15.3 hw maxi cob...

Hi guys thank you very much for all your help i can honestly say people on this forum are really nice and helpful think i would be lost without it now... :-)

Im still not sure about going to see him now just due to him being 3.5 hours away and when i have had a good look through his pictures i see what you mean he does look really heavy in front and his back legs just dont look right been looking at the ridden pics i would post but they have a rider on board and he looks gangly if that sounds right no real straight paces..

Maybe give it a miss and find something closer to home dont know if we are allowed to post link but what do you think of this lad?

http://www.adhorse.co.uk/horseforsale_29386.html

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sbennison said:
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There is my boy! He is 15.2 xx
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I'm confused now. Who's is this horse, is it the one you are going to see or one you already own? :confused:
 
If you were looking for a happy hack/something to have a bit of fun on, I would say def go and see him.

but you sound like you are looking for a rosette winner, and why not!
But I'm afraid for me, this horse is not that.

He isn't short coupled, he is extremely short through the back and does not present a balanced picture at all - this in itself would immediately drop him down the line if in front of a good judge. He is also extremely thick set thru the neck (may be hard to work into an outline) and as you know, has a roman nose. It also appears that he could have slightly capped hocks (which are a definite no-no in the show ring), although its difficult to be absolutely sure about this - thats just what I can see. So a rosette machine he isn't....
(tho as others have said, it could be the way the pic has been taken so at the least, I would ask for other pictures before travelling 3.5 hours to see him to double check).

If you have your heart set on something to show and get placed on, for your budget, you may have to look at something v. young/green/inexperienced etc as £3.5K is probably not going to get you an established show cob...

Good luck - please let us know how you get on!
 
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I REALLY like the coloured you posted! I would be looking at him rather than the black cob , his conformation isnt great and i dont think he would do great in the show ring...the coloured however nicely marked and put together in my opinion
 
i would be tempted to go see the black one - he looks a nice sort, nice head on him (allbeit he is roman nosed but where some judges dont like it, some find it desirable)
If you arent wanting to do county level you dont have a problem. I think he would do fine local.

He does look a bit overweight and short backed but the picture is taken slightly more to the front of him which could be why it looks this way.

I dont think he is overpriced - cobs are becoming increasingly popular and personally i would pay more for a sane and sensible horse who may not be a future HOYS winner than i would pay for a HOYS Guaranteed horse that will break my neck before we can qualify

Think about what it is you want from a horse? Does he sound like he will do what you want to? I really like him.

I wouldnt put off going to see him - it is a long way but he may be 'the one' - if you dont see him u will always wonder!!

Not as keen on the coloured myself - for an 11 yr old he seems to be lacking muscle in certain areas (example: The arse end looks a bit teeny suggesting he doesnt work from behind properly - could accept this in a 4/5 yr old but an 11 yr old? Altho could be the pics.)

Do prefer the black tho, and you obviously had a good feeling about him when you saw the pics as you sounded excited!

U will know for sure if you go see him - perhaps you could make a day of it and see both in one long trip?

There is no such thing as too far for the right horse!!!

Good luck, hope you find 'the one' soon
 
I do prefer the skewbald (although he, too, is overweight) but again, I can't see that he is going to be successful as a maxi-cob at age 11. If he was, he would have been successful by now. As others have said, for your budget, you really will have to buy a youngster if you are going to show successfully at anything but local level. And really if you only want to show at local level, there are more important considerations than his conformation, provided there is nothing too extreme in his confo.
 
The hairy may be a possibility, but not as a show cob, but as a traditional. My chap will stand out like that if I let him, so in the ring, I make sure as he halts he stands up. Would give the coloured a miss - at 11 he is a bit old to start out showing and again he is not county standard.

If this helps, this is my lad, he is just under 15.1 but still growing, a tradtional and never will be a show cob - they are very different types, but he is county standard. He won his class last year and went reserve champion as a five year old, and this year came second to what is one of the top show ponies in the country, Millpond Look at Me, so I was very pleased.

This is him as a five year old at Herts County .

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and at BSPA championships where he took reserve champion in his section again to one of the top coloured natives.

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He is quality, but will not win HOYS, but is capable of doing well at county level, will probably go to RIHS next year and some folks have said he could get to HOYS. What makes him stand out is his movement, it is excellent for his type and puts him up the line. He is just six and if I were to sell with today's prices he would be about £4,000 as he is a great all rounder and with no vices and excellent in all ways.

Hope that helps give you an idea of what to look for.
 
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