"What I said was: Horses buck (or act out in other ways) because they are in pain, fearful or confused. I still say that."
I very seldom (if ever) say anything on this board but I just need to respectively disagree with the above statement. There are horses that LIKE to buck, undersaddle, not undersaddle. Do you realize that there are bucking "lines" bred in Canada? Mares and studs with proven bucking behavior? Believe me, I have put many, many horses of many breeds undersaddle and if you have trained enough, you WILL encounter a natural bucker. Now, you may all flame me, but sometimes just because one has not experienced a horse of this type - does not mean they don't exist. I am with the icelanders on this one.
