If Romeo can cope with not so fun fun rides; could he cope with.......

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cubbing?!

Sounds silly but this time last year Romeo had 3 months off because I broke my ankle and when he came back into work he turned into a complete orange fruit loop!
Now he is soooo much better, we have been on a couple of fun rides and he is v excitable for first 20 mins or so but then calms down.
I can hack him anywhere on my own and am wondering whether we could start hunting this season? He is 8yo.

What exactly does cubbing entail? how much work? how much potential excitement?
 
Be as exciting as hunting these days???Is he ok with a stinky sock
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lol...sorry couldnt help myself
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Cubbing used to be the one to take the youngsters to as they stand around for long periods of time,and mostly pretty uneventful
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What do they call cubbing these days?Surely that banned too
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.havnt heard what the remake of cubbing consists of yet though...could be interesting
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Pleased you had breakthrough with ned though!
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Am sure it will just get better and better,just keep pushing him slowly
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I took my TB ex-racer cubbing for the first time a couple of years ago.

He found it quite exciting and became VERY strong and didn't want to stand still but still remained reasonably sensible. I had hacked him there (4 miles from home) trotting most of the way which probably helped but he still took about an hour to calm down, I was just about to call it a day when he stopped pulling like a tank and completely settled, we had a great time after that!

A month later I took him Hunting, again I hacked to the meet but it was only a mile from my house, he was a complete night mare! Within 5 minutes he had nearly fallen in to a ditch, knocked me out on a road sign and thrown me under a lorry, I went home pretty sharpish! Saying that the pack did head straight for my house so I think it just blew his brain, he was more intent in getting home then actually staying with the other horses, if we had headed away from home I think it may have been a different story!

It is definitely worth trying your horse out cubbing first but please don't think if he behaves on his first time out he will be good the 2nd time, sometimes they get worse before they get better!
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I hope he takes to it though as from the small experience I have of hunting it is fantastic fun, my little ponio will be going for the first time this year so I hope she takes to it too
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Yeah take him, you can always leave if he's awful but most settle in the end
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Early cubbing is really quiet, much less exciting than fun rides
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It can go either way. Mine started off a loony and is 'good as' now, son's normally idle pony goes off his head and is a complete pain with his snatching of the reins.

Take a really quiet friend and packet of mints. They'll be something to munch on if you get any long walks...
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I'd go, but hack about a mile to get them warmed up & chilled out. They're more likely to be better standing if they've already done a bit of work.
I think it's easier than fun rides, as hunting people who go cubbing tend to have more ettiquette (sp?) and dont wizz past without at least asking.
As for getting lost, take a photocopy of an OS map for the area you're parking/meet location. Mark where the trailer is & where the meet is, then if you get lost just ask a local to point you in the direction. Showing a map is much easier than "It's in a gateway by an oak tree on a small lane over that way I think!!"
 
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