Recent content by Jacqs

I hadn’t considered a kimblewick as I haven’t had any experience with them! Would you say they are worth a try before going down the pelham route? I like the idea with the Pelham that I only need to bring in the curb action as & when needed but am I right in thinking you get the leverage of a...

Thats a brilliant idea, wouldn’t have thought of that! Thank you! I did wonder if the gag was making things worse so that makes sense! Thanks again

T Thankyou! I have a problem with dexterity so am not confident I can be effective with double reins! Tbh it is one of the reasons I have avoided the pelham so far but I know it’s a popular bit for cobs! I do wonder if a pelham might be kinder than the gag but know its not as effective with...

Thank you! I agree I need to getting him working from behind and get him back in the school but he needs some basic work hacking so getting him up & down hills first! He is very much your typical cob in most respects! Lives for his stomach, opinionated and yes...he’s a tank?

Hi I have a cob who can be very strong ridden with other horses, he likes to be out front which is fine but has been known to take off! Brakes are faulty. Ridden in a snaffle he ignores me and leans on the bit! I have tried various cheek pieces (eggbutt, hanging cheek & beval/wilkie) and always...

He is a black cob of unknown breeding, looks like an irish cob to me. The head shaking happens when he goes into trot but not all of the time. Yesterday he was a nightmare for it but I still enjoyed the hack as the sun was out and I was hacking out with my son. The owner denies there are any...

Thanks Flyermc, he would come with a bridle and saddle although I use my own saddle for him as it's a HM treeless and more comfortable. I brought his rugs so they are mine anyway. He plants and bucks if he has to go up front. He is not show quality. As lovely as he is the last local show he was...

Thank you all for the advice, I think in my heart I knew it was too much. I have messaged the seller and said I am happy to continue to loan him until he is sold.

Hi I am after some advice as to what I should pay for a cob. He is approx. 14.2hh, 8 years old and has spent his life in a riding school. I have known him for just over a year now and loved him from the off. I have been loaning him but now the owner is looking to sell him. I know he is a...

Have decided to change his diet to a low sugar diet. Going to get my daughter doing some ground work with him to try and rebuild the relationship then if the problem improves great but if it doesnt then i will know we tried everything and will look for another pony. Going to give it a max of 6...

Yeah there is no grazing at the moment as the fields are like mud baths. He was dropping too much weight.

One other thought is maybe a change in his feed. He is on Wessex coarse mix & sugar beet as well as haylege. Do you think a change of diet might help and if so any reccomends as to a possible alternative? Thanks

Thank you all for your advice. Our livery yard is also a riding centre. Its a lovely place with great instructors whom my daughter trusts. She has 2 lessons a week and has for over a year now. It's so hard as she loves her pony but I am thinking this is getting worse not better. He has a new...

Hi, I am after some advice regarding my daughter and her pony please. My daughter is 9 and she has a little 11hh dartmoor pony. He is quite a spookyvlittle chap, dominant in the herd but very easily spooked both in the school and out hacking. My little girl has now had several falls due to...

Thanks for the reply SEL. She has been checked for worm damage but nothing, her small intestine looks lovely tbh! It's her large intestine which has the area of thickening which is one of the 2 diagnosis's. We could send a pill camera through her gut which is kinda where we are now I think...