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  1. B

    Hocks not underneath pony properly

    I had my hairy cob out to the vets today for xrays as we have noticed he hasnt been wanting to go forward on the left rein but seems fine on the right. The vet xrayed and has found that the gaps in his hocks are not as wide as they should be and the way his legs are means his hocks dont go...
  2. B

    Pyracantha/ Firethorn

    Can anybody be able to tell me please if this plant is Pyracantha by cob has just ate a pile of the berries from the ground and I am worrying.
  3. K

    *Insurance Recommendations & 5 Stage Vetting! First Time Buyer Advice*

    Hi All, I have a five-stage vetting booked in on Friday for an epic super cob I'm hoping to buy. We've settled on £9450 (I know ?) with tack sale agreed, providing that he passes his 5 stage vetting. A couple of questions from me... - I have the option to do strangles and GHP bloods in...
  4. B

    Saddle pad

    hi, looking for a new saddle pad for ny daughters birthday. One that she uses for show jumping thats a “bit fancy” for her birthday. Any suggestions please, thinking navy. Picture of daughter with her awesome pony
  5. xxKatxx

    Haynet alternatives

    Hi, I'm looking for suggestions on alternative ways to feed hay for a greedy laminitic cob who can no longer have hay nets due to repeated eye injuries as her eye sight isn't great now since she's an older lady. The obvious solution is to feed her from the floor, which is fine in the summer but...
  6. Rh88

    Showing help - traditional coloureds or cob?

    Showing fans I'd like your expertise: I have a 15.3hh (approx, need to get him measured) coloured cob. I've bought him as an all-rounder and I'd like to try some showing with him. He's currently trimmed with clipped feathers, but does grow a good amount of feather and flowing mane. I'm wondering...
  7. Rh88

    New cob, should I hog?

    I have a sweet new cob. Clipping off his feathers for medical reasons, do you think I should hog too? I'm going to tidy his mane if not. Pic attached
  8. F

    Splint Problem...?

    Hi all, My mare has recently got s splint on her front right leg- we had been having some problems with this leg and vet said that she was unsound on it in March and to come in for nerve blocking. Obviously it was at this point that cover suddenly progressed which meant that we couldn't go to...
  9. X

    Fitness ideas for chunky cob

    Hi all, Due to a strangles lock down on my yard my cob has had to live out full time as stabling was banned to stop the infection spreading. He is not infected so it in work still but as I can’t control his grass intake well (he is in a restricted paddock during the day and in main field at...
  10. X

    Pony coming back after loan lazy??

    Hi all, My horse has been on loan for 2 years. It was a full loan but I still was able to see him and occasionally ride him. With in the first couple of months of this nervous teenager taking him on he became what I call lazy. He is a native cross. Very chunky but i used to have trouble...
  11. Missingpunctuation

    Separation anxiety?

    Hi all! I’m not a first time owner, in fact the following issue is with my third and youngest pony, but maybe someone more knowledgable can give me some advice. I have two ponies currently. A mother/daughter who were rescues after being left wild for 8 years! Lovely temperaments, can’t...
  12. ktj1891

    Should I buy her?

    I will try and keep this as short and clear as I can. My pony was on breeding loan a few years back and she had a filly. Said filly is now 4 and with another owner who wants to sell. Said filly had lameness issues last year. First visit in Jan 18 was apparently bruising so had a week box rest...
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