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beccashadow

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Hi everyone.
I am currently doing my best to get the mini show cob, or coblet, recognized by the higher level shows and showing organisations. I have emailed BSHS and BSPS with replies from both but I need to show there is a demand for the mini show cob.
I am thinking if I start a petition and get as many people to sign as possible it would make for better evidence that there are people out who would like to have their own class at shows.
Would anybody be willing to help ?
I can post the conversations between myself and BSHS and BSPS if anybody is interested.
Thanks everyone :)
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I've found quite a few shows locally to me that do them as well as Equifest. Mines coloured so I can show him in coloured classes as well. I am kinda interested in seeing more, but I'm just not into showing enough to do a lot of it.

Could you maybe look and see what class numbers are like with existing classes and base your argument on that?
 
it isn't as much of a problem at local / riding club level as there are no height limits ( or at least not near us ).
It is more county level and above where it starts to be a problem. My boy is a solid colour so no alternatives unfortunately. As for class numbers, I cant do that because there are not enough classes to get this information from. A lot of shows locally to me join all cobs together, traditional, hogged, small, large and even sometimes include heavy horses.
 
Equifest runs specific coblet/mini cob classes. Thats Countyish standard as far as I'm aware. If they dont get any uptake then its probably not worth pursuing. It seems a logical place to start though
 
JFTD said:
I will cry if "coblet" classes become widely acknowledged :eek3:
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Not sure why it would affect you so deeply for such a strong response. There are many different classes that have started up relatively recently for example Maxi Cob and Junior Ridden classes. Both of these are now classes at HOYS.
 
mcnaughty said:
Not sure why it would affect you so deeply for such a strong response. There are many different classes that have started up relatively recently for example Maxi Cob and Junior Ridden classes. Both of these are now classes at HOYS.
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Except Maxi Cob classes now have a height limit on them so they are now hardly maxi at all. I know quite a few people with over height ID cobs that are now classless because of the height limit. they can't show as hunters because they are not and now they can't show as cobs.

Why does every horse type / breed have to have a show class these days ?
 
LOL - yes possibly! It is a particularly annoying and demeaning description of a mini cob which would of course be the opposite of a maxi!
 
yes!!! please do! i would be more than happy to help, i have a fab cob that is 14.1 so showing is difficult at the min because hes so wide and carries himself so big the judges don't believe he is under 14.2.. but i don't think we would stand a chance against the big boys! but he would be wasted just doing local coloured classes! let me know what i can do to help :) xx
 
Excuse my ignorance on all things cob showing related... but could someone please explain a bit more about this?

I am presuming there is a cob class, then a maxi cob class. Those over a certain height in one, those under a certain height in the other. Why would it need to be futher divided into mini cobs? Is there a big demand for that?

Or would it not be a further division in pony classes? Like show pony, cob pony, WH pony etc. ( for example the light/middle and hw hunters.. then the hunter ponies being quite separate)
 
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I bought my boy at 6 months old and had no intention of showing him. He is now 7 and turned out to be a cracking stamp of what a cob should be, except he is an inch short.
 
beccashadow said:
I bought my boy at 6 months old and had no intention of showing him. He is now 7 and turned out to be a cracking stamp of what a cob should be, except he is an inch short.
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exactly! cant help them being slightly under, so we need a class for the good little cobs!!
who is it you have been in contact with so far? any feedback as of yet? x
 
Which some would argue means that just because everything else is right he is missing that fundamental bit that makes a cracking stamp of a cob. I'd just enjoy having a sound fun horse that you can do absolutely anything else with (which are usually much more fun than showing!).
 
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