Maxi Cob...info

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A friend of mine is looking to buy a maxi cob - 16hh+ I don't know much about cobs at all but I'm keen to hear stories/experiences ect from anyone who has/have had/knows somebody who has one...also probably a daft question but...how do they get them so big??
 
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A friend of mine is looking to buy a maxi cob - 16hh+ I don't know much about cobs at all but I'm keen to hear stories/experiences ect from anyone who has/have had/knows somebody who has one...also probably a daft question but...how do they get them so big??
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All a maxi cob is a horse that has gone over the 15.1 required for the weight classes.

Have a look on Horsequest, Colebourne is for sale and there are one or two other good maxi's on the market at the moment.
 
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Oh. So is a 'maxi cob' just a big cob with no other breeding? Or are they mixed with something else? Sorry for my lack of knowledge...again :-/
 
I have a young potential maxi cob who is heading towards 16hh and he is a trad cob x Clyde. The height is often influenced by a draft type. Good luck horsey shopping.
 
A cob is a type rather than a breed, apart from the Welsh Section D.

You will find most cobs good enough to show will have a fair dose of ID in them, a few will have recorded breeding, but in the main they are breeding 'unknown'.

The grey that irishcob has just mentioned above is a cracker and if it moves straight is certainly good enough for the ring.

Here is an example of two maxi cobs that are not good enough to show. The breeding is unknown but believed to be ID out of a Clydesdale mare. The second one the breeding is known, he is by a large coloured cob out of a pure Shire mare. He is only 2. The hogged horse is mature.

If you compare these two photos with the grey horse you will see the difference between a large cob and a large quality and good enough to show cob. You need to be very careful when you go looking and purchasing. There can be gems underneath a furry coat but equally there can be common yaks.

Cobs are by far the most difficult to gauge as youngsters, you need a good eye.

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