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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Do bucking horses pretty much buck all the time? You know, like when they are out there in the stable or or in the pasture or whatever? Do they jump around just for the hell of it, and because they like it so much? Or do they just tend to buck when someone ties the tickle strap around them, and then a person sits on their back?
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The main reason for the strap is to get the horse to buck in a specific way (the 'rodeo way' for lack of a better term). They try to keep it on as little time as possible so a horse doesn't get used to it so it's tightened as the gate opens.