Hey guys,
I've been helping one of the girls at the stables i'm sharing at, break her 4 1/2 yr old cob in - she is a complete (ish) novice and bought the pony in a fit of impulse buy without having tried it, after being told it had already been broken in (clearly we get him home and he isn't) Anyway, he is coming along nicely and we've now got her actually riding him (kind of) as well as the usual teaching him to lunge, long reign etc etc (as well as teaching her to do it herself)
Anyways, It's re lit my fire for youngsters so to speak, and for some reason, everyone has told me it's a great idea to buy a youngster, fresh, untouched, etc etc. I've bought a 2 year old mare in the past, and broke her in when she was old enough, i miss her dearly but this was quite some time ago. I've found exactly what i'm looking for, a cob x welsh D colt to make about 15'3, not quite a yearling, he's about 6 months atm and being weaned, i hope to have him home by october/ november, after weaning & being gelded.
Just wondered if there was anything really obvious i need to know, or that i might have forgotten having not had a yearling before. Also anything essential to buy that i might not have in my kit box already, I'm hoping he'll live out, so a bit unsure of rugging with a horse this young?
I'm probably just being paranoid, but i'd hate to buy something and not know absoloutly everything i possibly can. I've seen some really stupid irresponsible people buy youngsters because they are cheaper, it really puts my back up, just trying to cover all the loop holes if you see what i mean?
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Amieesmum · 08/08/2011 19:45
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