rara007
Well-Known Member
It is very annoying
Out of all of ours the cobbiest is certainly the most difficult to hack, but the easiest to jump!
I have to admit, when/if I was looking for a new horse or pony I wouldn't look at a heavy cob. I would prehaps look at lighter weight cob if it looked like it could fitten and shave up well! This is as it (arguably) takes just as much work to keep a heavy weight as it does a horse who has got the potential to make it too the top, as having had a stocky pony I got to the top of where he could happily work, and I hated having to sell him simply because he couldn't take me to the next level.
Last week at a dressage the person parked next to me clearly thought I was grossly under horsed with my section B's, C and cross. She put an advert up for her WB, over £8000, and I took great satisfaction in taking 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th while she wasn't placed.
I also hate it when people assume because a pony looks easy going and calm you are a bad rider/driver and anyone could do well with the pony. A few trainers have borrowed Pip for demo's and one of them found the power 'frighteningly decepive' from what you can see from the ground while the other crashed out the cones, Didnt even just get a few down!
Having a horse that behaves well should surely mean that you are the better horse owner! I am amazed at how many people seem to provoke there horses bad behaviour!
My sister is looking for a cob to buy and she is an awesome rider- She just wants something with feathers!
Out of all of ours the cobbiest is certainly the most difficult to hack, but the easiest to jump!
I have to admit, when/if I was looking for a new horse or pony I wouldn't look at a heavy cob. I would prehaps look at lighter weight cob if it looked like it could fitten and shave up well! This is as it (arguably) takes just as much work to keep a heavy weight as it does a horse who has got the potential to make it too the top, as having had a stocky pony I got to the top of where he could happily work, and I hated having to sell him simply because he couldn't take me to the next level.
Last week at a dressage the person parked next to me clearly thought I was grossly under horsed with my section B's, C and cross. She put an advert up for her WB, over £8000, and I took great satisfaction in taking 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th while she wasn't placed.
I also hate it when people assume because a pony looks easy going and calm you are a bad rider/driver and anyone could do well with the pony. A few trainers have borrowed Pip for demo's and one of them found the power 'frighteningly decepive' from what you can see from the ground while the other crashed out the cones, Didnt even just get a few down!
Having a horse that behaves well should surely mean that you are the better horse owner! I am amazed at how many people seem to provoke there horses bad behaviour!
My sister is looking for a cob to buy and she is an awesome rider- She just wants something with feathers!