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My Gelding Bucks when i ask for a Lope!

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My gelding is on the lazy side and he will walk and trot but right as he breaks into a lope he starts to buck. he is mubby as my dad says, meaning muscular yet tubby. so he barely bucks and its easy to stay on but since its unacceptable behavior I need to know how to fix this
 
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My gelding does this when I ask for the canter. He usually does it the first time I ask, then straightens out.

Longeing usually helps... Get his respect and the extra energy out.

Bandit sounds alot like yours, a bit fat and stubborn.
 
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I know this is the age old testiment, but a) check your saddle fits him b) get a chiropractor to fix him. My trainer had a client who's horse did the same thing. Walk trots beautifully, but the second you ask for a canter, he bucks (Rode him myself while they were out of town since the owner didn't want him to be keyed up when they got back, so trainer let me ride him for the lulz, schooled him when I rode him over it, yata yata yata). Turns out the saddle didn't fit properly in the back, so at the canter, the saddle kept hitting his back in all the wrong places. Got the chiropractor out, found a better saddle, and all of a sudden no more bucking.
 
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How old is he? How much training has he had? How often is he worked and how hard?

It could be pain or saddle fit.

Or it could be that he's doing a stretch out buck. Our Appy likes to do it too. He isn't rode much. Even though he is 8, I still put him on the green list because he's rode so little. He needs an experienced rider so I feel he is green.

If it is behavioral, there are two ways to go when he bucks. Ride it out while pushing him forward. Second is to stop him, work his butt in circles and figure 8's and then go directly back to loping. Either he's refusing or letting out some feel good bucks. Neither is acceptable so putting his butt to work harder is the answer. Even lazy horses do like to get up and move but it isn't when we want them to.
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I have heard people say similar things when various things were actually happening.

I know one horse that doesn't really buck when asked to lope but actually kicks out with a hind foot as a protest. If the rider becomes scared and stops trying, the horse has gotten his way. If the rider simply stays balanced and asks again, this horse will generally begin cantering and not give the rider another protest.

At the other extreme, I was asked to ride a horse that had cantering issues. I rode the horse once and could tell that it was a physical issue rather than a attitude issue. I told the people that their money would be better spent hiring an equine chiropractor. The chiropractor came to check out the horse. After doing some preliminary work, he got up on a bench and pushed on one of the horse's hips. It moved freely. When he tried the same thing with the other hip, it was evident that this hip was "locked up". The chiropractor made an adjustment. Within two weeks, this horse was doing flying lead changes with no problems.

It is almost impossible to tell what the issue is with your particular horse from a simple post. You might asked a knowledgeable person to ride your horse and try to figure it out.
 
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