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Hi all I have a 15.1 bright chestnut cob he has 4 whites and lots of mane and feather I want to start showing him at County level he is 4 years old and just coming back into work after being turned away I've never shown a cob before as I always show section a's so it's all new to me lots advice greatly appreciated

Don't no how to upload pics so I can put a picture on thanks
 
If he is a show cob and you plan to aim for county level he will need to be hogged, trimmed up and have his tail pulled that is how they are turned out and to take him hairy would be a total waste of your time and money. A photo would be good to see, the only other thing is that if he is actually 15.1 now at 4 he may well go over height but really be too small in the maxi cob class.
 
To upload photos you need to create a (free) photobucket account, add photos to there and then copy and paste the URL links onto here. He sounds like a handsome chap! x
 
He looks lovely, but maybe more M&M / native than show cob, in which case leave him hairy, I'm not sure hogging him will look right??

I had a county level LW cob, he had TB and Irish in him.
 
I like him just as he is. :)

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He is very immature and leggy in the photos, taken last summer as a 4 year old? so he may have deepened through the girth and started to furnish more in which case he could show as a novice this season he looks as if he has enough bone to be a lightweight under that hair.

If you want to show there is only one category at county level for him and that is as a cob, he is not a M&M and traditionals are only for coloureds at that level, it would be worth a go under that hair there could be a smart horse waiting to show himself.
 
Thanks I think he is a handsome boy he's my pride and joy :-) I've had horses for over 20 years but never a cob so I'm still learning thanks for all your comments there very much appreciated x
 
Be positive the 2 last pics were of him as a 3 year old the first one was taken last week in his winter scruffs
What would you show him as??? I've been told I can't show him in traditional classes because of his colour thanks x
 
I love the second pic of him. It would be a shame to hog him, but I'm not a showing person! I would do a few showing clinics (there are quite a few in the north west coming up that I've seen on Facebook) and have a chat with people there about what the way forward would be.
 
Ah, didn't realise he was 3 in pics.

If he has got deeper through the girth then he could very well be a LW cob. But you definitely would need him hogged for a show cob class, as that is how they are shown :)
 
shell81 said:
Be positive the 2 last pics were of him as a 3 year old the first one was taken last week in his winter scruffs
What would you show him as??? I've been told I can't show him in traditional classes because of his colour thanks x
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If he was only 3 he will mature so much more and in 2 years time may well be a true cob type, he just needs to be deeper and broader, not confused with fat!!, if he were mine I would let him mature this year, do some local show classes and dressage so he gets a good all round education then have a look at him at the end of this summer, when he will be a proper 4 year old and see what he really looks like, if he has deepened then aim for novices when he is 5, better to wait rather than mess about when he is not ready, especially if you want to keep him long term.

There really is no other class for his type and I would not mess about too much at local level as the judging is so hit and miss.
 
Not the best angle but he is deeper and beginning to mature but these types are extremely slow, I have a just 8 year old that I bought in December from a lady who got him as a 6 year old and he grew so much he became to big and wide for her to feel comfortable on, he is still not finished as his bum has more filling out to do and he is only a lightweight but with not quite enough quality to show at county level although he may improve enough once I get him fitter, they tend to change so much it can be hard to really judge where they will end up.
 
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Horsequest 88177, have a look at that young cob and you will see how much more strengthening and maturing your lad needs.
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That is smart but still has a lot left to build up behind and it is a year older than the OPs, they really do mature so slowly unless they just get fed up and get fat so they look like beef cattle.
 
That is beautiful a lot more mature than my cob Elmo though I've just started him on blue chip original plus top spec chop with turnout all day and ad lib hay at night I don't want him fat just fit he has only just come back into work so will get some more pics for you in a month see what you all think then would you leave leave him au natural for a while or hog now?
 
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