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Megibo

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Ok it sounds mad but I can't be the only one!
After years of having cobs and my welsh sec D I've recently taken an ex-racer on loan from work..and its a bit of a learning curve managing her compared to the others! Not majorly, just small things like now expecting her to march about the field while the others wonder what she is doing (close to coming in time not constantly), bobbing her head up and down or weaving mildly when she wants something (again whilst the cobs just look on calmly!), having to check for scrapes and cuts when she comes in everytime and thoroughly not a once over for the coblets (like today, found a whopper on her leg, sigh!) and tonight putting on a decent weight stable rug which is heavier than the ones the clipped natives/cobs are wearing because she wasn't warm enough in the one she had on despite no clip!

Is it just me who needs to adjust? Lol :p:o
 
Megibo said:
Ok it sounds mad but I can't be the only one!
After years of having cobs and my welsh sec D I've recently taken an ex-racer on loan from work..and its a bit of a learning curve managing her compared to the others! Not majorly, just small things like now expecting her to march about the field while the others wonder what she is doing (close to coming in time not constantly), bobbing her head up and down or weaving mildly when she wants something (again whilst the cobs just look on calmly!), having to check for scrapes and cuts when she comes in everytime and thoroughly not a once over for the coblets (like today, found a whopper on her leg, sigh!) and tonight putting on a decent weight stable rug which is heavier than the ones the clipped natives/cobs are wearing because she wasn't warm enough in the one she had on despite no clip!

Is it just me who needs to adjust? Lol :p:o
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It's not necessarily cob v TB, but just different horses. I've had three TBs, and all three different - one that was prone to injury, current one weaves/cribs, two needed loads of rugging, two were stressy to lead and handle etc... then I've also dealt with cobs in the past who were spookier and sillier than my TBs! It's getting used to a new horse rather than a different breed, I think...

But yes, it's us that have to adjust :D
 
Sorry didn't mean it to come across as managing a cob vs a TB lol! Just that her needs are much different to my others so its a learning curve for me ! Glad I checked her before I left or she'd have been chilly tonight.. :o
 
Megibo said:
Sorry didn't mean it to come across as managing a cob vs a TB lol! Just that her needs are much different to my others so its a learning curve for me ! Glad I checked her before I left or she'd have been chilly tonight.. :o
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Yeah it's easy to assume isn't it!! My current lad, when I got him last winter it was his first ever winter out, and he was ALWAYS cold - had him in a 400g HW with neck even unclipped and he could feel cold. This winter, was prepared to start rugging him up again, and he just hasn't needed it - he's clipped, and out in a 200g MW despite it being -5 here yesterday morning, and toasty! Keep checking him, but he's obviously adjusted to being out!
 
& wait til you get to spring grazing, the natives need restriction & the tb doesnt....still struggling with that one as I don't like individual turnout
 
khalswitz said:
Yeah it's easy to assume isn't it!! My current lad, when I got him last winter it was his first ever winter out, and he was ALWAYS cold - had him in a 400g HW with neck even unclipped and he could feel cold. This winter, was prepared to start rugging him up again, and he just hasn't needed it - he's clipped, and out in a 200g MW despite it being -5 here yesterday morning, and toasty! Keep checking him, but he's obviously adjusted to being out!
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Ahhh bless him :)

Broke_But_Happy said:
If you have your own field it's easy - natives on a track round the outside, TB in the middle ;)
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That's brill actually-thankyou! lol
 
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