Well he isn't really new anymore, he's been with us for 3 weeks.
But I'm so glad I begged as much as I did for him xD All my money gone but ah hell it was so worth it

Here's a picture of him off dragon driving before I bought him (funnily enough from the same dealers as I got the pony everyone had a hooney about).



..ew. He was rancid and skinny and probably hadn't been bathed for about 5 years (soo...his life)
Blehh.
I don't do dirt...or skinny.
So here he is now.

Not a brilliant picture, but, I haven't uploaded the new ones off my camera yet.

He's a pretty funky pony, he's on twice the amount the TB eventer is on and he's not fizzy yet still getting the full effects of it (conditioning cubes and alfa-a).
He's my keepy-keepy-long-time horse. Hence why I've done pretty much nothing on the riding front except hack and trot work round the field, only really in the last week or so have I been riding him (I usually ride him, give him loads of treats afterwards, then don't ride him again for another 3 or 4 days).

He's getting there Just thought I'd share him with you all.
Now I need to think up a name...a kickass show name

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He is very cute!!! I am not a fan of cobs personally but he is very nice looking!!
It is very rewarding when you help them to look and feel better!!
Get some more pics up for us to see

hehe, he isn't a cob xD He's a Clydesdale x (how much Clydesdale is in there I'm not sure).
Will get some more pictures when I've resized them, it's a nightmare to do it on photobucket. Will hopefully finish them today

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Tbh I have no clue about the heavier breeds as I am a lightweight horsey person through and through haha Quite bad really He is still very cute :-D
Dont even get me started on putting photo's on!! Only just worked out how to get them on here lol x

What a sweet looking boy. Shocked that he is 5 though, has he had a poor start? Looks so skinny, narrow and gangly! Hopefully with some decent feeding and worming he will be a different horse soon. He really does look more like a 3 year old to me though, have you had a vet confirm his age?

I've heard horror stories about Dragon Driving....!

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Poor boy he looks so poor in those first pics, its a shame that dealer is making money when they obviously do not keep their horses well. At least he has a nice home now though to be built up. Probably best to build him up gradually like you said.

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Well he was with the dealers since he was 6 months old, so pretty much had a really bad start :/
I think it's the Clyde in him that makes him look gangly, they're rather lanky xD
He's now officially been wormed, clipped (well just his feathers, grass mites :/), checked over by the vet and had his teeth done. He's a lot happier now, trots (or canters depending on how far away you are) over to me in the field and loves his brushings

:/ I haven't heard anything bad about them, though I do see A LOT of 2 year olds being ran into the ground on there. I always see it as a good place to buy projects from that other people have screwed up. I can't believe how cheap they all are on there

It's strange it was only him, a beautiful (well could be) Fell and filly that were really skinny, the rest were in a moderate condition :/
Hopefully I can start hacking him a bit more when my saddle arrives, he loves the open fields (so far only walked and trotted in them, bareback, it would just be asking for it if I cantered) and there's a subtle hill in the village which is good for going up. Hopefully will be able to focus on making him look more horse-like than lanky fluff-like hehe

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