Went to view an Irish Cob today - dont understand the paperwork! plus opinions please

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Went to view a 5 year old Irish cob today. Viewed the paper work and its parents are unknown. It is from a breeder originally and is listed with the Irish Cob Society. I couldn't really understand the breeders reasoning for thsi when I called them. Can anyone shed some light on this please?

Also the breeder said they sold the cob on 1.5 years ago as a full horse ie. not castrated. He only had one ball drop at the time so they told me to check if he has since been castrated that both balls where taken and not just one. Does anyone have any experience with a rigged horse (hope thats the right word!). May do another thread for that one!!!

Also he is young, so possible to school him. But the dealer (now at a dealers) would not ride out alone, always with another horse even though they say he can go out alone. OK to be fair we had high winds and hail today so could be that! I did take him up the lane alone and although needed some pushing to go, he did go ! The arena was different though, he kept wanting to get out by turning at the entrance (again sure I could make schooling interestign to get him back into it). But always had someone behind egging him on.

So a few issues, but other than that felt he would make a good plod for me and kids. Although I would like to school him to.

So come on, opinions please......##


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The parents unknown thing is probably due to cost - I think it is €25 for a passport without parentage and €60 with, so breeder probably just wanted to save some money.

No experience with rigs sorry!

If you want a horse that hacks alone I would go back and try it on a day when weather is better and insist you try hacking out alone (or at least see a member of staff riding out alone), otherwise it could be that you get the cob home and it is no good for you.

Good luck in the cob search! :)
 
I know its tempting to overlook issues once you've found a horse that fits your spec, but there are far too many red flags here. I'd walk away.
 
Boo hoo, he seemed a cutie. Its best to get other opinions as its so easy to overlook bad things when he looks good and you want it. The rigged thing did worry me the most!
 
Walk away, I wouldnt want to risk this horse napping when its going to be used for children{the age wouldnt worry me}
Hundreds of lovely cobs out there.
 
The "Parents unknown" bit can just mean that the parents are not registered and have no papers, pretty common with cobs as the studbook is quite a recent institution.
 
How old are your kids? would be concerned about a 5yo as he may still be unpredictable.

I would agree about too many red flags...trust your instincts
 
Just to add a very small amount of my current experience. Last year as a 5 year old, almost anyone could have hacked my boy alone or in company. This year, he has decided as a 6 year old that he is a teenager with a dirty spook/spin manoeuvre and I wouldn't send anyone out alone on him, I have to have draw reins on to hack him alone and I'm pretty experienced and know him very well!
Personally would look for a 7 year old or more if want a safe plod. Know they are all different but there is def a trend towards 6 year olds going through a stroppy phase!
 
rafty said:
Went to view a 5 year old Irish cob today. Viewed the paper work and its parents are unknown. It is from a breeder originally and is listed with the Irish Cob Society. I couldn't really understand the breeders reasoning for thsi when I called them. Can anyone shed some light on this please?

Also the breeder said they sold the cob on 1.5 years ago as a full horse ie. not castrated. He only had one ball drop at the time so they told me to check if he has since been castrated that both balls where taken and not just one. Does anyone have any experience with a rigged horse (hope thats the right word!). May do another thread for that one!!!

Also he is young, so possible to school him. But the dealer (now at a dealers) would not ride out alone, always with another horse even though they say he can go out alone. OK to be fair we had high winds and hail today so could be that! I did take him up the lane alone and although needed some pushing to go, he did go ! The arena was different though, he kept wanting to get out by turning at the entrance (again sure I could make schooling interestign to get him back into it). But always had someone behind egging him on.

So a few issues, but other than that felt he would make a good plod for me and kids. Although I would like to school him to.

So come on, opinions please......##


Thanks
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I think from your previous posts that your children are quite young still. Wouldn't be something that appealed to me in your situation - sorry. :(
 
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