Horse Riders/Trainers

[rodriguezpoultry]

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Best. Movie. EVER.

It would probably be more along the lines of "SACK OF FEED OUT OF PLACE! HOLD ON MASTER BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!"

Or, my personal favorite today: instead of "Squirrel" it was "Miniature Horse! RUN!"

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

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I wrote: "I'll preface this by saying I ride QHs, which are way different than Thoroughbreds or Warmbloods...." precisely because I have never started one under saddle, so I know absolutely nothing about starting them, and NOT because I was suggesting they start differently. I don't know that! Heck, I don't think I've ever even been ON a Warmblood and I am sure not qualified to talk about them.

Rusty

 

[welsummerchicks]

Actually a friend of mine rode a Polish Trakehner named OLAF, that she used to brag about how high that thing could buck. The story was he would scrape her back on the ceiling and she would say, 'OOOOHhhhhhhh....OLAF'. I saw her stick on HER Polish Trakehner or whatever he was (they called them 'Anglo Arabs' and they had not one single Thb or Arab in their first 2 generations and were as long as a bus) and that thing was so stiff and long and OH MY G** could that thing buck. Her neck would snap back and forth like a whip. She actually would kind of get loose and we would be sitting there thinking, 'WELL ISN'T THAT FASCINATING! IS SHE GOING TO FALL OFF OR NOT?'

When I saw him he was 22 and packing some poor sack of potatoes around a cross country course and SAVING HER A....backside.

As one person very diplomatically said about them, 'In general, they MATURE later than other horses'.

And it took me a few years before I realized what MATURE meant.

In general, though, warmbloods don't buck much, and you just sort of hope it stays that way. The old longer type, GOD when they would buck. But the more modern type that is shorter with longer legs is one he** of an 1100 lb pogo stick too.

AHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHAHAHAAHA!!!! Oh my side hurts. Oh I'm coughing. Yes, this is all I can do and I am sick.

If anyone wants to post some sort of questions that would encourage wels to type a lot, feel free. The second time wels gets sick in the spring, she starts to get - restless. And that is bad.

This is how my pony used to buck - I would stay on for - oh - a couple of them - but there were always more than a couple of them...

 

[patandchickens]

Actually I much prefer a horse that bucks high, as opposed to the kind that just lawn-darts you right down. The higher you go, the more time you have to admire the scenery and (more importantly) arrange yourself optimally for the landing.

The worst falls I've had were far from being the highest.

Pat

 

[welsummerchicks]

Lawn Dart. Lawn Dart...OH MY GOSh....HA AHHA AHHAA.

That's what some of the old timers call, 'showing the union card'. As in, 'when they show you their union card, it's a good time to get off'.

I don't know about the 'Air Jordan' bucks. I think I would just rather they didn't buck at all. An Air Jordan with straight front legs will loosen up just about anybody.

It suddenly occurs to me that this line of talk might not exactly be reassuring the OP....

 

[patandchickens]

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Oh well sure, simplify things!

An Air Jordan with straight front legs will loosen up just about anybody.

Ah, well see, my general assumption is that beyond a certain level of athleticism by the horse, I'm GOING to come off. I guess what i meant was not that I like big bucks better than small bucks, but more that if I am going to get bucked off I would rather have maximal hang time

Pat​

 

[Cetawin]

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Ditto! If you are apprehensive, fearful, nervous etcetera, the horse will be as well. It really does not matter how green or broke, good or bad, they feel your emotions. So, get on with no fear, leave your nerves on the ground or do not mount...your emotions alone could get you hurt.

At 47 and the new owner of a 14 year old Arabian mare that has not been ridden in over 5 years and was never ridden much to begin with...she is a halter broke horse. She and I are going to go riding...she just does not know it yet.

I am there to help her be confident, fearless and stable by being calm and reassuring to her.

Now in the back in my mind....I really dread falling and hitting the ground but she will never know that.

Pat...I agree give me max hang time so I can decide how I want to hit the dirt. LOL


RHF "As to getting on a strange horse, I lunge first just because I want some idea of what I am getting myself into. If the horse does not know HOW to lunge, his reaction also tells me a LOT about him" Oh you have it there. And one thing I hate to see...folks grabbing the saddle horn on a western saddle to mount. Keep your reins in your hand and your hands off the horn. LOL

 

[spiritdance]

My philosophy is this: I ride for pleasure. Pain DOES NOT give me pleasure. Therefore, if I suspect a horse would take pleasure in my pain, it's not a horse for me. This means I need to see some things from a horse before I back it. I don't necessarily have to see someone else get on it ... I can tell a lot from round pen work, tacking up, etc., but if I have any doubts, I'm not getting on. I've had multiple back surgeries, my share of (ahem) "middle age spread, and arthritis in multiple joints (most of which have damage from the stupid things I USED TO DO on horses), so I play it safe. I LIKE walking upright. Some of the young hotshots I know seem to think everyone should enjoy "the thrill" of an ornery horse ... well, I've had enough of that kind of thrill in my life, so now I go for a quieter, SANER kind of ride. I don't need my horse to "help me" do midair sumersaults, triple gainer dives, or double flip dismounts. I need my horse to like plodding along smellin' the roses, along with the occasional brief canter just to break up the monotony. Don't get me wrong, I can still "hustle up and bring in the cows" when I need to, but these days I do it on a horse I know is just as ready to get the job done and go back to pokin' along as I am. My guy Petey can get up and go, but prefers to mosey along and conversate. And as for mounting, he's not going anywhere unless you tell him he has to. He'd be perfectly content if I just climbed on board and sat there with him watching the butterflies while he grazed alongside his "woman" Patty. Maybe it's a boring life, but I like it that way, and I make no apologies to braver, more agile riders for it...