am I mad, youngsters and ????

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Am I mad?
Some of you may know that I had rosie (6yo tb) pts in novermber and have been riding other tb's since. Well I must be going a little bit potty as I have seen an add and I am in correspondance with the owner of a grey and white 6 month old cobX gypsy vanner colt that is over 100 miles away!!

His picture just caught my eye and I instantly said 'i want him' and then I found out he is for sale! *mumbles its fate* he isnt passported or gelded so he would need passporting when/if I get him and then gelding later so that is to consider but he is beautiful and has a nice kind eye.

I also have some Q's for those of you with babies.
The basics have already been established ie. Picking up feet, grooming and leading so other than keeping on top of this and forming a bond what else could I do with him?
I have had and worked with youngsters but all of which have been around 2 so they were ready to start accepting a bit and prep for riding (no riding till atleast 3) so what do you do with babies other than leading and making bonds untill he is ready to start prep for riding in 1.5 - 2 years?

Ben and jerrys cookie dough for all who have gotten this far. :-)
thanks. Leah
 
Lots of desensitising, leading on roads, walking between and over poles, loading,etc etc! I had great fun with all this stuff and it's really paid off... Richard Maxwell's 'from birth to backing' has lots of practical advice. Also Kelly Marks' books too-Perfect Partners I'd fab. Good luck!
 
TallulahBright said:
Lots of desensitising, leading on roads, walking between and over poles, loading,etc etc! I had great fun with all this stuff and it's really paid off... Richard Maxwell's 'from birth to backing' has lots of practical advice. Also Kelly Marks' books too-Perfect Partners I'd fab. Good luck!
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thanks, if and when i get him i will probably invest in those. And the seller did say he was ready to be introduced to the roads so thats something to work on. Thank you for replying :D
 
just spending time with him and not expecting anything of him will help you bond with him. Even poo picking their field, chatting to them etc will do. They will come up and show an interest. Scratches are usually most welcome, though encourage him not to groom back! Don't expect too much of him, it is good to get them used to noises etc, but remember his bones and joints are still developing, importantly too don't blow his mind by expecting too much of what is basically an infant/toddler.
 
At 6 months old other horses/youngsters will give him a better education than you can just yet. I'd keep handling, but don't overface.
 
Thank you, no one thinks I am mad then? And no I know he will still be a baby and not fully formed so no real work and deffo no lunging just playing and bonding then? And trilby who I got as a 2yo was a nibbler so any grooming back/nibling will be discouraged straight away, no one likes a biter lol.
 
If your in County Durham you cant move for cob youngsters, most of whom are for sale for a few hundred quid max. Some of them are dross, but some are very smart indeed!
 
pixiebee said:
confused? a pic of him caught your eye so have been in contact with the owner and now suddenly you dont like his conformation????????????????
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I originally really liked him, but uppon talking to his owner and getting more/better pics and from different angles he isnt put together very well, abit weak in the back end/very sloping and he is also very long backed and these things werent very obvious in the first pic i looked at. he generally doesnt have very good conformation and especially not for jumping. I also found that he isnt passported so thats abit dodgy especially as i dont know the type of owner he is coming from if you understand so taking into account his breeding and the lack of passport he could poss be stolen or i could be worrying too much ;)
 
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Dexter said:
If your in County Durham you cant move for cob youngsters, most of whom are for sale for a few hundred quid max. Some of them are dross, but some are very smart indeed!
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Hiya, i have seen quite a few but alot of them are from questionable homes (poor care/bad handling) and initially i wasnt looking for a cobby type, i am looking for more of a warmbloody/ part bred type but this one just caught my eye. I am on the lookout and another welsh partbred filly has caught my eye:rolleyes:
 
I just bought a 9 month old from County Durham. Hes very smart and moves unbelievably well and is nicely marked being more black than white. Hes not a cob either, hes going to be 15hand MW type. Hes wasnt passported, but he had been wormed, and had his feet done etc, so I bought him anyway. He cost considerably less than a weeks wages. He was one of about 50 ads I looked at one day. Good luck with your search, I'm sure you'll find something no problem :)
 
There are plenty about up here- and a lot of homes may look run down and don't handle them exactly the BHS way (neither do I!!) but you need to look past the rough edges to look soley at the horse. I searched round here for a driving pony for over a year, saw some godawful backgarden stables and a fair few where friend and I backed away slowly muttering things about 'lovely horse, just a little too small/big/grey/demented' and legging it, but there were some lovely types about, not necessarily been handled the way I like to, but you have to focus on the horse and how it is responding to that handling, not just write it off because the owner is a bit rough.

Saying that, I bred mine to ensure any handling problems were of my own making as I had inherited enough of other peoples man made issues :D I have a Beutifully mannered hunter three year old gelding now- but at approx 3 times the cost he is probably worth on paper!

Best of luck x
 
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