Riding Bareback and a Trash Bag!!

I did get to ride Curly tonight a bit when the rain stopped for a while. I groomed him first as he is like Navajo and rolls (well he first stands in the rain to get wet and then rolls which you all know means a dirtier horse). He looks quite nice or did when I last saw him =) I put his hackamore on and went over to the manure pit wall to get on him (He is very tall). We did a lot of walking at first and he did real good. I had ridden him Sunday when Rose Mary took her dog for a walk that way in case anything would happen she would be there to help. He did good then too. Anyway I decided I want to try to canter him. He did canter and did it for me without acting dumb. We did some more walking and then I asked him for a canter. I could tell right away the way he put his head down and such that he was going to try to buck. He did get one half hearted buck in and I pulled his head up and smacked him for it..He didn't try anything again. Guess we shall see. That is why he is here for because he has a bucking problem. Anyway I cantered him one more time after that to show to him that I don't tolerat bucking and he didn't do anything so I got off and praiesed him. That was his reward. Then I took him down and took his hackamore off. I had a bag of trash that I was going to use to get him desensitized to it first. He didn't really care that I was dragging this trash bag all over him and only moved away from it a few times!! SInce he did so good I took him over to the dumpster let him sniff it then I put the bag in. Eventually I want to do it from his back but that will take a bit =) I am so happy I got to ride him a bit today!! Have a great evening!!