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Do show cobs need to be hogged and trimmed or can they be left hairy??
Also do they have to be a certain weight ie MW/HW
What would my cob be classed as? she is 3 and i have started backing her, she moves very well - i think her engine is naturally in her back end and she has a lovely natural head carriage.
Shes currently 14.2 - 14.3 hoping she will make 15hh :)
Would love to show her under saddle next year in some cob classes :) she is registered with CHAPS.
Quite like the idea of a sleek hogged cob, but at the same time i love her hairiness, also because she lives out 24/7 so good protection - what do you think?
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Awww... pity to trim/hog as she looks lively with her speckley markings and featheriness together. Could she not go in some kind of more traditional class?
 
There is no such thing as a M/W cob, they are either light or heavy weight, depending on the amount of bone just below the knee, to me, going on the pics she is a LW.

At the moment she doesn't IMO have enough topline to suit a hog, she could be shown in coloured classes as a native type, but you'd have to do some mane pulling!!

If she were mine I'd leave her hairy and go to a few local shows and have a bit of fun with her and see how you get on!!
 
What a lovely girlie you have there. Just looking at the photos she doesn't have much feather, so I would be tempted to take them off. When you show them as hairies, the more hair and feather the better. xx :)
 
You can either show as a chaps coloured where she gets to stay hairy, or a show cob where she needs hogging and trimming.

With some schooling, tidying up and possibly some remedial farrier work (her back feet turn out in both photos, may be coincidence or may be a problem!) and she'd be a LW show cob, by the looks of her.

And, if I may say, a very nice looking show cob too!
 
Serenity087 said:
You can either show as a chaps coloured where she gets to stay hairy, or a show cob where she needs hogging and trimming.

With some schooling, tidying up and possibly some remedial farrier work (her back feet turn out in both photos, may be coincidence or may be a problem!) and she'd be a LW show cob, by the looks of her.

And, if I may say, a very nice looking show cob too!
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Never noticed the feet *dashes off to look through the other hundreds of pics for comparisons!*
Yes she is a bit "natural" at the moment, as i mentioned she is just being backed at the moment and has a bit of growing to do, she has gotton much hairier over the past year, so maybe theres hope for more feather yet!!

Will be doing the local shows next year and a bit of w&t dressage tests, just taking it easy :)
She turns into the biggest yeti in winter though!! and when she is in proper work that hairy coat could be a problem in the winter for a cob that lives out 24/7! :D
 
I did a before and after thread with my hairy to show cob transformation!

Go and have a look for it - you won't believe the difference!
 
She'd lovely but in my opinion not nearly fairy enough for traditional classes. As above, I would have a year of fun at local level while building her topline. You can take her as a not-quite-hairy-enough traditional or even pull and plait (take off feathers) to give her a more sporty appearance, and then when you think she can carry off the hog, take it all off. How fast is she greying out? You can still show her as a historical coloured in the future.
 
MissTyc said:
She'd lovely but in my opinion not nearly fairy enough for traditional classes. As above, I would have a year of fun at local level while building her topline. You can take her as a not-quite-hairy-enough traditional or even pull and plait (take off feathers) to give her a more sporty appearance, and then when you think she can carry off the hog, take it all off. How fast is she greying out? You can still show her as a historical coloured in the future.
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That sounds like a good idea, pull and plait and take of feathers, then see how she looks after a year of work :) she isnt greying out, thats how shes always been and how she will stay.
 
you wont be able to compete her ridden this year anyway- so just try some in hand fun classes and see what the judges think she suits better/listen to their comments.
 
shadowboy said:
you wont be able to compete her ridden this year anyway- so just try some in hand fun classes and see what the judges think she suits better/listen to their comments.
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I didn't intend to compete under saddle this year, shes not ready and wont be in *proper* work till next year anyway :)

Yes i intend to do some inhand with her this year, get her out and about a bit :)
 
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