lungeing help

[xoQuarterhorsexo]

:) i own a 3 year old horse & i need some help b/c sometimes when i lunge her she bucks when i ask her 2 canter is there anythen i can do 2 stop her from bucking?? also she doesnt buck or do anythin when i ride her<3

[Manda]

She's probably just bucking out of excitment, I wouldn't be too worried, especially if she doesn't do it under saddle.

[jess]

hav u had her back checked by a chiropractor, if her back is out then it will cause her 2 buck

[xoQuarterhorsexo]

yea she has had her back cheaked :)

[horseblessings]

I think it is ok for a young horse to do some bucking during lunging, she is just getting a bit of energy out and play. if she is not bucking with you on her back, I don't think it is a big thing ;)

[miss martinrajus]

as long as she doesnt become entangled in the lungeline, lmao. but i think that the chance of that is one in a large il numero so....seems okay with me. you might want to think about free lunging though. its pretty fun, as long as your horse doesnt charge you like mine....lol

[flyby]

Since she is young it could also be a balance issue. I have started many young
horses and for some it's harder to get the correct lead and/or maintain their
balance on a circle. Just keep trying on large circles and try to pick canters up
from a nice rythmical trot and not too rushed. Good luck.

[aub TVF]

Hello,

Addressing your lounging concern... I really feel as though it is not a reason for worry... Being that you are working with a three yr. old... I think a bit of friskyness is to be expected.... as long as it is not a problem on his back... I think that it is him just being a horse... Speaking from some recent expierence working with the young ones... I might offer giving them a job on the line... I will put my reins behind the saddle, leave my stirrups down and then work on voice commands... I think they are less likely to be silly when you are giving them a job... : ) Be productive... the reins behind the girth makes them figure out submission on thier own, the stirrups bumping on thier side offers the idea of something happening on thier back and sides... Not to worry... : ) and then comes how to lounge... Voice commands... Ho... when asked... I cluck when I want him to trot... enoucouraging hime to trot forward into a submissive feel... ( quick to say good boy when it is ackomplished ) and kiss when I want a canter... Again... Let him know when he is good... Work on trot canter transitions which not only will exhemplipy knowledge of voice commands but also will work on building the hind end for the young ones... Anohter idea is side riens... (submission) as well as long lining... which works on steering for the really young ones... I really thing that lounging can be a great training tool... If only to have your horse teach themselves...

Aub TVF

[pony hunters 101]

Like everyone else said, it is most likely that she is feeling happy. When I am lounging my two and three year old's and heck the 5-10 year olds they sometimes buck. I don't really care that they are doing it because they are most likely happy and I would rather they get their "happiness" out on the lounge line then when I am on their backs.

I only a 9 year old OTTB mare and she bucks all the time on the lounge line, full out bucks. We let her buck her heart out on the lounge line. Then when you get on her she doesn't buck but she does still act crazy. Oh, and just so everyone doesn't question if her back hurts, we have had it checked out and it is just that she is an OTTB and litterally crazy in the head but I love her and she is getting better, which makes us feel she has hope to be a really cute hunter and if not a hunter then a jumper :).

[DixieGirl]

my horse did the same thing and i just worked through it, then she stopped. :)

[pony hunters 101]

Yea, I mean a horse is going to be a horse. They aren't always these things that are saints. That would be like if we we perfect and never laughed.

[Maxers]

Bucking on the lunge line is pretty normal. My 4 yr. old arabian paint cross lets out a few kicks on the line. If she/he is bucking with a saddle you might want to check if the saddle is pinching her or if the saddle is rubbing her/his sides causing girth rubs. But if he/she is just letting out some energy then it's no problem. Just hang on! Lol

[bethfornow]

Agreeing with the others, if she dosn't do it under saddle then it's not much of an issue. If it's an annoyance to you and/or you feel it leads to other things, lunge her on a lead line and every time she starts to buck pull her arround very quickly so that she spins to face to middle. Or you can make her do roll backs every time she bucks. Either way she'll learn fairly quickly you would prefer for her not to buck. :D

[pony hunters 101]

I still think that when she bucks under saddle she is just letting out playful bucks. I would check the saddle but if it fits it is just her being playful.

[Comanchegurl14]

The problem is that if you let them buck on the lunge line with the saddle on they'll get used to bucking with the saddle on on the lunge line they might start to buck while the rider is on. So you don't want to keep letting them buck on the lunge line with the saddle on. So when they buck jerk a couple of times on the rope. Most of the time they'll stop and also push them forward really fast, if they are going fast they can't buck, at least not very big and hard.

[saddleseatsweetie]

its good that she bucks on the lunge line instead of wiht u and its no big deal

[Fells_4_ever]

If it isnt her back then maybe that could be her weak side. Every horse had a good and a bad rein. It could just be down to naughtiness or excitement like the others mentioned. Just keep working at it. My old pony used to charge at me on the right rein but on the left he was an angel lol.

[Max]

I don't think it's a problem especially if your working the fresh off then if I were you I'd let her do it, it gets it out of her system.But if you want to fix it like I did with my mare is, I free lunged her and drove her forward, it's harder for them to buck when they have to move, it takes to much energy so every time she bucks get her to move.

[Casper2002]

Like the others I think that you do not have to worry. But if it bugs you can tie her head down or use side reins like someone else said. That way you give her a job and cant get bored. ;) Good luck Love Penny and Casper