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

Yes I probably would be embarrased. Thankfully i have never had to find out. However, if i was faced with the choice of a cob or an arab it would have to be the cob.



Erm no, rethink............I'd take up rambling
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I think that some of your answers to this post are a complete disgrace and sadlydo everything ,to reinforce the general publics at large image of horse riders as being pretentious, arrogant and having more money than sense.
<font color="blue">Thank you. I am flattered that you think the general public take their lead from me. If only I'd known earlier.... </font>
I had the pleasure of riding across Great Britain some years ago with a jockey that had beaten cancer to win the Grand National and he was more than happy to ride cobs on our sponsored charity ride.
<font color="blue">I am amazed. Did he ride these cobs in public? During daylight? </font>
The Queen organised a reception for us on our arrival at Buckingham Palace and was more than happy to meet all the horses including a number of hairy heavy cobs that completed the ride.
<font color="blue">No! Next you'll be telling me the Queen likes Highlands too - as if! </font>
Your comments may have been made in jest but have done you absolutely no credit whatsoever.

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And breathe.....maybe if you rode a proper horse, you'd be more relaxed about life?
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Haha; each horse is an individual, and while their breeding will give you an indication of how they will behave and what talent they have of course their are exceptions to the rule. I strongly believe that my ISH is the cleverest horse i've ever ridden, and yet they are renowned for being thick? Ooh look at me, now i'm taking the post seriosuly!
 
Hahahahaha... this is the most fun i've had all day
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Is that sad?!?! I'm off to ride my nice, ISH, well bred horse, like the fashion victim I am!
 
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I strongly believe that my ISH is the cleverest horse i've ever ridden, and yet they are renowned for being thick? Ooh look at me, now i'm taking the post seriosuly!

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Ah but ISH only pretend to be thick (unlike cobs). That way you dont ask or expect too much of them.
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Hell yes! No cobs for me. As I'm leading my beautiful but bonkers, lame, knackered young sports horse around the riding arena, leaping and rearing because she's on box rest, I'm so proud I bought her and not one of those ploddy, dumpy cobs thats on its way off in the lorry to another show/ fun ride/ lesson.
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[quoteThe Queen organised a reception for us on our arrival at Buckingham Palace and was more than happy to meet all the horses including a number of hairy heavy cobs that completed the ride.
<font color="blue">No! Next you'll be telling me the Queen likes Highlands too - as if! </font>
Your comments may have been made in jest but have done you absolutely no credit whatsoever.

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And breathe.....maybe if you rode a proper horse, you'd be more relaxed about life?
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the queen likes the big hairyuns she uses one for carring her royal drums on when parading!!! couldnt do that on my TB he'd sh*t himself, so the colder bloods do have a purpose!!!

wouldnt want one tho dont have any drums!!!!!
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I think that some of your answers to this post are a complete disgrace and sadlydo everything ,to reinforce the general publics at large image of horse riders as being pretentious, arrogant and having more money than sense.
<font color="blue">Thank you. I am flattered that you think the general public take their lead from me. If only I'd known earlier.... </font>
I had the pleasure of riding across Great Britain some years ago with a jockey that had beaten cancer to win the Grand National and he was more than happy to ride cobs on our sponsored charity ride.
<font color="blue">I am amazed. Did he ride these cobs in public? During daylight? </font>
The Queen organised a reception for us on our arrival at Buckingham Palace and was more than happy to meet all the horses including a number of hairy heavy cobs that completed the ride.
<font color="blue">No! Next you'll be telling me the Queen likes Highlands too - as if! </font>
Your comments may have been made in jest but have done you absolutely no credit whatsoever.

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And breathe.....maybe if you rode a proper horse, you'd be more relaxed about life?
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PMSL.......
 
For anyone that wondered, I did realise this was a wind up.

But I thought it might be nice for the unenlightened (is that a word?) to realise what a cob looks like, and how they can move (despite my lardy backside on him - just think how he could move with a decent rider on board)
That is, IF a decent rider would be seen dead on him of course!
 
I own a cob and not the slightest bit embarrased
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Also own a TB x WB though... people did used to laugh at me when I turned up to jump round the British Novice with him, but he was more than capable
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That is, IF a decent rider would be seen dead on him of course!

