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  In September of 2020, during the Covid pandemic, I bought a Horse. Though I only spent just over a year with this older ex-ranch horse, the red roan gelding taught me so much during my time with him. This is the story. Up to this point, it had been several months since I was introduced to Cowboy, and I spent the first 5 months starting him as if he were a young horse just learning. I eventually started riding and worked with the veterinarian and Massage therapist through some neck stiffness, pain in his stifle, plaque in his ear, and other signs of pain. Throughout the following months, Cowboy and I worked our way to trotting just a couple of times. Cowboy exploded while hanging out with a loose reign, chatting with the barn manager (and local dressage trainer), Audrey. I call it “Sucker Bucked”. CONTINUE THE PROGRESS When I was bucked off of Cowboy on Friday, May 24, 2021, I wondered what was happening. We had done so much groundwork before and several months of getting him...

  In September of 2020, during the Covid pandemic, I bought a Horse. Though I only spent just over a year with this older ex-ranch horse, the red roan gelding taught me so much during my time with him. This is the story. At this point, after being introduced to Cowboy, I had owned him for 11 months. He was projected as a crazy, uncontrollable horse when the farrier was working on him and randomly bucked people off violently. I had spent 5 months with essential groundwork and eventually got on his back. He had been exhibiting calming behavior, was good with the farrier, and was excellent under saddle until the second day we trotted. Cowboy exploded into a violent buck while in a relaxed, loose reign. I started him back at square one after that with groundwork, and then he came along again until he exploded with just the halter and saddle on. It was an easy day after his first jump experience with no one on him. During that 40 minutes of the explosi...