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BethWS

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So I own an 148cm cob. I want to start showing her however she is literally not a cob at all. Very slim build etc etc. If I was to compete against the big cobs she'd be dwarfed even in the smallest classes. Can I compete her in normal working hunter classes instead of cob classes or because she is a cob can she only be shown in a cob class??
Any more information relating to this would be great. Thank you!
 
Is she not a light weight rather than a heavy cob ?

If she jumps then do working show cob too.

Depends what level you are planning to compete at. At local level almost anything goes.
 
All the light weights I've seen are still massive in comparison to her. She is extremely un-cobish. She jumps amazingly having evented up to BE100. And, do you know if you can ride a cob in normal working hunter classes?
 
KautoStar1 said:
Is she not a light weight rather than a heavy cob ?

If she jumps then do working show cob too.

Depends what level you are planning to compete at. At local level almost anything goes.
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Indeed it does. I've been in a working cob class which was won by a Connemara
 
At local level you can do pretty much anything you like but at a higher level she is a pony not a horse so will be excluded from some classes many working hunters have a lower height of 153 or 15 hands, as a cob she is nowhere near big enough at 148cm, most will be at the top end of the height limit or 155cm.
 
Have you got a picture? Your calling her a cob, but then effectively saying she isnt so I'm finding it very hard to picture what she looks like. What colour is she?
 
Here is a reasonable example of a small lightweight cob, compare your horse against this one to give you an idea of what you have got. This one lacks bone and would be hard pushed to measure 148, it has been produced to compete at county level tomorrow morning. A few tricks on it, mane is allowed to grow a cm or 2 to elude more top, bit of sheepskin behind saddle to shorten back and horse is not overfed and top heavy as that would make his shortness of bone look even more pronounced.

Post a picture of yours and I am sure someone will guide you. Good luck with your horse.

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AdorableAlice said:
Here is a reasonable example of a small lightweight cob, compare your horse against this one to give you an idea of what you have got. This one lacks bone and would be hard pushed to measure 148, it has been produced to compete at county level tomorrow morning. A few tricks on it, mane is allowed to grow a cm or 2 to elude more top, bit of sheepskin behind saddle to shorten back and horse is not overfed and top heavy as that would make his shortness of bone look even more pronounced.

Post a picture of yours and I am sure someone will guide you. Good luck with your horse.

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Showing isn't "my" thing and cobs aren't normally either (except that a very very kind friend is letting me ride her super dressage cob mare). Your post is akin to reading a different language but INCREDIBLY fascinating. Almost wish showing did interest me as my friends mare is beautifully put together with a stunning head and markings. Certainly not lacking in top line though thanks to her dressage!
 
AdorableAlice said:
How about a Coblet ? that sort of hairy itchy beastie that after a weeks worth of scrubbing, plucking and preening looks half decent.
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If it's the horse in your last photo then I would say deffo a cob regardless of height.

However a lot of people seem to think it is a breed class and if it's cob bred then it has to go in the cob class.

This lad is cob x wb. Deffo not a cob! He was however a nice 15hh hunter pony type if not a bit light of bone for it, I was always in 2 minds about SHP vs SRT vs coloured hack type (not in the hack class but turned out like one)
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