[carton253]

I'm back with two more terms that I hope you can help me with. From Robert E. Lee, Jr's book about his father.

"My misgivings were fully realized, for Traveller would not walk a step. He took a short, high trot - a buck trot, as compared to a buck-jump - and kept it up to Fredricksburg, some thirty miles away."

What is a buck trot and what is a buck jump.

Thank you very much.

[MissTargets]

Good Morning. Going to be a beautiful day. Sunny and mid 70’s (sorry Becky) I am getting ready to head out to the horse show. See you all later and have a great weekend!

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I have no clue.

Becky

[AnAmericanMother]

A "buck trot" is a little unusual - but a buck-jump is more common. That's when a horse doesn't really buck, doesn't put his head down or really put his back into it, but sort of does a half-canter stride with a kick out at the end of it . . . some people call it "crow-hopping" because that's what it looks like. It's rather uncomfortable, but it won't unseat you like a real twisting buck will. I used to ride a QH who buck-jumped when he felt good, he wasn't trying to dump me, just expressing his feelings.

I imagine what young Rob is describing is a similar phenomenon in a trot -- probably Traveller was suspending his trot and giving an occasional kick out behind. The "Big Blond" - my trainer's new enormous QH - does that when he doesn't want to go forward. All that energy has to go somewhere I guess.

[HairOfTheDog]

"My misgivings were fully realized, for Traveller would not walk a step. He took a short, high trot - a buck trot, as compared to a buck-jump - and kept it up to Fredricksburg, some thirty miles away."

I am not familiar with the terms. For this, I think context might be everything. Why did he have misgivings? Was the horse injured, is he describing a lameness, or was the horse acting unruly and stubborn?