Heya...what do you think of Cobs ?

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cobs are awesome!! Ollie is a irish cob, and he is awesome okay so there a bit chunky but hey they can do everything to maybe not endurnace but hey. Love em!! xx

true - not all cobs are chunky...my last hunter/jumper was classed as a cob...but he was light-wieght and very nimble. He was a stunning horse...I dont think you can say that ia cob is necessarily heavy or ugly etc just because of the breed - they come in all shapes and sizes and some are more beautiful than others....
however, they do tend to be more laid back and generally easier to do than alot of lightwieght/thoroughbred or arab etc breeds - less fussy and more hairy, lol...
Id reccommend cobs for beginners

I love cobs and am pleased to say that I own two!

Dolly is a dales x welsh cob, and Luna, her daugher is three quarters welsh cob.

Some cobs can be 'ploddy', but I have ridden many thoroughbred, lighter types that were more so. At the end of the day, horses like people, have differnt temperments nad personalities and therefore some will be fast and flighty and others will be laid back and easy going.

Welsh cobs are oftne known for being 'hotter' than other cobs, and this is thought to be due to the warmer blood in their ancestry, as Arab blood has a big influence.

I actually prefer a 'chunkier' looking horse, to what I consider to the more 'whippet' like tb's and arabs! For example, a true Freisan, with long flowing mane is beautiful and my ideal horse!

each to their own i suppose, otherwise the world would be a boring place indeed!

hi cobs arent my favourite but i ride a cobish horse for someone but he is lovely and is gr8 at jumping and done xc etc. x.x

Yeahh I see what you mean hanar2007 but sometimes that can be a good thing + somtimes it can be a bad thing lol

thanks for all your commments...keep commenting though!



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I dont find Ollie hard work at all, if anything i find him too forward going, he keeps up easy peesy with my mums horse whos a tb x connemera round xc or just a canter. I think they are a stunning breed of horse and just perfect for anyone...x

I dont agree with Hanar2007 saying their easy to ride. Not all cobs have the same temperment some of them are alot more forward and hot headed than others. I know alot of cobs and over half off them are really excitable and laidback isnt in their dictionary.
Cobs are underestimated in what they can do, and people that won cobs know what they can do ad how brilliant they are. Ive been riding for a long time now and Oliver will never be too easy or laidback for me to ride, i wouldnt ride another horse for the world. xx
sorry for the essay

I Like Cobs But Prefer Lightweight /Hotbloods Arabs/Tb Id Rater Have No Hairy Legs I Like
Them Very Good For First Horses People Say There Plods But I Think There All Not It Depends Breed Age Type Temperment There Very Nice For Showing And I Hate When There Featehrs Are Shaved
And Manes Hogged I Like Natraul Look.My Arab Has A Long Mane Id Never Pull It I Prefer Natarul

i much prefer ollie to be shaved, i shaved his feathers off because they are far to hard to control but when i started showing because i had shaved feathers i had to shave his mane and tail to, i was a little upset to shave his gorgeous mane off but i think personally some cobs do suit it and i think he looks stunning, and its one less grooming job for me lol!!!

Cobs are the best i wouldn't part with my irish cob for the world. yes she can be lazy but i no that she is so safe too!
i prefer hair left on cobs especially coloureds!
my mare has feathers and don't get mites. just brush them out every day and they are fine!

i understand y people like hairy coloured cobs too tho, but the type of cob is important, mine would look stupid hairy bt some stunning trads wud look daft trimmed.

I absoultely love cobs, I love their nature and their temperaments, I wouldnt be without them and all thier mischief and mayhem. xxx