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Hi all,

just after a bit of advice. My daughter has got a 3 year old cob who is now 15.2. Usually pretty ploddy (typical cob!) really. However since we have changed fields at our yard, he has had a sudden burst of uncontrollable energy:eek: I have been training him since we've had him and had good results. Until yesterday, for the first time in like 20 years, I had a bad fall. ok now im not blaming the horse or anything like that.

I was just wondering if its worth giving him something to calm him down, and if so what??? I have spoken to a couple of the other girls at the yard and they have told me that their horses have also been quite nutty. My daughter unfortunately witnessed my accident and I am concerned that she will be put off!!!

any advice anyone? I have looked online and seen something called molichaff calmer. At the moment, the horse is only on a handful of chaff and some horse and pony cubes.

thanks
 
Eqine america have a product called magnitude , a magnesium based product which i found useful and a friend of mine swears by it for her arab mare ( nuts ) :D but as soulful says just pure mag oxide would work and is much cheaper.
 
How old is your daughter? Cos a 3 year old cob is barely just broken (I hope), thats a very very young age to have a young person on, purely because cobs are so strong, especially standing at 15'2 already!

How much better is the grazing? Obviousley spring grass has come and is coming through.

Molichaf calmed works for some but other people say it makes no difference whatsoever, there are some calmer licks you can put in the field which can be useful, or mag like others have suggested. Also ditching pony nuts and basically anything with mollasses in it helps.

But maybe schooling before going out anywhere would help too, as thats how I make sure my tb is listening to me before taking him out. At 3 years old your horse will still be learning what to do with each gait, and will be trying to see what he can and cant get away with, surely you should school a bit more before allowing a youngster to ride? (I am just assuming shes young as you said about her being put off etc) Ignore this if not.

Good luck and I mean nothing I say in malice, but 3 years is just so so young for a young girl to be riding!
 
Thank you for the replies so far.. I have used the link for the mag and will try this I think. Thank you for your reply Omarkiam, I do understand exactly where you are coming from. Yes the horse is very young, but we have been very lucky with him in the way he has progressed and has taken to being ridden etc. Yesterday was most unfortunate and I guess it was lucky it was me that fell off in a way, although I now really ache! Although I did curse myself as I should have known better and been prepared for him spooking the way he did, as I said in my post, I havent had a fall like that in many a year.

The horse has grown so much since we got him in July last year, and being a cob, he has bulked out too! I have told my daughter that I will now school him before she even gets on, I think that would be best. as for feeding, would it be a better idea to perhaps give the horse chaff and cut out the horse and pony cube? The only other thing he has at the min is a garlic supplement. And I have been advised by the yard owners that the horses will be living out soon as well. Dont get me wrong, I have had horses before, but never a youngster and although we have done well with him training wise, I do still like to ask advice and get any tips I can.

thanks again :):)
 
jasperconran said:
Thank you for the replies so far.. I have used the link for the mag and will try this I think. Thank you for your reply Omarkiam, I do understand exactly where you are coming from. Yes the horse is very young, but we have been very lucky with him in the way he has progressed and has taken to being ridden etc. Yesterday was most unfortunate and I guess it was lucky it was me that fell off in a way, although I now really ache! Although I did curse myself as I should have known better and been prepared for him spooking the way he did, as I said in my post, I havent had a fall like that in many a year.

The horse has grown so much since we got him in July last year, and being a cob, he has bulked out too! I have told my daughter that I will now school him before she even gets on, I think that would be best. as for feeding, would it be a better idea to perhaps give the horse chaff and cut out the horse and pony cube? The only other thing he has at the min is a garlic supplement. And I have been advised by the yard owners that the horses will be living out soon as well. Dont get me wrong, I have had horses before, but never a youngster and although we have done well with him training wise, I do still like to ask advice and get any tips I can.

thanks again :):)
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Im glad you understand cos I did not mean it nasty atall, I had a cob x arab and he took all my confidence away from bolting and spooking as he was just sooo strong, but he was 17hh Lol.

I would suggest cutting out anything with mollasses, read the backs of the bags you buy, or ask a proper nutritionalist, cobs can be quite sensitive too sugar from what Ive seen in the past, speedibeet is good stuff, also mollasses free chaf, but I wouldnt know where to start with that, ask some of the people on here about mollasses free food, thats what I did and I now have a good range of different feeds that have no mollasses so my horses are calmer and much less spooky or unpredictable!
 
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