Bucking....

[dizzy_mel]

my youngster is currently getting broken and she is going really nice. she is fine for someone to get on her back and be walked around and she doesnt really flutter an eye lid, but the moment she goes into trot she bronc's. she has had loads of things done with her to try and get over this but nothing has worked, she has had dummys and alsorts and she hasnt even flickered an eyelid with them buit yet she will get a human on her back and she wonder around no problem until she trots ...half the time she isnt even asked for trot she'll jsut wonder into it her self.....

Anyone have any adice to get over this ???

[Avid_Rider]

THis sounds exactly like a welsh pony I trained. He was a beautiful mover in walk and trot, but come time for canter, and watch out. He wouldnt buck, per say... it was more or less every stride he would kick his back legs straight out behind him.
I went around the arena for 3 hours one time and unfortunately had to use a crop on him (with a flat end) but after the three hours he very rarely tried that anymore.
Until the next day. He would do it again, and we'd go around and around the arena again.
But then my riding instrructor (whose horse I was helping train) got on him, and he was a little angel for her.
We concluded that he didnt respect me (which was evident when we tried free jumping him and he was head right for me with his teeth bared). Once I worked with him on respect, he went beautifully for me. Also, I wasnt asking him properly for the canter.

So perhaps have someone else try riding him. And only let him trot when you are asking for it. It sounds like he is trying to run out on you.

[Zingy]

Have you had teeth/ back/ saddle/ shoulders checked?

[welshcoblady1]

hello dizzy-mel, can i suggest you slow down a little with the training , if she is happy to have jockey on board in walk ,just do that for a bit and basic schooling ,turning ,halting, walking on,on both reins ,this will encourage her to relax and and take in the idea of balancing her self whilst carrying her rider .
when she is happy with all of this ask for just 3 strides of trot then back to walk and reward well if she does nicely.
it could be your trainer is asking to much to fast and also that the jockey may not be in balance with her or may be gripping with the lower leg .
if when ask for trot see that she is balanced and ride softly with out gripping if she trots nicely for 3 strides lots of reward and try 6
strides next time and so on.
best wishes.