Cobs can do dressage - a trip to Addington

[Three]

This should possibly be in Comp Riders but since I don't ride at competitions I feel a bit of a fraud!

Took Dom to dressage at Addington today and took a couple of out-of-focus pics (sorry, but my hands were freeeeeezing! )

He didn't do quite as well as his last time out when he won with over 70% but still managed to come 2nd in his first test (Elementary 43 restricted) with 63.79%.

His second test, E53R, was indoors which was new for him and had music playing which was also a first.
He was more tense because of the strangeness of it all but did a decent test and settled nicely into 5th place.

Which just goes to show that even HW cobs can do dressage.

ETA: Thanks to Mike for doing the tricky riding stuff and Folara for driving - couldn't do it without them!

 

[wellsat]

He's stunning! I love chunky monkeys

 

[missyme10]

Fantastic, cobs can do anything
I am gonna show jump on mine

 

[Magicmillbrook]

Wonderfull - well done. Will show this post to my daughter. She made fab improvements with her wonder cob - ie she can now trot round corners and canter a circle without falling on her face but hey have both reached a bit of a plateux. They are going to do the riding club winter dressage league starting this Sunday (prelim only) to give them both a Kick UTA.

 

[Saddlerboy]

Enjoyed watching him Three. He was a star. Thanks for the bacon sarnie too. An added bonus.

 

[NeedNewHorse]

Is it wrong to start of my post with saying I hate you? I want a horse with four white legs!! lol...

Lovely looking horse, funnily enough he doesn't look like a HW cob!

Well done though.X

 

[Snowysadude]

Wow he is stunning, love the clipped out look on cobs

 

[Three]

Thanks All.

She made fab improvements with her wonder cob - ie she can now trot round corners and canter a circle without falling on her face but hey have both reached a bit of a plateux. They are going to do the riding club winter dressage league starting this Sunday (prelim only) to give them both a Kick UTA.

Canter in a circle without falling on face is fab! Took us aaaaages to be able to do that; in fact it's one of the reasons we started doing dressage - hopes of improving balance etc. Then Mike took over the ride and demonstrated that it was the numpty rider who was mostly at fault....
And it's not 'only' prelim - prelim is the foundation for all that follows.

 

[Three]

Is it wrong to start of my post with saying I hate you? I want a horse with four white legs!! lol...

Lovely looking horse, funnily enough he doesn't look like a HW cob!

You can have them - they're a pain to clip and keep clean!!

He's deceptive in photos - only just 15.1hh with his shoes on and built like a tank. Rambo exel & premier equine rugs barely meet round his chest or neck. Mike (riding) is 6'3" but Dom's width takes up a LOT of leg!

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

Beautiful cob well done on the result

 

[Three]

Thanks D_b_C

Wow he is stunning, love the clipped out look on cobs

He's lush at the moment - like dappled velvet but his legs look chewed as he hates having them clipped (Despite being hogged and de-feathered all year round!).

The sooner they invent Veet for horses feathers the better!

 

[Ravenwood]

Excellent results - well done. He looks great

But more importantly I now know which one of my friends you are on Facebook!!

 

[Three]

But more importantly I now know which one of my friends you are on Facebook!!

Lol!! I get so confused with user names on here! Handy when posts coincide and shed some light!

 

[Divasmum]

He's a lovely stamp of cob. Well done and keep on going.

 

[FleabittenT]

Beautiful cob, I love his dappling. Congratulations on a fab result

 

[jinglejoys]

I was disappointed,I hoped to see a proper cob with flowing mane and feathers blowing in the wind

 

[Farma]

He looks lovely! My instructor is a dressage judge and she judged at a regionals recently and a cob won the medium out of about 80 competitors!

 

[Three]

I was disappointed,I hoped to see a proper cob with flowing mane and feathers blowing in the wind

Sorry.
He never really had enough feather to compete with the beautiful traditionals and their flowing locks so he had to become a 'show' cob (not that we do any showing! )

cob won the medium out of about 80 competitors

Fab! I'd love Dom to get to the regionals one day - something to keep aiming for!

 

[diamondrockharvey]

Wow he is gorgeous.......looks so similar to my cob but without all his hair!
Well done on your test!

 

[lucemoose]

I was disappointed,I hoped to see a proper cob with flowing mane and feathers blowing in the wind

how rude, just because he isnt another bl00dy hairy doesnt mean he isnt proper

the OP has a lovely horse, who is still a proper cob!

 

[Perfect_Pirouette]

Wow, he is fantastic, lucky you!

So glad I saw this, am currently competing cob at Novice level, my instructor thinks he could maybe make elementary so might have a go in the future (maybe ) now I've seen this!

Well done to you and Dom!x

 

[Three]

Thanks drh & luce.

So glad I saw this, am currently competing cob at Novice level, my instructor thinks he could maybe make elementary so might have a go in the future (maybe ) now I've seen this!

Yay! Go for it.
I love reading about 'less typical' horses doing dressage. We used to see quite a range of different types of horses at prelim, a few less at novice and less still at elementary. Come and join us.