Well baby coblet would appear to be backed...

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He was born broke. It's official.

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http://youtu.be/L8FpcM73YCU

[ignore Mum's commentary! lol]


http://youtu.be/df0qcTg8fPE



And loved by all the family....I even got my dad to hold him and take him for a walk!

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Though we do leave hoofprints on the lawn...

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And try to gatecrash the house...

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Not much to say really is there!!! We stop, we steer, we hack through the town centre, through the market and past big lorries and traffic, even had a tiny trot too...all bareback in a headcollar. Start as you mean to go on I say...

Think that's us done till winter now!!! Don't think he needs anything more. He has a easy summer lined up getting fat on grass. Lucky git.;)
 
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Thankyou, he is indeedy bless him!

Headcollar on...all serious and 'work' mode.

Headcollar off and turned out in paddock... 'PLAY TIME' bounce bounce bounce.....Haha bless him.
 
He is most certainly a handsome and well behaved young man, and my split personality is arguing if I should just stop there, or go on to question how sensible it is to be riding the young man around on the roads in just a halter when he is just started? At the same time my inner hypocrite is shouting "Aren't you glad there are no videos of you when you were younger"

How old is the beautiful boy?
 
3.

Shouldn't be any different, to me anyway. Ride all mine like that anyway and always have done. Easy to dismount fine. If I thought he'd do anything, then I wouldn't risk it...he's not bothered by the largest of traffic, he's been out since a yearling growing up going across bridges and down near the m4 and long reined to death so to speak, led off other horses out, and walked in hand with a rider on out also. Not a big next stage for him, like it should be - ridden before they've even realised it and not a biggie at all. Not everyone's cup of tea, but how have done all the cobs up till now :) I have a hat on ;)
 
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Aw baby coblet rocks! He looks such a sweetie and I'm loving the one's of him around your house especially the one where it looks like he's gonna wipe his hooves and come in ha ha! :D
 
What a sweet little boy... I see you are a popular member, loads of posts etc, aren't you lucky to get such nice comments... If a newbie posted this, my god they be slated
 
He's a dude. Always has been [so far]. Though I won't tempt providence - I'll wait to see if I can repeat that when he's 5 still. ;)
 
I don't know if they'd be slated would they? She's wearing a hat and its not like there's loads of traffic. No one's ever said you can't ride bareback, in fact it is often encouraged and I feel bad that I can't even get on without falling off backwards :-)
 
mandwhy said:
I don't know if they'd be slated would they? She's wearing a hat and its not like there's loads of traffic. No one's ever said you can't ride bareback, in fact it is often encouraged and I feel bad that I can't even get on without falling off backwards :-)
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Riding in a headcollar on a main road, horse is supposed to be 3 but bet his real birthday isn't in Jan :p infact rider has been riding him since he was two... so yes if it was someone else they would be slated...


( Now I will be called out for saying something... )
 
zigzag said:
Riding in a headcollar on a main road, horse is supposed to be 3 but bet his real birthday isn't in Jan :p infact rider has been riding him since he was two... so yes if it was someone else they would be slated...


( Now I will be called out for saying something... )
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Not called out at all. Welcome to opinion.
Equally, not all fact.
He's 3 in less than 8 weeks exactly to date now, and this month is the first time he's been 'ridden' properly on his own, which from one end of our village to the other is exactly 9 minutes walking, which he has done a total of 2 times in two weeks and two times walking up the driveway and back at home.
Other 'riding', has been a grand total of about 4 sit ons with a leader/me on him for about 15metres each time [If memory calls, twice in January and once in Feb].
Rest of 'work', is all groundwork.
Always start them at around 3, be happy that they're quiet plodding about and seen a bit of the world, then do sweet sod all till later in the year. Summer possibly hack him out again once or twice a week, and then come late third year/early 4th, start schooling.

So hardly being ridden since he turned 2...but to each their own opinion. :)
 
I'm with Zigzag on this, i remember thinking when he was 2 as in just turned 2 why on the earth you felt the need to sit on him. He is not even 3 yet you feel the need to back him already, and everytime you do something it's always followed with oh that's it for the year etc.
Fact remains you backed a 2 year old, have the guts to stand by your beliefs.

Whether you're right or wrong is open to debate, but the fact remains you have riddin your 2 year old.

I have youngsters myself, they were backed the summer of their 3rd birthday (ie. After they actually turned 3) and were turned away this winter.
I'd not have young ones if I didn't have the patience to wait, it's crazy to risk future joint/back problems etc. I want my horses to last a lifetime.
 
ChristmasSparkles said:
Not called out at all. Welcome to opinion.
Equally, not all fact.
He's 3 in less than 8 weeks exactly to date now, and this month is the first time he's been 'ridden' properly on his own, which from one end of our village to the other is exactly 9 minutes walking, which he has done a total of 2 times in two weeks and two times walking up the driveway and back at home.
Other 'riding', has been a grand total of about 4 sit ons with a leader/me on him for about 15metres each time [If memory calls, twice in January and once in Feb].
Rest of 'work', is all groundwork.
Always start them at around 3, be happy that they're quiet plodding about and seen a bit of the world, then do sweet sod all till later in the year. Summer possibly hack him out again once or twice a week, and then come late third year/early 4th, start schooling.

So hardly being ridden since he turned 2...but to each their own opinion. :)
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my god he is so hard done by.....................







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he is LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!! everyone needs a coblet like him!!!!! (can i have him??) :D :D :D


what a superstar!!
 
CS he is looking like a welfare case, you should send him to me straight away so I can leave him in a field till he is 6 and just brush his pwetty mane :p:p:p
 
This is when this forum really irritates me....Zigzag is right when she says if this had been posted by a newbie they would have been slated yet because it is a prolific poster any naysayers are ridiculed. One of my youngsters was, according to hs passport,3 on Jan 1st. Now most foals tend to be born from April onwards so as far as I'm concerned he is still 2 and I will not be sitting on him until at least the summer, a point of view most on here seem to agree with when asked at what age a youngster should be backed but it seems that doesn't count if it's a regular poster who backs earlier.:confused:
 
This screen captured from the video that CS posted

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It is my guess that if that were a DragonDriving ad, or a newbie sharing the joy of riding their 2 year old, that there would be an outcry from many people.
 
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