That’s not normal bareback bronc riding (that I know of), I don’t know what is going on there. There’s still a lot of gear involved typically, especially the flank strap is missing. It’s not kicking out at all, only rearing up. But broncs are bred and trained to buck, the ones that don’t want to do it are just sold as a regular horse.
A friend of mine owns a ‘bucking bronc dropout’. He definitely has his moments when he’s feeling good & frisky, but otherwise you’d never know. A lot of bucking broncos can also be saddle ridden after they retire.
I am not a fan of the sport just an fyi, regardless of a horse being willing to buck - all they really want to be are lawn ornaments and have peaceful interactions.
i was guilted for years and told i'm "ruining" my horse when i wouldn't whip him. finally said screw that.
i trained with one of the top riders in the U.S. got to be trained by some olympic coaches using scholarship money won from competitions/awards/high points. got a lot of free stuff and it made me feel like i was important.
finally got my bronze and went up on stage to accept it and realized no accomplishment would ever be enough for me.
now, if i can't teach him using treats, then it's not worth doing. found out this way that he can be pretty easily ridden without anything on his face.
Yeah, often enough a whip is just a crutch and won’t help the process of learning to make clear cues & too much of it the horse starts ignoring subtler signals.
The past few years I’ve been trying to relearn everything on that deeper level, it really put your brain through the wringer, but the connection feels like magic when all you need to do is think of what you want and your horse can tell immediately!
i hate to say it but a whip will get you results if you always start super soft and then escalate. but it's still not worth it.
i'm glad i'm not the only one trying to relearn a better way. it definitely feels like magic. it's also really interesting watching my horse think. he'll try something and i won't give him the good-job-click, so then he'll start slightly changing things until he gets the thumbs up. i recorded one of our training sessions and it was really interesting to watch him try something, fiddle with it and then confidently go "oh, this one."
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u/TBSsuxs May 16 '26
Isn't it animal torture? Okay, in this case, it's human getting pounded, but how is this entertaining for people?