Show Cob- CC please!

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ElliePippa

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Hello!

This is my 4 year old coloured show cob mare, Dolly. I've had her since a yearling. We have been to few shows in hand this year to get her out and about (no where near ready for ridden), and have had some good results.

I taking her to Bakewell next week for the in hand CHAPS class- not expecting anything, but want to get her to one buzy show before she has a break over autumn. I really just wanted some CC on her and my turnout. She can get quite strong in hand, but I am reluctant to put her in a pelham. I would love her to look and go her best in this one 'proper' class.

Any and all advice welcome on her turnout, conformation etc. Thanks! (sorry for an overload of large photos).

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She looks a really nice sort. Do put her in a pelham, it will suit her much better than your snaffle, and make her look "dressed". When you are running her up, stay right on her shoulder and send her on ahead of you. With the pelham, she should bridle up and carry herself better. In your photo she is very stretched out and doesn't do herself justice.
 
agree with cundlegreen about keeping at her shoulder and sending her on...love the ridden pic she looks like a cracker,.. also when showing make sure you concentrate all the time and be aware when the judge is looking your way. so many people stand in line and let their horse rest a back leg or stand with legs all over the place when the judge is looking at another horse but judges have eyes in the back of their heads so your horse needs to look stunning all of the the me she is in the ring...good luck and have fun...
 
Def at double bridle is required as this is the correct bridle for a cob. A lot more trimming is required too. Remove every whisker from her face and chin, inside of her ears. Clip her heels out, pull/rake her tail and cut her tail so it is level with her hocks. Oil her muzzle and dock too. You look OK but I would change trousers for jods and long boots. Get an elastic the same colour as your jacket for your number it looks a lot more professional than string the shows provide. If you look on Ebay it will be listed under round elastic - try to match up the colour as well as you can. Cut it to length and put little loops at the ends to loop round your button.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1mm-wide-...welery-/141342228320?var=&hash=item20e8a73f60
 
mcnaughty said:
Def at double bridle is required as this is the correct bridle for a cob. A lot more trimming is required too. Remove every whisker from her face and chin, inside of her ears. Clip her heels out, pull/rake her tail and cut her tail so it is level with her hocks. Oil her muzzle and dock too. You look OK but I would change trousers for jods and long boots. Get an elastic the same colour as your jacket for your number it looks a lot more professional than string the shows provide. If you look on Ebay it will be listed under round elastic - try to match up the colour as well as you can. Cut it to length and put little loops at the ends to loop round your button.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1mm-wide-...welery-/141342228320?var=&hash=item20e8a73f60
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All your comments regarding the horse are fine, she could look crisper with a few tweaks and certainly a pelham or double would suit her head better but why suggest the leader wears jods and long boots for an inhand class??? cords trousers are correct not riding gear although I think I would prefer a brown pair rather than the navy.
 
Please don't change trousers for jods, that is totally incorrect! For inhand classes you should wear trousers!
 
Dark trousers for pale legs is correct along with suitable smart short boots to run in. Also you should carry a show cane. Don't cut tail to hocks. Cut tail so that when horse carries its tail when moving the tail sits on the hock.
Make sure all your white bits are sparkly white and as your cob doesn't have much top line yet see if you can hog the mane to give the impression of a bit of top line. And yes trim everything. Practice running up and getting your horse moving forward at your shoulder not dragging it along. Someone behind you at home with a lunge whip would help. Other than that it all looks ok. Have a lovely time it's a really nice show.
 
Thankyou all for your feedback. Will get practising in her moving forward in hand.

Are there any showing/cob experts that could tell me of she looks to have potential as a county level coloured/cob? Happy to take any criticism :)
 
She looks to be of the correct type to make a show cob but to me seems rather lacking in height, to show at county level they need to be 155cm or very close, at 4 she will grow on a fair bit so if she is going to be near the 155cm you could have lots of fun with her in the future, take her slowly and let her mature she will look very different in 2 years time once her withers have come up.
 
Yes how big? If around the 148 mark she's probably too small for cob classes (minimum height 148) but could do coloured pony classes.
I know she's the perfect weight currently, but the show cobs carry 2x the amount if condition as her. Personally I couldn't have a cob in show condition unless it was naturally a hulk which she isn't!
 
Thankyou- she is actually just under 15.1 at the moment and has gone bum-high again- I'm just very tall at 5'11! I've had to work really hard to keep her from getting huge this year so hopefully as she gets older she'll bulk out with work :)
 
ElliePippa said:
Thankyou- she is actually just under 15.1 at the moment and has gone bum-high again- I'm just very tall at 5'11! I've had to work really hard to keep her from getting huge this year so hopefully as she gets older she'll bulk out with work :)
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That explains why she looks small, once her withers come up she should look bigger but there is a small risk she will go overheight, she is a lightweight so should be able to carry enough muscle without getting too fat, my heavy was on a permanent diet to keep his weight down and worked hard 6 days a week, he never looked too light in the ring yet was not carrying any excess fat, if they are true to type they require less "condition" to show, it is usually the less typey ones that get bulked up too much so they look the part.
 
She is a nice stamp with lots of maturing to do. Assuming she has just turned four I would not be in any hurry to get her out yet. As a five year old she will be better physically and be ready to have fun with.
 
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