Lets see your lean, fit cobs!

Creature when slim. He gets no hard feed and hay is watched carefully. He is not always this slim and has had a heck of a lot of lameness/box rest over the past year or so :(

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She's 14.2hh, DalesxWelshD, 6yrs old.

Ridden four times a week, one schooling session, three varied hacks over hilly terrain incorporating interval work. She's lunged once on a hill for 20mins as well per week.

She's fed alfalfa in chaff and pellet form, oats and beet pulp to moisten. Also on two Haynets of good quality hay a day as well as the two feeds.
 
3Beasties said:
Some lovely slim cobs on here that are nice to see, just how they should be!

Still a couple that I would like to see slightly slimmer though :o *runs*
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I'll go with mine is one of those - especially now :eek:

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Although most of that is a foally :eek::p:D

She does need to loose a bit of podge as well but it's kinda hard to diet a pregnant mare plus I figure she'll use it all up feeding the foal
 
Well seeing as I have not yet shown off my new one. Hes a 4 year old 15.1hh (still growing) cobX, got him in September last year on LWVTB and so long as he passes his vetting next weds hes mine!
Coming back from a few months off to let him grow as was massively croup high and is again now (feb/march time):
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Hes lacking muscle but not too fat, fed nothing the poor starved child!

And one of him now, cant see but hes basically got a bit more muscle and not fat at all! Now gets a handful of forage mix:
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I do also own the 17hh well bred dumblood in this picture...... I like the difference!
 
Oooh, another cob thread! 14.1 Clydesdale cross, 19 years old, in medium work, on one scoop unmolassed chaff, one mug Pure balancer, one mug micronised linseed, one scoop cortavet twice a day, will cut down to once a day soon as the grass comes through. She can get porky on grass, so grazing will become restricted if the weight creeps on. Currently around 365kg on the weight tape.

 
Fantastic thread... in fact I feel like waving this under the noses of the people who follow the "cobs are supposed to be fat" brigade.

No pics to show as we're still battling the bulge and working on fitness, certainly given us something to aim for this year though! :)
 
This was my girl a fair few years ago, unfortunatley she was pts 4 years ago and i dont have many side on pic but this was pretty much her weight through her life although she did muscle up more after this.


When she was out jumping most weekends although its difficult to tell how fit she was from these sort of pics.

 
Inspirational! Especially Izzy, that is what I'm aiming for and will be very proud when my cob is anywhere near as lean and fit.

Will be working hard to make sure he doesn't pack on too many pounds this spring, now he's a bit older we can get more exercise and build some muscles! He is blissfully unaware of what he is in for. He was muzzled most of the time last year and still resolutely refused to lose any weight so I'm hoping exercise will be the key!
 
ok first time attempt at posting pics! the first at her worst when I first got her after being out of work for 12 months, the others are more recent. she isn't in regular work at minute due to my bad back but I think weight wise shes looking pretty good. hopefully regular work over summer will tone her up!
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tiga71 said:
Izzy is fed half a scoop of Pure Working twice a day, in at night with haylage. Gets small feed bowl of readigrass every now and then - is getting it about four times a week atm, when I think he needs a treat.:D
He is worked quite hard 6 days a week and does trec, jumping, cross country, endurance, gymkhana and a bit of stressage. We have two lessons a week and lots of long hacks.



Just did our first competitive endurance ride and got a Grade 1. Vets said he doesn't often see cobs as fit as Izzy so was very pleased.
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Stunning love him to bits:)
 
This is my boy the day we put a deposit on him,

He has been back and turned away and turned into a bit of a porker, but has also filled out and up too




Took 2hrs to clear most of the grease and muck off him one it warmed up, he almost looks like a different horse now, Mane has grown back considerably, feather has grown, since being moved to a more suitable yard (he is still entire and had mares wandering around him 24/7) next step is geld, and restart his ridden career.

(PS yes that is mud on the bottom of his feather not mahoosive feet :))

Rubbish photo, but shows how much he has 'bulked out'


(YES guilty cob rugger! He has no shelter in the field he is in)
 
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Really love this post, some beautiful cobs on here :) Im not showing any pics though

vam said:
This was my girl a fair few years ago, unfortunatley she was pts 4 years ago and i dont have many side on pic but this was pretty much her weight through her life although she did muscle up more after this.
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This is my favourite on here, how stunning! <3
 
Lovely cobs in here, hopefully in a few weeks/months we'll be able to show OH's cob Harry when he is slimmer and fitter (he is defo a fat cob atm :( )
 
I've got a lean cob who could be snowysadudes elder brother! Haven't got any decent pics or a photo bucket account either. Must join the 21st century one day...
 
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