Cobs - am I the only one who would be embarassed to own one?

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I have to say, I wouldn't want to own one I can be quite pretentious (admittedly) about what I do and don't like.

However, there is a black and white cob at our yard who is a bit of a dobbin, BUT when the right buttons are pushed he can really move, and is great fun and has a hilarious outlook on life.

I'm happy poncing about on my feisty little mare but it's nice to occaisionally go for a burn about and have some fun on the above cob and it gives him some fun too as he usually just plods around in the school and enjoys his weekly burn round the feild with Auntie Kate
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I wouldn't have anything else but a spindly legged TB to carry my 20 stone weight around actually, so yes I would be embarrased to own one - I look far flashier
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I wouldn't be embarassed to own one, but i wouldn't own one if that makes sense!! Not my cup of tea, however i'm sure lots of people wouldn't want my lot!!!
 
ha ha you sh1t stirring cheeky monkey - lol

I own a mini cob and I am not embarrased in the slightest - I would be embarrassed to own any horse and not be in full control how ever.

Im not particularly proud to own a cob but proud to own a pony that I am so well suited to and that everyone seems to enjoy having on the yard.
 
Yes they are such wooden plods.... and aren't all people who ride cobs rubbish, I'd never dare put them on anything else especially not my 18.2 warmblood, it would kill them in seconds!
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I would gladly swop my WxTB for ideally a cob, which is what I should have bought in the first place. I fear I am forever stuck with the beast ... but I do get to ride my YO's cob sometimes, so it's not all bad.
 
could be worse, sister has a cob and I have an ISH
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Yes they are such wooden plods.... and aren't all people who ride cobs rubbish, I'd never dare put them on anything else especially not my 18.2 warmblood, it would kill them in seconds!
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I would be, but there is a fairly nice one at the yard (first time I've ever said that
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) he's kinda blue roan and moves really well - I'm quite embarresed though that my Dutch WB x TB seems have fallen head over heels with him, she burst through the fence before I could get it up this am - just for kisses and scratches, all the way up the road was the same. I need to have a word with her about what kind of man is acceptable I think!
 
Must be, I had the ride of two show cobs, bloody wonderful things.
Could and would jump anything and so much fun to ride.

Then again, there are some cobs I wouldnt want....
 
Personally, when out hunting, I set out in the morning looking at all the flashy types who look fab, but by then end of the day, when there are very few left, I am glad I am on my steady old cob who will keep going to the end!!

I too am glad that I am in control, can go out for a hack knowing that I will return without the presence of mud stained clothes from hitting the deck, and also I can ride when I want to as I dont have any pressure to ride every day or else risk my life next time I get on board!!

My fat and hairy [coloured] cob is enjoying the summer being very lazy in the field.......

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lol - yeah - I may have spied you hee hee

Thing is I dont get why everyone thinks cobs are ploddy ? Mine is a right fire cracker - shes ace and most of the other cobs I know are fairly forward going beasts, and most of the TBs I know a so placid its untrue! lol
 
I wouldn't be embarrased but I prefer something with a bigger neck. It's nice to know there's something to hang on to when it goes a bit pear shaped!!!

I have to say the few times I rode my friends cob I just laughed the whole ride - it was so weird after being on a hulking beast!
 
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Yes they are such wooden plods.... and aren't all people who ride cobs rubbish, I'd never dare put them on anything else especially not my 18.2 warmblood, it would kill them in seconds!
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I'm glad you agree with me.
I think as soon as they can ride, cob-owners should lose the fat hairy things and buy a proper horse - a TB or a Warmblood, for example.
I mean, you wouldn't keep wearing nappies as an adult would you? And you take the 'L' signs off your car when you've passed your test. Same thing.
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lol - yeah - I may have spied you hee hee

Thing is I dont get why everyone thinks cobs are ploddy ? Mine is a right fire cracker - shes ace and most of the other cobs I know are fairly forward going beasts, and most of the TBs I know a so placid its untrue! lol

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That's just it. You cob-owners think your horse is dangerously forward if it spontaneously breaks into walk. Decent riders know better, and Tb's only seem 'placid' because they have proper riders, not some schoolteacher from Hove on board who over-reacts to every cobby stomp.
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Well I wouldnt go out and buy one - but then im a snob who likes TBs....

However one of my dearest friends has an incredible Cob - Topper - (shes half TB) but of the dark mane hogged variety -and shes ace - one of the best days out hunting on her ever - jumped everything and was suprisingly untractor like...
Like I said I would never buy one, but when im an old granny (in about 50 years) I would think about it..
Until then TBTID - (Thorobreds till I die)
 
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Personally, when out hunting, I set out in the morning looking at all the flashy types who look fab, but by then end of the day, when there are very few left, I am glad I am on my steady old cob who will keep going to the end!!


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Yes, but the rest of the field is, by then, either 20 miles away, or home.
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Depends on the cob, just like it would depend on any horse/breed, I don't tar each one with the same brush.

Had cracking cob that did everything and jumped anything out in the hunting field, he jumped the ditches that only a hand full of the huge hunters bounded over, he was only 14.1! and we left the rest of the field behind us.
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So i was a proud cob owner, he gave 9 years of fun and never missed a beat or had an ailment but now a proud WB owner.
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I'm such a traitor lol!
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Depends on the cob, just like it would depend on any horse/breed, I don't tar each one with the same brush.

Had cracking cob that did everything and jumped anything out in the hunting field, he jumped the ditches that only a hand full of the huge hunters bounded over, he was only 14.1! and we left the rest of the field behind us.
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So i was a proud cob owner, he gave 9 years of fun and never missed a beat or had an ailment but now a proud WB owner.
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I'm such a traitor lol!
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Glad you've graduated to a real horse.
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Not embarrassed...but I wouldn't own one! Well, maybe a lightweight cob, or a welsh cob, but not a heavyweight. Just not my kind of horse!
 
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I wouldnt be embarassed, and would love a Derwen sec D, esp so i could laugh at all the TB's and warmbloods placed below us at shows...... tee hee hee
 
I wouldn't ever buy a cob.

I'd rather not ride one either although I did break this lovely coloured mare afew years ago, quite the dressage super star now days.

Yes they can jump... but there simply not showjumpers.
 
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Yes they are such wooden plods.... and aren't all people who ride cobs rubbish, I'd never dare put them on anything else especially not my 18.2 warmblood, it would kill them in seconds!
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I'm glad you agree with me.
I think as soon as they can ride, cob-owners should lose the fat hairy things and buy a proper horse - a TB or a Warmblood, for example.
I mean, you wouldn't keep wearing nappies as an adult would you? And you take the 'L' signs off your car when you've passed your test. Same thing.
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I hope your jokin
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lol

My friend had a lesson on my welshie yesterday. She can ride but her lad's a bit old now. She tanked off on her and wouldn't stop then headed for the jump in the school so she turned her away and fell off the side
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Very naughty. The brakes didin't work. lol
 
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