What does "buckjumping" mean?

The action (of a horse) of aggressively attempting to buck a rider.

What is a synonym for "buckjumping"?

Common synonyms include: bounce, bound, buck, capriole, clear, hop.

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Noun

1
The action (of a horse) of aggressively attempting to buck a rider. Australia, uncountable
"But, after a little preliminary buckjumping, Pyrrhus falsified his keeper′s prediction by behaving well and obediently."
2
A rodeo event in which the rider attempts to stay in the saddle of a bucking horse for a set period. Australia, uncountable
"The well-known Australian horse-play, called buckjumping, — the like of which I do not remember seeing in any other part of the world, — is not only very disagreeable but extremely dangerous even to the good horseman."

"But, after a little preliminary buckjumping, Pyrrhus falsified his keeper′s prediction by behaving well and obediently."

From buck + jumping.

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