Miniture horse bucking me off - how can i stop it

[goosey]

My family and I havea miniture horse named Misty. And a poloose pony named bindi-eye.
bindi - eye is partley blind so we cant ride her, and misty whenever i get on her, she tries to buck me off, last time she nearly kicked in the head because i slid of her bum when she was mucking up.

Is there anyway i can curb this behaviour.???

 

[Gustav]

1) Are you sure your pony is properly broken in (has she been trained to accept riders?) If not this could be the problem!! I mean you have to look at it from their perspective! They have to trust you that you won't hurt them, before they let you on their backs as they can't see you when you're up there!! Also if she's not broken in the shock of having someone just get on your back would make you want to throw them off again!

2) Are you sure you are not too heavy for a minature pony? You have to be truely tiny to ride them!!

3) Some ponies hate people sliding off their bums! I suggest you don't do this again! Lol!

4) Are you sure she doesn't have a back problem? She could have a vertibrae slightly out of line! Or some sort of muscular strain!

 

[goosey]

1)we very much doubt it,
2)i might be but i am not very big at all and i lay over her all the time and she doesnt care its only when i sit on her.
3) i didnt mean to slide of her bum she rared up and was bucking and i feel of backwards.
4) the lady we got her of said there was nothing wrong with her and that she was mainly for pully carts.(we are getting one soon)
(we are going to ride her tomorrow)

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

I've never heard of anyone riding a miniature horse, to tell you the truth, though I know people cart with them.

 

[mrose_s]

she is small, but quite sturdy. she is getting pretty fat from not doing much excercise so where getting her a sulky.

 

[darkchild16]

continue to lay over her until she gains her trust then slowly sit on her for very short intervals

 

[Gustav]

continue to lay over her until she gains her trust then slowly sit on her for very short intervals

And don't make any sudden or loud noises!!

 

[darkchild16]

YES that is a must

 

[Saje]

I don't really think you need to ride her. Unless you are two or something. there are other ways to exercise her.

Does she respond to cues from the bridle?

 

[goosey]

i can sit on her while she eating coz she so caught up in her food.......

 

[darkchild16]

dont do that you cna get hurt when she notices you!!!!!!!!!! does she buck when shes done

 

[goosey]

no she dont care it only when i get on her and try to walk her around the padick

 

[darkchild16]

ok thats good cuz it hurts to be thrown and that could happen you could try to get someone else to lead her and you just sit on her and see how she reacts

 

[goosey]

yeah i do but she still does the same thing even when they try to control her ................?

 

[darkchild16]

just slowly work with her and have patients how lang have you had her?

 

[goosey]

sence july last year

 

[EliNHunter]

Yea... like your dog, it sounds like...

 

[darkchild16]

you arent gonna wanna hear this but for a little while dont try and ride her just dit in the paddock with her or somewhere realativly small and fenced and pet her brush her give her treats play with her and gain her trust

 

[goosey]

i have her trust i can walk aroud herand do anything but ride her so maybe i am to heavey

 

[darkchild16]

how many hands is she