He has a great seat and easy hands with this horse. He sat the buck wonderfully and wasn't pulling on the horses face. Overall I'd say he handled the horse and the situation beautifully!
Somebody shared an interview with this rider on another site where the vet went over the horse with a fine tooth comb and he was a picture of health. He had dumped his rider repeatedly and learned how to tuck his head to avoid being pulled up. This amazing rider ended up putting a few rides on him and he improved a lot. He's a very green 4 year old Warmblood.
Superb job by this rider. He really stuck like glue and his timing with the crop was impeccable. Every time the horse had a particularly big buck the smack of the whip was at the perfect moment. Being able to time corrections properly is a skill in and of itself. Being able to time corrections properly while sitting on a broncing horse is sheer talent. Bravo.
Gotta give the guy major kudos. I come from the rodeo world and been on many a young barrel racing prospect who did the same thing. He has a great seat, the only thing we do differently to stop them from bucking is to move them in a tight circle. It'll stop them fast then make the circle bigger. He's a great horseman, calm, cool and collected.
The wrong diagonal....get a grip! Last thing on this guys mind. As others have said , he has good hands and was very light . Only thing I would add is that he did the right thing in keeping the horse moving forward.
beautiful work by the rider. I always found it most effective to ride the horses through the pigroot/buck. It's much harder for them to buck if they are moving forward in a canter.Of course, my ponies weren't quite as extreme as this boy was. Plus they gave a warning pump of the tail first!
Bet that's gonna be a good horse. Plenty athletic, spirited... Hat's off to the rider for the nerve and balance... Thirty years ago, I'd've bucked the critter out like that. Nowadays I'd reel him in, back up a couple of training phases, and come back to that point a bit slower. Because old bones aren't up to the rodeo anymore. ;)
oh so true! I get the horse started then pad up my best rider and I assist them in the backing phase. I am too old now. When I get out of bed in the morning I sound like a bowl of Rice Crispies!!
I agree, not sure, but it seems that the saddle is coming too much up and down when you look behind the rider (in the trot), that could be somewhat disturbing and maybe trigger the whole bucking thing. Still very brave rider and not interferring with mouth too much! :)
