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Beesley100

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Hi I have quiet a chunky cob who is 6 years old. The problem is I took him out showing last year and he didn't get placed very high. He was against your typical traditional cobs however, although he's quiet tank like he lacks a decent mane and feathers. I do not want to hog him really so I was wondering what to do with him. I'm so stuck with what I should do with his mane and feathers, i was thinking he may be to chunky to plait up and take his feathers off?
 
This is totally my personal preference here. So you can take what you wish from it , i am no expert in anyway at all!

BUT i am one of those showing a traditional (well attempting to ) And why dont you try some pig oil on his mane and feathers , what i done with mines mane was pig oil and left it plaited and it grew out amazing! , also make sure your bridle is plan with thick nose band.


my cobs 6 to , and you also need to remember they are still the babies of showing so they wont always do great :)
 
Thanks for the advice! Iv heard of this before however, hes allergic to pig oil haha ! He does have a plain bridle with thick nose band, not sure what else to do really ahaha ! Thank you anyway :)
 
He's lovely, but not a traditional cob, hog his mane and clip his legs and you might get somewhere, picture a my little pony toy, with the thicker bottom to the legs (feathers) the rounded outline and you have a cob, get the mane and weight right and you have a show cob
 
flirtygerty said:
He's lovely, but not a traditional cob, hog his mane and clip his legs and you might get somewhere, picture a my little pony toy, with the thicker bottom to the legs (feathers) the rounded outline and you have a cob, get the mane and weight right and you have a show cob
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Agree he will look so much better hogged and clipped hhe will never be hairy enough to be left as a traditional and will look odd plaited his too heavy, his good stamp of cob I like him :)
 
flirtygerty said:
He's lovely, but not a traditional cob, hog his mane and clip his legs and you might get somewhere, picture a my little pony toy, with the thicker bottom to the legs (feathers) the rounded outline and you have a cob, get the mane and weight right and you have a show cob
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I know that's what I was thinking to be honest. I knew he probably would need to be hogged as we have a traditional cob also with plenty of mane and feather its hard to persuade his owner to let me do it haha! Thank you though
 
He is not really a show cob so I would not hog him, equally he is not a traditional, I would take off the feathers and pull the mane if you want to tidy him up but hogging will not make him into a show cob, he would look better with less weight on not more in an effort to turn him into a cob.
He is a really nice family type to have fun with at local level maybe look at some different classes such as family pony, PC pony/ RC allrounder or, if he jumps, workers, not every horse will fit into a show type, some judges will like him more than others, you need to make sure he is turned out impeccably, schooled as well as possible so they take notice of him for the right reasons.
He needs a wider noseband and a saddle that fits behind his shoulder, that one seems to sit on his shoulder and does him no favours, little things like having peacock stirrups don't help with the overall picture and are easy to sort out.
 
be positive said:
He is not really a show cob so I would not hog him, equally he is not a traditional, I would take off the feathers and pull the mane if you want to tidy him up but hogging will not make him into a show cob, he would look better with less weight on not more in an effort to turn him into a cob.
He is a really nice family type to have fun with at local level maybe look at some different classes such as family pony, PC pony/ RC allrounder or, if he jumps, workers, not every horse will fit into a show type, some judges will like him more than others, you need to make sure he is turned out impeccably, schooled as well as possible so they take notice of him for the right reasons.
He needs a wider noseband and a saddle that fits behind his shoulder, that one seems to sit on his shoulder and does him no favours, little things like having peacock stirrups don't help with the overall picture and are easy to sort out.
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This is an old picture from last summer he's lost quiet a bit of weight since then so he's looking much better. I'm 18 so I wouldn't really want to be doing classes like PC pony, family pony etc. I think he would be suited to workers though as he does love to jump ! A lot of people have told me to hog him and take his feathers off its just a big decision, but I see your point of view. Thanks anyway
 
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