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I am looking to purchase an Irish Cob?
what I am wondering is what all you irish cob owners out their feed your little guy/girl? I am looking for a tall irish cob so I will say mine will be 15hh, but I am readying up on how they are easy keepers and a little goes a long way, but no one explains what they mean by that! I am trying to figure out cost of hay and feed that would be needed for my little guy. I will be riding him everyday and if not then every other day. So he will be working out a good deal. I have read that most do a handful of oats and some hay in the morning and then another flake of hay in the evening out in the fields. I will be doing 24/7 access to grass and live in Norway, Maine USA. I say this just so if anyone in maine has one and know if the grass is nutrition enough for them and they can have less hay they can say. :) I guess also if you have any other care information for an Irish Cob, I would so LOVE to hear about it as I am learning up on the breed and everything else I can. I have worked with horses before but never a cob so any information I will take to heart and help me better understand what the horse needs from me :) thanks so much!!
what about ration balancers? I heard they might need this, I guess I am just stunned by how they can live off grass and very little hay...but I won't complain lol
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
I feed mine a bowl of nuts and a bowl of denji at night, and then again in the morning with a bit of bread/carrots/apples in both. He has hay in the evening though when he comes in. But if yours is like mine he will get fat off fresh air! Doesn't cost me much at all x
- JanianLv 78 years ago
You shouldn't need hard feed at all, just hay/grass will do. Be vigilant for signs of laminitis when he is out on grass and restrict his grazing when the grass is good (usually spring time) until the land has been grazed a bit.
Horses with a lot of feather can be prone to mites, so watch for them stamping and trying to scratch. Generally, cobs are the easiest horses to care for and have great temperaments.
However, "Irish Cob" is not an actual breed, so there is no standard, just a general type. Here in the UK we have thousands, of good and bad quality.