Maxi cobs

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I admit that I have nothing to do with showing cobs, but I had always thought that a maxi was essentially an overheight cob and that special classes for maxi cobs had been started to cater for them.

I do love to browse the ads and I have seen several that are for maxi cobs, but when I look at the height, they are not overheight for normal cob classes. For example the 'full up 14.2 maxi cob' advertised on the right (http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/clas...e/rugby/bombproof-hunteralrounder-457897.html).

Are people confusing 'heavyweight' and 'maxi' or have I misunderstood the term?
 
I always though maxi cobs had like 10" + didn't think it had anything to do with height however they tend to be bigger in height to accommodate the bone.
 
Faracat said:
I admit that I have nothing to do with showing cobs, but I had always thought that a maxi was essentially an overheight cob and that special classes for maxi cobs had been started to cater for them.

I do love to browse the ads and I have seen several that are for maxi cobs, but when I look at the height, they are not overheight for normal cob classes. For example the 'full up 14.2 maxi cob' advertised on the right (http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/clas...e/rugby/bombproof-hunteralrounder-457897.html).

Are people confusing 'heavyweight' and 'maxi' or have I misunderstood the term?
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I've always thought it's a Cob over 15.2.

I love the one you linked to!

ETA:

'Maxi Cob - exceeding 155cms. To be judged as cobs. Judges must pay particular attention to type i.e. short legged animals of cob type. Preferably to be shown hogged.'

LW and HW refers to how much bone they have (99% sure; I'm not a showing person!).
 
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Yes, in showing terms maxi cobs are over the height for normal cob classes, which is 155cm/15.1ish. Maxi cobs can be lightweight or heavyweight in type as long as they still look like a cob.
 
Find a picture of Hallmark on the Internet.

The ad over there>>>>>for a 14.2 maxi cob should say, brave, honest and fabulous fun cart pony.

What a star, but cob he is not.
 
I always think that a maxi cob is a normal cob with it's mane hogged and feathers clipped off or an under height Irish Draught that has been hogged. A concocted class for some that otherwise wouldn't be shown.
 
I have one, though I don't show him as showing doesn't float my boat. He is a 15.3hh heavyweight with 10.5" of bone and very generously sized feet. He is an Irish import of unknown breeding, but probably has a good dash of Clydesdale and RID. When hogged and trimmed, he looks very smart, and he has the most fantastic elevated paces.

He is what I call a proper cob. Too many so called show cobs are IMHO just fat hunters with a hogged mane.
 
I'm not sure about what Maxi cob really means, I always assumed it referred to a middleweight minimum, but overheight cob.

Not usually my type, but really like the cob in the advert you posted! Not sure why.. Shame there aren't any decent photos really
 
Maxi cob in showing terms is one that is overheight for a normal ridden cob class i.e. a maxi would be over the 15.1hh allowance.

The cob in the advert is mis described, and should just be classed as a standard cob.
 
Mine (in sig) just scrapes into cob classes at 15.1. He has 10.5 inches of bone, not massive feet. I wish he was a maxi cob, I feel gigantic on him, I shoulda bought a 17hh coloured warmblood and ended up with a pony! (He was 14.2 when I bought him)
 
Slave2Magic said:
I always think that a maxi cob is a normal cob with it's mane hogged and feathers clipped off or an under height Irish Draught that has been hogged. A concocted class for some that otherwise wouldn't be shown.
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You are thinking of the difference between Show Cob which is hogged and feathers clipped , and Traditional Cob which is shown hairy. Maxi Cob is an over height cob, more than 15.1hh
 
AdorableAlice said:
Find a picture of Hallmark on the Internet.

The ad over there>>>>>for a 14.2 maxi cob should say, brave, honest and fabulous fun cart pony.

What a star, but cob he is not.
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This thread reminds me of the time when I was looking for a cob to buy some years ago - in the days before the internet, when ads usually had just one grainy pic if you were lucky. I went to look at many horses described as cobs, but not many of em were 'cobs'. It seemed that if a horse was mis-shapen, or overweight, or had a big head, or was a bit 'common', or had sweet itch (hogged mane), call it a cob and no-one will ever know.

In those days, maxi-cob classes didn't exist, so it your cob was over 15.1hh it was tough. But there did seem to be some incredibly 'tall' 15.1 cobs back then:-)
 
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