4yr olds First time Cubbing (Pictures!)

Deefa

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Took Goli out to meet the hounds for the first time yesterday and he was a total star (makes a change from Harry being a silly devil!) I had a lovely day, Goli stood like a rock when still and didn't get strong or silly when moving off.
We even did a couple of little jumpies, managed to fit through tiny gaps in the forest and negotiated a rather large ditch! He was such a good lad, cant wait to get out again!
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First canter
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Wondering in a bit of forest
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Little jumpy
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Standing around for a bit
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Sod it - save your plaiting fingers till opening meet time!! Good for you for making the effort to look as smart as possible though.

He has such a lovely eye - he's going to be gorgeous. Hope he continues to be as amazing from here on!!
 

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Being nosey, was your lovely well behaved boy backed last year, or this year?

Just wondering as I've a backed-this-year and lightly hacked four year old and am wondering if I could dare take her cubbing or should leave it until next year when she's got more miles under her. Mind you, I walked her inhand through the middle of the last Pony Club rally held at out yard (last month) and she was on stalks; head about 12 ft high, eyes boggling and doing a wonderful example of extreme passage! Me thinks maybe we'll wait until NEXT year :D

Your boy is gorgeous and such a super chap for behaving so well. Well done, both of you :)
 

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Gosh you lucky thing! Took my 10 year old cob out 10 days ago and he was a nightmare! LOL :D

Gorgeous photos, he's turning into a very nice horse.
 

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Thank you everyone, i am so proud of him! (my now 19yr old cant go hunting due to his nightmareish attitude to it so its nice to have a calm one!)
He was backed last october but turned away over the winter and restarted about march/april timw this year.
 

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It looks to me as though you have a "Hunter". What lovely pics, and how well turned out you are, both of you.

Well done. Excellent, better than that, a delight!

Alec.
 

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You do realise if I had been on either of my ridden ones - 21 and 11 years old - the photo over the jump would have shown a massive spook at the camera man and me doing a splat in the mud!

Apart from the smiles - which is wonderful to see - the thing that really stands out for me is what a wonderful tail ! -you put many show horses to shame

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Thank you! His tail is lovely bu sadly his mane is just as thick which makes it a nightmare to pull and plait lol!
He is 3/4 TB and a 1/4 CB
I couldn't stop smiling, esp as he stood like a rock even when some horses around him were bunny hopping and darting in all directions!
 
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