Bucking Issues

[GuessWho]

Hey. I have some Bucking issues, as stated above. ok here is the deal:

I have been riding this one QH gelding named Jackson all summer and he has been AMAZING. Just solid and a great horse. But recently, he has been getting fidgity, spooky, cinchy and he had bucked off a boy a couple weeks ago. Since then, he has been acting weird. Today, he tried to buck with me 6 times in one hour. All summer he hadn't ONCE even shown a sign of bucking. What is confusing is he isn't in pain. He had had teeth problem but they had them done, and it isn't saddle or feet or anything.
First time i was cantering and he tucked his head in so i had no contact to the bit and bunched up. I slowed, stopped him and then he was fine so i thought "He hasn't been ridden in a while so he is off balance." so i worked on small circles and trotting to build up his hind muscles.
Second time i was going down a small hill through the gate (open of course) and he did a hop skippy thingy.
Then we were leaving the barn and he balked, and bunched up like he was going to buck so i turned him in a small circle and walked to the barn where my mom was. (she is a horse trainer.)
So then she walked next to me and we rode away from the barn and he whinnied and tried to rear. So then she got on and he tried to buck 2 more times.
Do you guys have any advice?

[daydreambeelievr]

Have you had a vet confirm he's not in pain? My first thought was ulcers, a lot of his actions are characteristic for them.

Is this your horse? Or have you been riding him for a while? He might just be more up in the cool weather. My former TB was laaaaaazy in the summer and crazy in the winter.

How often do you ride? Can you decrease his grain and increase his hay?

[Silver Drow]

Are any of his ribes out? Is his back out of alinement? Are his hips out?

To check with ribes: Place your finger near the bottom of his first rib and take a pen. Presh the pen along the top of his back, about where the tree ends on a saddle, and run is along his back. If he flinches, turns his head, stomps his feet, or tries to bit you; you have ribs out. DO it to both sides because one could be out on one side and not on the other. You cannot fix ribs yourself and will have to have a chiropractor come out and fix them

His Back: Grab his tail and pull strait back, if it is out you will either see if fall back into place our hear a pop.

You have to have someone check their hips.

I know this sounds really dumb, by my neighbors horse that I trained had started doing the same things and I checked the ribs, 8 were out. I fixed her back and both her hips were out. I had the chiropractor fix her and my problems are solved. No more bucking.

[GuessWho]

Thank you for your help
No, he is not my horse but i have been riding him for 4 monthes and i know how he acts. He used to be my best friend but now he is all weirded out and i can't figure out why. there is NO excuse for his actions. If you knew him, you would understand better. I was SO SCARED to ride this summer when i met him and he took care of me for the first part and we grew together. he has been SO amazing until a couple weeks ago so there is no excuse for him to "all of a sudden" act up like this unless he is in pain. I haven't ridden him in a few weeks and in that time he has been ridden by this upity cow boy so... but no, it isn't pain, his actions , his attitude, his EYES showed me that he wasn't in pain.

[YNRP]

Eyes... showed you he wasn't in pain. Seriously, go to a vet or chiropractor. My horse, Scout, never showed pain through his eyes, but he was always in pain. I didn't know what was wrong until our vet came to give shots.

[GuessWho]

My mom and i have worked with a bunch of horses in pain, but also horses who were trying to get us off, who were angry over uncomfortable. That's how we could tell.

[Silver Drow]

Well, ask the cowboy how he is riding, if you seriously think he's not in pain. I do, but that is my opioin maybe it is the cowboy...

[daydreambeelievr]

I'm going to stick with ulcers. They don't show up over night, but over weeks, yes... Please talk to your trainer/vet. Ulcers can be treated and prevented.

[GuessWho]

I did talk to my trainer. My mom is my trainer. I think it is the cowboy personally, because this all started once he got here. and please GIVE UP ON PAIN! I am SURE it isn't pain, and so is my mom. If you saw, you would know.

[daydreambeelievr]

Hey, we're just trying to help. :-\