christi
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here its here Shysmum ! lol 
Views on Gypsy Cobs
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Shysmum
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THANKYOU !!!
I thought there might be one too many pics on here
I thought there might be one too many pics on here
cobgirlie
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Not if you get one in brown.
1 white leg and the rest is nice and easy to keep clean.Theresa_F
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I think I might have to hate you
Think of me when I am turning Stinky into Quite by Chance - at least he has a black tail, forelock and three quarters of his mane is black and 50 - 50 bay and white. That said it can still take two hours cleaning and scrubbing at the start of the season, and I bag the mane and tail so it is easy to comb out. Then at least 40 minutes before the class polishing and combing out the hair - I must be mad.
I can have the pony Ella shows bathed, plaited and ready in under an hour - black with four white socks - so easy and quick. There are times when I long for a black show cob.
Think of me when I am turning Stinky into Quite by Chance - at least he has a black tail, forelock and three quarters of his mane is black and 50 - 50 bay and white. That said it can still take two hours cleaning and scrubbing at the start of the season, and I bag the mane and tail so it is easy to comb out.
Then at least 40 minutes before the class polishing and combing out the hair - I must be mad.I can have the pony Ella shows bathed, plaited and ready in under an hour - black with four white socks - so easy and quick. There are times when I long for a black show cob.
SuperCoblet
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Not if you get one in brown.
Lucky
gypsys mostly White, only black bits are his tail, bit of mane and some random splodges 
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
My creature: brought over from Ireland 6 weeks before I bought him-think he's definitely Irish and a cob!
Alexa&Tess
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This is my girl; I've had her hairy and hogged.
SuperCoblet
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tonkers77
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I love mine to bits - trying to put pic up but as a newbie im struggling - how do i add images to text?? sorry im novice . .
The_snoopster
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This is my coloured cob this winter with her filly (Daisy), she is 22 this year and cannot wait to start weaning this spring so we can get out and about again. She came from ireland at the age of 12, she will have a go at anything I ask of her.
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dilbert
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This is my boy, Frankie. He's a whizzy little monkey and great fun. Lives out un-rugged 24/7 and is still muzzled!
Alexa&Tess
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Beautiful! Definatly prefer her hairy though! Stunning coblet
Thank you, I'm 8 months in to re-growing it. Her feathers look pretty good but her mane is a bit wild.
jumbyjack
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Some really stunning horses on here, I do like the hairy cob but they are seriously hard work to keep them clean and tidy.
I do continually wonder who deceided to call them a vanner, a vanner was a carriage horse, not top quality but more of a smart workmanlike tradesman's horse. The term vanna is even worse, where on earth did that ome from?
I do continually wonder who deceided to call them a vanner, a vanner was a carriage horse, not top quality but more of a smart workmanlike tradesman's horse. The term vanna is even worse, where on earth did that ome from?
cblover
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I love them so much I have two! One is a pure bred gypsy cob and the other is a clydesdale x gypsy cob. Both coloured obviously and a huge amount of work to keep clean and comfortable with regard to feather mites etc! ..... But I wouldn't have it any other way!
jodie3
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Lovely pics on here, although I don't think I could cope with too much white and like my cobs clipped and hogged!
While we are talking cobs can you tell me what a Blagdon cob is?
I agree with a previous poster about remembering when coloureds were not popular at all and were looked down on as being common horses of very little value and more suited to pulling a rag and bone cart than being ridden. 40 plus years ago my favourite horse at the riding school was a coloured cob but very few people liked him then. Nowadays he would probably be the favourite horse on the yard!
While we are talking cobs can you tell me what a Blagdon cob is?
I agree with a previous poster about remembering when coloureds were not popular at all and were looked down on as being common horses of very little value and more suited to pulling a rag and bone cart than being ridden. 40 plus years ago my favourite horse at the riding school was a coloured cob but very few people liked him then. Nowadays he would probably be the favourite horse on the yard!
Frankieblue
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I have to say I love them I also agree with pretty much everything everyone has said about them, mine is gentle, kind, bright and safe as houses but on the other hand he can be strong, bolshy, sharp and as daft as a brush. What I love most is his attitude, he is no where close to fit right now and always carries too much weight but he doesn't know when to quit, he will keep up with any Hunter/Eventer we hack out with and will keep going all day long (and nurse them past the odd dragon or 2).
