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Today cobbus surprised us all.

For those who don’t know cobbus is very antisocial when loose (never under saddle or inhand) and also a bit agoraphobic. He has previously tried to kill every other horse he has been turned out with and has done some serious damage to others in the past so he is on individual turnout. He also doesnt tolerate turnout very well.

Today cobbus got turned out by yard owner in his little paddock and seemed quite settled.
She popped out for 30 mins and came home to find someone had gone through a load of fences (looking at the damage it wasn’t cobbus) and ALL the horses were in together.

Cue panic from YO! But Cobbus was actually playing nicely with others for once!! No one appeared injured, no rugs destroyed etc.
Not going to speculate on whether it would have lasted but he surprised us all!
 
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Little update, he has been filmed politely grooming his neighbour over the fence, she is a very elderly mare (at least 35 yrs old)
Not sure what has changed his attitude but something has!
Previously he was more likely to tell his neighbours to f-off than to groom them
 
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conniegirl said:
Little update, he has been filmed politely grooming his neighbour over the fence, she is a very elderly mare (at least 35 yrs old)
Not sure what has changed his attitude but something has!
Previously he was more likely to tell his neighbours to f-off than to groom them
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Strange cobbus ?
 
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It is difficult when there are injuries in the past. My mare got kicked and kicked back so I have insisted she doesn't go anywhere near the one she had an issue with. Unfortunately she is now in individual turnout which I am not happy about but I can't take the risk she will get injured again and am not confident that escapees won't get into her paddock (or visa versa) if only separated by electric fencing that doesn't appear that effective. Your horse appears to have more of a history so that makes it very difficult for anyone to take a risk with their horse just so that your horse has company - I really do sympathise with you.
 
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Green Bean said:
It is difficult when there are injuries in the past. My mare got kicked and kicked back so I have insisted she doesn't go anywhere near the one she had an issue with. Unfortunately she is now in individual turnout which I am not happy about but I can't take the risk she will get injured again and am not confident that escapees won't get into her paddock (or visa versa) if only separated by electric fencing that doesn't appear that effective. Your horse appears to have more of a history so that makes it very difficult for anyone to take a risk with their horse just so that your horse has company - I really do sympathise with you.
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Problem is with cobbus that he is always the aggressor in the situation and he is out to do damage. He had the haffie mare pinned against the fence at one point and really laid into her. This is despite a very cautious introduction.
We tried cobbus in with a coloured cob as well as the coloured was a huge brute of a horse (15.2 tall, 15.2 wide and legs like oak trees) cobbus (all 13.2hh of him) terrified the coloured, just wouldn’t let up on him at all, thankfully no damage done that time but coloured was a shakey sweaty mess at the end of it.
He seems settled enough on individual turnout surrounded by others provided he is brought in at night.

Its just strange how he suddenly seems to have decided to be friendly!
 
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