5 nearly 6 year old Gypsy Cob 13h for full loan or sale.

Sad sale/perm loan of my 13hh rising 6yo Cob, Scooby. Based Chesire.

Genuine honest ad.

Please read full ad as a special home is required. I've had him since 5 months old so I know him very well.

Starting with the good!

Scooby is as wide as he is tall. He has a great sturdy build with masses of hair and bone.

He is good to groom, wash, pick feet, rug, tie, clip etc. Nothing phases him.

Happy to be stabled, first out or last in.

Loves other horses and ponies, really enjoys a groom with any age/type of horse.

Good to catch and will come to call if he's hungry.

He isn't spooky at all and enjoys walks up the lane on his own.

He has a been sat on twice, once without tack and once with a full set of tack and enjoyed a walk up the lane and back and didn't bat an eye.

We have walked over a motorway bridge and he is great.

He can be very loving at times and enjoys a scratch.

When he is in a routine and knows what's expected of him he thrives and is a pleasure to own.

He has lunged walk and trot happily.

The problems:

Scooby requires a kind but firm handler. He has also become situationally aggressive, this has become progressively worse throughout the years. He can become aggressive if he thinks you're trying to move him away from a resource.

He can and will kick and bite. Although he has mostly done a warning nip or a hop without kicking the legs out. This happens when he is frustrated.

Scooby does not always appreciate being approached by anyone he hasn't bonded to.

He began with pinning ears and then escalated to nipping and threatening to kick when his boundaries are ignored. This is different in a field setting as he is often first over to greet people when they are poo picking.

He does not like kids. Likely as they are more unpredictable as they do not read him.

While Scooby is great to groom all over, he is also very ticklish to light touch and can become frustrated in these instances too.

Most of these behaviours are alot more frequent in winter when turnout is limited and he is more hungry.

It is my belief that with the right person he would thrive. I am only selling him as I lack the experience and confidence to help him through these issues and he likely knows this. I feel that it is in his best interest while he's still young to go on and do a job as he has always been just a spoilt pasture pet.

Following in his best interest, I will be quite picky about his home and would be looking to loan him out initially for his own protection.

The last thing I want is him passed around.

Should things be okay then he will be available on permanent loan or sale.

I realise this is alot to ask for when he's only a little cob but I hope that someone out there is his perfect match!