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I ride horses for a guy that breeds them. These horses are gypsys and gypsy cross and Friesians and Friesian crosses. We cross breed to create healthier horses given Friesians have a lot of health problems. Well they had just started training one of the Friesian crossbreeds, Jeffery, and the neighbor was on him because he is simply too much for me to handle given Im only 56 with almost no muscle. Well Jeffery would buck and rear and take off and the guy riding him would almost rip his face off because he was trying to hold him back. My problem with this is that I watch a YouTuber who is all about basically natural riding(no bits, preferably rides bareback, no whips of crops unless used for directional use) and she had her horse spook once and she tried to hold him back but she ended up getting hurt so she let go and he quit moving and calmed down. I told the owner of the horse that if Jeffery takes off, he should just let him run because as that YouTuber has said, if a horse takes off they will eventually stop so just grab onto their mane and hold on for dear life basically. Well the owner said that thats not good because the horse will buck, but letting them run is better than having the rider rip off the horses face and both rider and horse get hurt.
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I learnt to ride on OTTBs and arabians, and from experience the worst thing you can do if a horse is acting up is to let it be, because sooner or later, mostly sooner, the horse will laern that with bucking and bolting it canget out of work. You want control over the horse any given time.If it tries to boltturn it for a circle, for bucking and rearing just give it something to do, horses can't rear while moving. Some free lunging can help too before starting the serious work, so the horse can let out some nervous energy without the risk of hurting anyone.
All in all let the more experienced rider handle the horse, cause what worrks for one horse not guaranteed to work for an another one too. Hope you can sort it out, and that you get more advice from more experienced people than me. :)
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Alright, thank you. Ill take that advice into consideration. |
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I will say I've been on both sides here. I really think it depends on you, your horse, and how you're both trained.
My old QH bucked and ran off with me once. I had let go of everything trying to stay on since my saddle was slipping. He kept running and I had to wait for him to stop.
My Mustang would buck just for the fun of it. He would have some extra energy or just get excited and need to buck in the moment. I would drop the reins and he would stop.
They were both highly intelligent and trained very well. The QH was trained using the average cowboy method most likely. He didn't care much for people by the time we got him. We trained the Mustang ourselves using more natural methods and he enjoyed most people.
IMO, you don't need a horse higher than your skill level. |
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there are good youtubers and there are very poor youtubers. The problem is, how to tell one from the other, if you don´t have kind of more experience and knowledge than the persons who post these videos and telling stories or giving really good advise....
If a horse is trained and prepared well, has no physical problems, fitting tack and a sensitive, caring rider it would not have any reason to rear or bolt at all.
If anything goes wrong, it always depends on the horse and the kind of problems it has, if you´d better handle it nice and comfortable or press it through a situation! But this needs a lot of experience ;) |
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I would also recommend working out to put on some muscle if you're riding heavy horses. |
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It's all about crushing the little things before you fall off. Look at what's causing him to bolt. I would also look at working on your one rein halts |
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So I'm just focusing on one part of this, and that's the rearing. I'm of the firm opinion that rearing requires hiring a professional, not a neighbor or Youtube or asking us here. If your horse is actively rearing you need someone to nip that in the bud ASAP before he flips on you. Rearing is incredibly dangerous and that's one behavior I don't joke with, if he does it regularly please work with an experienced trainer before anything else so you don't get hurt. |
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