due to holding himself to avoid pain/discomfort in feet etc. He seems okay at the moment and hopefully we will get him started off yet again soon. With the iffy feet (bones not looking perfect), I think alot of horses are similar and it doesn't necessarily mean it will never be any good. He's got eggbars on, so here's hoping. He can really move so I am ever-hopeful! I'd like one of those equissage kits to try on him but can't afford one at the moment. I have got various gel-pads, numnahs etc, they don't seem to help a great deal but certainly don't do any harm. Lungeing a bit before riding helps, but don't want to overdo that. Also regular work little n often deffo helps.
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