silv
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He is very cute, love his shiny black coat and the name Rigsby. Look forward to more updates.
I just bought my first cob! Introduction + feed advice + photos!
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Ambers Echo
Still wittering on
He looks gorgeous! I am very pleased for you xx
GoldenWillow
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My 14.2 cob is in a 6" bit, xf browband, full noseband and headpiece with cob size cheek pieces. I bought him at 3 1/2 and it took him a couple of years to grow into his head!
Gloi
Too little time, too much to read.
Found wonder gel one of the best things for routine care of cob scab. It doesn't cost up the hair like creams and doesn't sting.
Roxylola
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Wait til you're looking for boots! Cob size is a joke
Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
I would feed Honeychop plain oat straw chaff, if they still make it, TC Zero is too tasty, they wolf it down, which is not what you want. Halleys do online sales, I had it delivered a couple of times when we were struggling to get Honeychop.
paddy555
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Just want to cuddle him. 
I had a haflinger who got PPID at a very early age and I had the laminitis problem. He just couldn't do grass and lived almost grass free (only a little grass) for about 10 years. Muzzle was awful, we both hated it. Living on a grass track didn't work. We adapted the place for him. We made part of it into a "track" although bits of the track didn't go anywhere as such. He could wander all the time and because he could wander he did not try to break things or damage anything. He was free to do what he wanted, it just didn't include much grass.
For example we left the stable doors open so he could go in or out, then he went onto the concrete stable yard, the gate at the end was left open and went through that onto the front garden path. (he couldn't get onto the actual lawn) so he wandered off down the path to the next area (gravelled). To get through a small grass paddock we fenced a 10ft wide track which got him onto another gravelled area and he wandered back to his stable yard. We left a larger area for rolling, the whole course went from 10ft wide, to wider mainly gravel areas where he could eat off the bank.
It was maintenance free, he did that all day, was very happy to be free and no work for us fetching him in or out.
That probably doesn't explain it very well It was nothing special just a bit of imagination of leaving a gate open here, a bit of electric fencing there type thing.
is it possible to do something similar in your place, he wanders to the arena where the gate is open but he is not shut in to cause mischief and is then free to wander somewhere else?
I found weight was totally controlled as by the time the bit of grass he had was eaten down then he was reliant on coming back to the stable/yard for his hay. Although not moving fast he was still wandering all day. Just a thought.
I had a haflinger who got PPID at a very early age and I had the laminitis problem. He just couldn't do grass and lived almost grass free (only a little grass) for about 10 years. Muzzle was awful, we both hated it. Living on a grass track didn't work. We adapted the place for him. We made part of it into a "track" although bits of the track didn't go anywhere as such. He could wander all the time and because he could wander he did not try to break things or damage anything. He was free to do what he wanted, it just didn't include much grass.
For example we left the stable doors open so he could go in or out, then he went onto the concrete stable yard, the gate at the end was left open and went through that onto the front garden path. (he couldn't get onto the actual lawn) so he wandered off down the path to the next area (gravelled). To get through a small grass paddock we fenced a 10ft wide track which got him onto another gravelled area and he wandered back to his stable yard. We left a larger area for rolling, the whole course went from 10ft wide, to wider mainly gravel areas where he could eat off the bank.
It was maintenance free, he did that all day, was very happy to be free and no work for us fetching him in or out.
That probably doesn't explain it very well
It was nothing special just a bit of imagination of leaving a gate open here, a bit of electric fencing there type thing. is it possible to do something similar in your place, he wanders to the arena where the gate is open but he is not shut in to cause mischief and is then free to wander somewhere else?
I found weight was totally controlled as by the time the bit of grass he had was eaten down then he was reliant on coming back to the stable/yard for his hay. Although not moving fast he was still wandering all day. Just a thought.
shirl62
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Absolutely gorgeous boy. You are sure to have some fun times with your lad...More pics would not go amiss either x
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
Yes! Gave a scoop of Top Chop Zero, and he wolfed it down at such an alarming rate I slurped a LOT of water onto it as his poos are a bit firm as it is!
Just want to cuddle him.
I had a haflinger who got PPID at a very early age and I had the laminitis problem. He just couldn't do grass and lived almost grass free (only a little grass) for about 10 years. Muzzle was awful, we both hated it. Living on a grass track didn't work. We adapted the place for him. We made part of it into a "track" although bits of the track didn't go anywhere as such. He could wander all the time and because he could wander he did not try to break things or damage anything. He was free to do what he wanted, it just didn't include much grass.
For example we left the stable doors open so he could go in or out, then he went onto the concrete stable yard, the gate at the end was left open and went through that onto the front garden path. (he couldn't get onto the actual lawn) so he wandered off down the path to the next area (gravelled). To get through a small grass paddock we fenced a 10ft wide track which got him onto another gravelled area and he wandered back to his stable yard. We left a larger area for rolling, the whole course went from 10ft wide, to wider mainly gravel areas where he could eat off the bank.
It was maintenance free, he did that all day, was very happy to be free and no work for us fetching him in or out.
That probably doesn't explain it very well
is it possible to do something similar in your place, he wanders to the arena where the gate is open but he is not shut in to cause mischief and is then free to wander somewhere else?
I found weight was totally controlled as by the time the bit of grass he had was eaten down then he was reliant on coming back to the stable/yard for his hay. Although not moving fast he was still wandering all day. Just a thought.