This is my boy
I also agree with pretty much everything everyone has said about them, mine is gentle, kind, bright and safe as houses but on the other hand he can be strong, bolshy, sharp and as daft as a brush. What I love most is his attitude, he is no where close to fit right now and always carries too much weight but he doesn't know when to quit, he will keep up with any Hunter/Eventer we hack out with and will keep going all day long (and nurse them past the odd dragon or 2).This is my boy
bensababy
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I have to say I love them
This is my boy
wow what a stunner..
Feathered
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I have to say I love them
This is my boy
Wow!!
he's an absolute stunner!!!Edited to say, bensababy, you beat me to it!
bensababy
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He looks a right character with a naughty look on his face.
Moggy in Manolos
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Here is my girl, photobucket was not working the other day, she is kind, willing and very honest, she really will do anything I asked of her, she was a fab jumper in her time too
SuperCoblet
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Moggy- I love the mane!
Shysmum
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I'm hoping Shy get's a mane like that before too long........
cloudandmatrix
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Learnt to ride at a riding school with a large number of gypsy cobs, therefore I have a certain fondness for them. They were all so different, for example
Cob 1- 13.2hh, tricoloured, safe as houses, wonderful gentle mare
Cob 2- 13.2hh, bay, quite quirky, can be lazy, and can also throw a decent buck- I loved him
Cob 3- 15hh, skewbald, off your leg, likes to buck and can be bolshy, but works really well too.
Lots of gorgeous cobs on here
Cob 1- 13.2hh, tricoloured, safe as houses, wonderful gentle mare
Cob 2- 13.2hh, bay, quite quirky, can be lazy, and can also throw a decent buck- I loved him
Cob 3- 15hh, skewbald, off your leg, likes to buck and can be bolshy, but works really well too.
Lots of gorgeous cobs on here
SuperCoblet
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I'm hoping Shy get's a mane like that before too long........
We pulled gypsys :O not short, to the end of his neck because it gets tangled in his rugs and it's super thick
when w bought him it was about 3 inches long :O were growing it for the summer shows now though
Shysmum
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I'm using pig oil on his mane and tail. The mane's three foot long now in places, I just want to see how far down it'll grow - I love it !! I don't know what to do now his forelock has reached the tip of his muzzle - don't want to stop it growing, but is that ok ? I can plait it if needs be I guess. His tail is just amazing !
Compared to when I first got him, first left of my sig...... sm x
Compared to when I first got him, first left of my sig...... sm x
SuperCoblet
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I say the longer, thicker- the better gypsys tail is MAHOOSIVE! I'm sure he has a secret miniature pony friends hiding in there somewhere! It's been described as a hedge! Also takes about 30 mins to brush and that's WITH conditioner and de tangler!
gypsys tail is MAHOOSIVE! I'm sure he has a secret miniature pony friends hiding in there somewhere! It's been described as a hedge! Also takes about 30 mins to brush and that's WITH conditioner and de tangler! lazybee
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Some great pics on this thread. I was looking for a gypsy cob and couldn't find the right one. I ended up with a cob Normand (Normandy cob) While I was looking into Gypsy cobs I stumbled upon this stunner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN13czw3yP4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN13czw3yP4&feature=related
christi
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JFTDWS
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Personally I love them, but I can't abide the fat ones. I tend to find they're the ones who belong to the afore mentioned "certain type of lady" I like to keep mine properly in shape, same for the native too.
I'm sure I read that vanners were part bred (between an eighth and a sixteenth?) TB, hence the longer legs and less feathering etc. Some on this thread are definitely what I would class as a vanner, while others (like my lad) are definitely in the "cob" bracket.
I like to keep mine properly in shape, same for the native too. I'm sure I read that vanners were part bred (between an eighth and a sixteenth?) TB, hence the longer legs and less feathering etc. Some on this thread are definitely what I would class as a vanner, while others (like my lad) are definitely in the "cob" bracket.
christi
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Personally I love them, but I can't abide the fat ones. I tend to find they're the ones who belong to the afore mentioned "certain type of lady"
I'm sure I read that vanners were part bred (between an eighth and a sixteenth?) TB, hence the longer legs and less feathering etc. Some on this thread are definitely what I would class as a vanner, while others (like my lad) are definitely in the "cob" bracket.
What is the "certain type of lady" that you all speak of ? as ive never heard this saying before
could you let me in on what this means ?