When we at BuckYou use bitless bridles, the purpose is to ensure we are road legal, and for emergencies. They aren’t there to pull, yank, agitate, apply pressure with. The BuckYou horses are all taught turning cues on the ground using targets. the same applies for walking on and halting and backing up. We…
Tack Free at Sixty- Never too old to go force free!
We had a visitor during one of the brief moments of 2020 when it was legal to meet people outside. This happened! Christine is 60,has physical issues, and has never ridden a horse tack free before. She is also VERY devoted to learning and implementing force free methods with her own horses, and therefore,…
Under Pressure
UNDER PRESSURE Pressure…. we all experience it, horses pressure each other, there is pressure no matter how gently we ride, there is pressure when we sit on our horses, when we use reins, right? BIG FAT WRONG. This is a very quick blog to explain: The difference between PRESSURE and TOUCH Why you DON’T need…
WHIP IT OUT FOR JANUARY!
Happy new year you bunch of cute pony lovers! So, time for all sorts of resolutions and whatnot. I am going to ask you to try something. For one month. And after that month, I hope you will have learned some things, have greater understanding, new insights- all that jazz. I want you……
What you aren’t seeing. How something can look oh so lovely and nice.. but it isn’t.
Recently, I rather got into it with some people, as I put out a post on facebook commenting on the disconnect between the words used (something about love and connection) and the picture (horses with mouths strapped around bits, riders carrying whips.). To me, that’s not what love looks like. Now, i don’t doubt for…
Featured Product: Buckyou Fully adjustable, damned sexy, bitless sidepull vegan bridle!
I spent a long time working out a lot of details on these bridles, so i’m going to go through it all with you now so you appreciate my genius and maybe treat yourself to one as well! THE PRICE These bridles retail for… with reins… wait for it… £54.99. Yes, just £54.99. Amazing, right?…
EVOLVE OR DIE!!! (ok, that was for dramatic effect).
Well, maybe not that dramatic… This blog is bought to you by a desperate search to find a way to beat the Dunning-Kruger effect WITHOUT getting into really frustrating arguments. I have a slight reputation for being feisty. Total nonense, I am as sweet, fluffy and gentle as they come. I will cut you in…
Perfection doesn’t exist: the constant reassessment of training.
Today I was working on some consent training with Cato. (Consent enables your horse to tell you to stop or carry on- it essentially enables them to control you). He is a total pro at this, and you might wonder why I still do it. The simple reason is, we both get better and better,…
Fall Photoshoot, the boys Strut their Stuff with the latest from Buckyou!
It was a shockingly beautiful day, so we made it even more beautiful! All items shown by models available to buy in my shop
The OFFICIAL BuckYou site OH MY GOD I’VE DONE IT AAAGAGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
WELCOME TO BUCKYOU.CO.UK! I have until now, had all the BuckYou bareback pads made to order, but, it turns out they are so great, more and more people want one- and I simply haven’t been able to keep up with the demand working that way. I never set out for this to be a…