How to handle Problem Horses – Horse bucking What is horse bucking?
Typically, your horse has started to behave like he’s trying out for a new job as a rodeo horse. In some cases your horse will just buck by kicking out with one or both his hind legs. In more extreme cases horse bucking will involve your horse bouncing upwards on all four feet with his back arched upwards and his head and neck very low, this is called broncing. If this is the case then your horse is serious about wanting you off his back. What can cause horse bucking? Wild horses used bucking as a natural defence for dislodging predators from their back and some domestic horses still use this behaviour today. Usually this type of bucking is the more extreme broncing and can be a sign that your horse is in pain has a cold sensitive back or is in some discomfort. Of course it is not always pain that causes bucking. Robbie’s owner came to me after a full vet check had revealed no physical pain. It became clear very quickly that Robbie was uncomfortable when ridden due to a restricting and