He has an arena to be in, and I was thinking about a different section in a different area too. The layout of our place wouldn't allow a track from one to the other. He is fine in his muzzle though, just frustrated he can't get any grass though the hole, so he is there for less than an hour. That is three playstation plus his stable in a day. I need to price up a hard lot, but Mr Red is not enamoured into the cob owning world just yet, so that will be a next year job.
paddy555
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Dyllymoo
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He is lovely! Congratulations (I'm no help with weight loss, J is now on a stricter diet and is unhappy and still a bit fat)
PapaverFollis
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Might have to see if I can get Honeychop. Mine are big fans of Zero now having initially not been keen and only eating it if desperate, which is what I wanted it for. Now they just trough it.
KEK
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Gorgeous boy! Malasseb is definitely not PO, get it from petshops, vet clinics etc.
ponyparty
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Congratulations on your new ned, he looks lovely. I hope you make lots of happy memories together!
Micronised linseed is good for the coat and skin, and helps with condition without being sugary. Just thought I'd throw that into the mix
Micronised linseed is good for the coat and skin, and helps with condition without being sugary. Just thought I'd throw that into the mix
Rosemary28
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He is gorgeous!
vhf
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I use the honeychop chopped straw for my wannabe cob. It initially received the cool reception I was hoping for, but now my TB type will often chase the coblet off it... It is still useful as a "well if you're hungry, you can have that" for coblet though, if TB isn't about; she has it with a blob of sugarbeet and her supplement, and then plain if starving.
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
shock horror! how could anyone not adore him
Well, he has had to get up close to him, as I fetched him on Saturday and Mr Red wasn't going to participate much at all. Then, I was cutting bread that evening and cut my index finger. It bled all over and still spilled blood even with 4 plasters... I had to twist tissue round it to gather the blood rivulets.
Left the dressing on, with a surgical glove on top for 36 hours. This morning I had to remove for a clean one for school and... Crikey, I only whens and cut the corner off my finger! Not just skin, flesh too.
I had been trying really hard not to be wimpy for a cut finger, but Mr Red did have to help me, and concedes that Rigsby is cute. It helped when I removed the dressing this morning and he saw how bad it was, he even mucked out and did the hay soaking. He will soon be smitten I'm sure, but did wince a bit when I walked him down the drive and the house windows shook g'dun, G'dun, G'Dun, G'DUn, G'DUN!!!
The old owners have allowed me vets records, so I can hand them on to my vets, who are coming out for an MOT and planning session on Monday. The old vet really likes him, says he was a bit fresh with the box rest by the end of it, but he has known him for years and says he is a lovely horse. I knew it, it has been a real leap of faith for me and the old owners, as we didn't know each other previously.
It was like an adoption interview, no way could someone have had him who didn't have his best interests at heart. I believed them and they believed me, and we have both been open and honest. If only every purchase could be that honourable, I just hope I can do him justice now he is here.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
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You may also find that your arena needs levelling more often after cob feet have sunk into it. I barely need to touch mine when the 2x sports horses have been in it, but when the IDx cob (in avatar) has been in it, there are craters left!
Surbie
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On the plus side you save money at shows 'cos none of it will be big enough to fit..
Mine is X-Full everything, Ruggles heavy horse/PE rugs. He has a 19inch browband.
Rigsby looks absolutely gorgeous and congrats to the previous owners on keeping him so svelte!
I have mine in 12-15 hours work per week to try to keep the chubby at bay. Most of that is hacking. He's out 24/7 on restricted grazing. Can't wait for winter!
On scabs, as others have said, what works for one doesn't for another. Pig oil & suphur does for my chap's finer feathers & cob knee. His field mate's feathers would be phenomenal if unclipped and the scabs were dire till his owner got some of our vet's special pink lotion.
Red-1
I used to be decisive, now I'm not so sure...
Well, I'm not RIDING him yet, but I'm not sure a little sit and a walk once each way counts?
I will do a lot of his fitness in-and at first as he has lost muscle tone, but it was nice to climb aboard!
I will do a lot of his fitness in-and at first as he has lost muscle tone, but it was nice to climb aboard!
Goldenstar
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This is one of life mysteries , Blue is an extra large .
Goldenstar
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Yeh , it looks like you have been lunging hippos .
Pippity
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Ah, yes, the joy of 'cob' sized stuff actually being a generic medium, rather than actually sized for cobs. Blue's hi-viz breastplate is designed for a Shire, she's in XXF overreach boots, and her bridle is a weird mix of cob, full, extra-full and custom-made. However, her bit's only 5" and saddle's only 17". And finding boots that fit around her leg without interfering with the knee/hock is a challenge, to put it mildly.
paddy555
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funny isn't it when sometimes everything just comes together for the good of the animal. Your 2nd pic riding him is beautiful, you both look so happy. Good luck with him.
TheOldTrout
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Rigsby is lovely!
SaddlePsych'D
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Valadictory
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He is gorgeous! I wish you a wonderful future with such a smasher
wills_91
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Oh he is fabulous! Look forward to hearing how he progresses
misst
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He is so gorgeous. I don't even go for cobs so I think he is a sports horse in disguise He is a lucky boy and you're a lucky owner.
He is a lucky boy and you're a lucky owner.
cauda equina
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It says a lot about Rigsby that his old owners were so particular about who bought him; he was obviously a much-loved member of their family