How to stop a horse bucking!!!?
1. Maybe his legs affect his ability to canter circles 2. He could just be having a temper tantrum like pony’s often do when coxed into cantering. 3. If the spurs are working keep using them. My horse is very well trained, but if you want more than a walk out of him spurs will be required. I use bumper spurs (no rowels). 4. Since you know he’s going to buck, you should be able to anticipate it and stop it before it happens most of the time.
1st, try to prevent a buck. if you see your horse put his ears flat against his head and lower his head, he is going to buck. Pull his head up, this way he can’t buck or the buck won’t be as bad (more like a little kick). 2nd, after he bucks, or kicks, work him. Do circles. Back up. Make him listen to you! Tell him who is boss. Associate working and sweating with bucking, so he will get the message ” if i buck, i am gonna have work my butt off…ooh, don’t want to do that!” Don’t go more than a walk for the rest of the ride. At faster speeds, horses are most likely to buck. But don’t get mad, stay calm. If you are mad, he will sense that and get mad himself, and then buck. if you are calm, then he will most likely stay calm himself.
