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Originally Posted by troutman
I agree that we should not be too concerned about the first horse, but IMO the other two died from stresses they would not experience in the "wild". Horses do run, but I don't see them buck much in the normal course of things.
I'm not against the Stampede, but I don't think the last two deaths you mention are normal in any way.
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I disagree. Well, except for the horses used in the chuckwagons as I don't think that is normal at all.
The bucking part is quite normal on any ranch. Part of training a horse is 'breaking' him, and at some point you just have to get on and let him get used to having a rider on his back. During that he will try to buck you off.
I have also been on many 'trained' horses that buck almost everytime you get on them. Until they settle down.
Bucking until his 'back' broke indicates to me that the horse had a problem toe begin with.