| It is a traumatic thing for sure to be thrown from or fall | | | | while I'm out of the country?" I knew the horse, Buck |
| from a horse. I know that terrible nightmare feeling, just | | | | was his name. The name should of given him away. I |
| before you go from everything is fine to everything is | | | | thought sure, easy money. Well my friend failed to tell |
| ready for lift-off. The horse instantly tenses up which is | | | | me a few things. Ole Buck stood "calmly" while I |
| followed by the tidal wave flex of his massive | | | | mounted. I gently pulled the rein (Snaffle bit being used) |
| muscular body. The first buck lodges you loose, the | | | | his neck tensed. I pulled a bit more and he began to |
| second one your body becomes rigid as it prepares to | | | | spin in a small circle, real quickly. I started to look for a |
| impact the hard ground. You slam into the ground with | | | | place to get off. When I began to step off he began |
| a groaning thud. As you lay there hoping the horse | | | | bucking. He had pile driven me into the hard Oklahoma |
| won't stomp you, you gasp struggling to take your first | | | | summer dried clay, right on my saddle polishing |
| breath. Next it's the pain. You feel betrayed by the | | | | posterior. |
| horse. You feel stupid knowing you should have | | | | Long story short, I hobbled around like a hobbit that had |
| known better. Been there done that, got the | | | | been hog tied for a couple weeks. My therapy was to |
| autographs on the cast. | | | | ride my horse. My good old reliable bomb proof buddy. |
| I think the best way to deal with being thrown from a | | | | When I look back I failed to see the huge neon sign |
| horse is not the old adage get right back on. You need | | | | hanging around Buck's neck. It said I know they call me |
| to know why it happened first and foremost. What did | | | | Buck, but they should really call me Resistance. He |
| you do wrong? Was there something you could have | | | | was as tense as a horse could be. He was reactive, |
| done better. What was the horse telling you that you | | | | not responsive. I'm over my last buck off because I |
| couldn't see? Resistance from the horse equals | | | | have gained my confidence back. I know what I do |
| problems. I have started (broke) many young horses | | | | with horses works. I just have to do it and not put my |
| using natural horsemanship techniques and I have | | | | guard down until the horse earned my trust. |
| never been thrown. The horses just never bucked. I | | | | Sometimes people just can't get over the fear. Find a |
| did lots of ground training and worked through all the | | | | horse that is well trained and get back in the saddle. |
| weaknesses the horse had while my feet were on | | | | Try to gain the trust of the horse. Also see if there |
| the ground. I'm not a bronc rider, I'm a horse trainer. The | | | | was something wrong with the situation in which you |
| whole point being I should never have to place myself | | | | were injured. There is a good chance the horse that |
| or the horse in a situation that causes the horse to | | | | hurt was missing something in his training. It may just |
| buck. | | | | take you to learn more training techniques. Also small |
| With that said, I had went years without being thrown | | | | bits a time. You know baby steps. Ride 5 minutes, then |
| from a horse, or a horse bucking under me. Then one | | | | 10 minutes, and build up your courage. Trust me, |
| day a friend of mine says, "Hey I got this old saddle | | | | someday you will look back and wonder what all the |
| horse (6 years old) would just ride him for 30 days | | | | fuss was. |