Third time

Zum bucked me off for the third time yesterday. There was no apparent reason why he went into a panic, turned around, bucked me off and ran away. I landed on sand as I was riding in a wash. I didn’t break anything but I think I fractured my tailbone. It is very painful. Luckily, a mountain biker found and caught Zum on the trail. Zum was fine. I couldn’t sleep last night because of the pain but also because I don’t know what to do to fix Zum. Can a horse that bucks and runs away be fixed? This photo was taken right before Zum bucked me off.

Backwards

Zum gets grumpy and sometimes he kicks out at me in the morning before he eats. I make him move backwards. I have learned that the better Zum moves backwards, the better he will do everything else I ask. I want him to respond to me no matter what time of day it is and no matter what mood he is in!