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And did you find one???
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For anyone that wondered, I did realise this was a wind up.
<font color="blue"> I knew that you'd spotted it...didn't stop you posting some gratuitous cob pictures though
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But I thought it might be nice for the unenlightened (is that a word?) to realise what a cob looks like, and how they can move (despite my lardy backside on him - just think how he could move with a decent rider on board)
<font color="blue"> My eyes! My eyes! </font>
That is, IF a decent rider would be seen dead on him of course!

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<font color="blue">Of course not!
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I think that some of your answers to this post are a complete disgrace and sadlydo everything ,to reinforce the general publics at large image of horse riders as being pretentious, arrogant and having more money than sense.

I had the pleasure of riding across Great Britain some years ago with a jockey that had beaten cancer to win the Grand National and he was more than happy to ride cobs on our sponsored charity ride.

The Queen organised a reception for us on our arrival at Buckingham Palace and was more than happy to meet all the horses including a number of hairy heavy cobs that completed the ride.

Your comments may have been made in jest but have done you absolutely no credit whatsoever.

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OMG.... we are having a laugh!! :smirk Get over yourself!
 
My farrier last winter described my black Dutch warmblood showjumper, whose grandsire is Animo, as "the big cob". I was mortified. Admittedly she was in need of a clip but FGS. Bloody Aberdeen.
 
I am!





Will you accept the (feeble) excuse that I didn't know it was going to be a cob when I acquired it?


No?


How about I do have two not-cobs to offset it?

(not admitting what they are though - I've read this thread and would like to live another few years yet!)




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I am!

Will you accept the (feeble) excuse that I didn't know it was going to be a cob when I acquired it?

No?

How about I do have two not-cobs to offset it?

(not admitting what they are though - I've read this thread and would like to live another few years yet!)

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'Fess up! What other hideous horses do you own?
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hey guys

I think (at least this is how I took it but I'm sure Shilasdair will correct me if I'm wrong lol) that Shilasdair was just having a bit of friendly banter/pokey fun rather than demoralising or having a personal attack on anyone with cobs.

I'm a cob lover and ex owner (...yeah yeah go on then have another laugh, very funny 'ex owner' for any of you that didn't catch on lol), yet peoples comments even the pro 'real horse owners' (...guess I'm one of them now
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) comments still made me chuckle to myself, I personally take things with a pinch of salt ... on subjects like these.
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At the end of the day we must love what ever neddies we ride, own, otherwise we wouldn't have them, they all have special qualities and individual personalities which is what makes horses so interesting.

....I'll go shave my legs now lol
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Oh, wise up. if you can't stand the heat, get out of Shiladair's kitchen!!

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(p.s. please can we re-name this thread Shilasdair's kitchen so that my comment makes sense to the literally minded amongst us?
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I think my user name is a giveaway.

I'm sure Shilasdair is just stirring, as I am when I say that I wouldn't accept a throroughbred as a gift.
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For a nag that won't go out of a walk - why have I had to use a five bar gate in the past to stop him? That's the plus side of cobs- most of them won't take on a five bar gate as they've got enough brains to realise that they won't make it (- athletic type cobs aside).
 
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I think my user name is a giveaway.

I'm sure Shilasdair is just stirring, as I am when I say that I wouldn't accept a throroughbred as a gift.
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For a nag that won't go out of a walk - why have I had to use a five bar gate in the past to stop him? That's the plus side of cobs- most of them won't take on a five bar gate as they've got enough brains to realise that they won't make it (- athletic type cobs aside).

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Well, at least your name gives us fair warning to add you to the UI list
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You have a five bar gate because he will probably plough through anything more refined, incidentally. That's the trouble with cobs jumping - their motto is 'through not over'
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Oh, wise up. if you can't stand the heat, get out of Shiladair's kitchen!!

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Don't you mean dungeon?
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I prefer kitchen, so shils can make me a nice cup of tea *slaps shils arse*
 
I own a Section D. Although he is young, I realise people might think he has cob-like tendencies, so I keep him under an old hessian sack in the garage. As I don't actually own a garage, I have to use someone else's, and live in dread that he will be found.
 
I discovered this with the plastic polly jumps, hence why XC jumps (stone walls etc etc) are always a good way to start a cob jumping!
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.....however they have been know to go through them too
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