I've owned my high spirited mad cob for 6 years and he's never once bucked? He canters and gallops across beaches and open fields, does XC courses and SJ'ing and never bucks even when very excited. In fact all the horses I've loaned or owned have never bucked while under the saddle and if they did I'd be quickly getting a chiropractor or physio out if it happened a few times. I hack out or school pretty much everyday with friends and I can't say any of their horses buck randomly either. The occasional buck when having fun is permitted but a horse that constantly bucks I'd be seriously questioning the horses soundness or character. So to say it's normal seems abit odd to me, cos frankly it's not something I'd say is normal.

dont get me wrong i know its not normal thats why im questioning it. but could it just be because she is unfit and being asked too much off first time back after not being ridden for so long.

yes it could be her saddle
yes it could be her back
it could be kissing spine
it could be bad manners
it could be because it hurts because he muscles are tight and not stretched
it could be trying me and anyone who rides her her trying to see if we get off
could be the fact that this person who owns her is complete biginner and is a round fat man bouncing on her back

yes i understand i need to get her checked. i woudl be stupid if i didnt.

but horses buck for a reason. everyone alsways blames horses for everything and no1 ever blames a rider, or the way the horse has been treated in past.

i dont think she has ever had a check or had her teeth checked since this bloke owned her. dont think she has really been loved and cared for apart from being checked and ridden every now and then.

when she first arrived it took her 3 months to settle so makes you wonder where she must have been before and how she was treated. she just used to take a bite of hay, walk around and check everything.

when i finished riding i sat on her feet out of stirrups, loose rein and the ladies kids flew out screaming and shouting and she looked up alert but didint move then relaxed.

she got a pair of clippers out and put them on her and she was fine.

she stook still to be mounted outside the stable block in view of field and friends and next to a car. she didnt freak or anything.

iv taken a video of me riding her. walking trotting and cantering although she (more like me) ran out of puff in canter lol. but no bucking then on that rein.

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[QUOTE=JSR;1464640]I've owned my high spirited mad cob for 6 years and he's never once bucked? QUOTE]

i owned a mad cob and although he never once bucked he reared like anything and took off with me up forestry and nearly killed me. but boy he could jump. he done bsja and won everything!

everyone and everything has a kwirk. its natural unless you got spare £5000 to spend on a horse. my gosh my poor partner has to put up with me and i am definately not perfect!

plus aint mares known for being stroppy at time and having random moments?

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There is definately a clash of opinion here!!
My pony used to buck on one rein, and wouldnt lunge on one rein. I am not sure if you lunged her but this would be a good thing to check out.
My pony was also very unfit and hadnt been ridden in a good 4 months, I bought him anyway as I went with my heart. We had the vet out once we realised he wasnt getting out of these bad habits and the reason? He had a wolf tooth which needed removing. He would only lunge on the right rein and would buck if you rode him on the left and his tooth was on the left side of his mouth. Very simple and easy problem, all it meant was having his tooth taken out which could be done in his stable with a bit of sedation and vet that knows what he was doing.

My personal opinion is to go back, have her vetted and ask the vet to look in her mouth and check her back etc as these would be the areas in which concern you and explain to him why!

My vet told me that a small wolf tooth would be more painfull than a big one and it is very commmon that horses need these taken out, the bit sits right on it so no wonder they buck, if you imagine having a piece of metal rubbed on a tooth with tooth ache!!

I dont think you should just walk away as some other people have suggested, try and see what the problem is and then decide!! if it is something so simple you could pass on an great horse which just needed something small doing to make her right again!

Hope this helps!!

completely agree. as my sig says I deal with ex racers so I know what a forward going horse is like I think its bad on anybody's part to recommend a potentially dangerous horse to anyone no matter how experienced they are, didn't want to pick up on it before for fear of causing an argument but now someone else has mentioned it so i don't feel bad.
I've had horses that rear, horses that buck, and believe me the fitter they get the worse it gets, its much easier for a fitter horse to buck than an unfit one.
If you really like this horse have a vetting, personally i'd only buy one with 5* vetting, but i understand everyone is different. My friend bought a horse a couple of years ago, what was believed to be a nice happy hack, tried it and bought it. 3 weeks later started bucking like crazy had vet out, bad back had been doped, chiropractor out, still bad back, went for scan... back was so bad she was destroyed

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At the end of the day its up to you. I hack out my ID X TB gelding everyday and his back in perfectly fine and has been checked yearly. Yet he still puts the odd buck it due to his HIGH SPIRITS. I LOVE high spirited horses, much more fun!!

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