Views on Gypsy Cobs

[Kallibear]

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 ?

Certain type of lady: A 'larger' older lady, usually a nervous novice rider. Rarely rides their beloved pride and joy but spends a overly large part of their life brushing out their mane, tails and feathers, with copious amounts of mane and tail conditioner. Said horse, although sparkling clean, is very overweight (due to lack of work) and a bad mannner bulshy little brat but the Cartain Type of Lady can't see this and believes their princess/prince to be faultless. CToL does not see the problem of being squished against the wall, rubbed on, head butted, swung into, dragged about and generally walked all over, and would NEVER consider giving their precious baby a well deserved telling off. Often seen giving others advise on their horses manners, whilst being dragged around and headbutted and rubbed on for treats. CToL beilves they are 'firm' with their horse when giving them a 'talking too' and shaking a finger at them, but are outraged if someone else gave the bad manner little brat a well deserved smack.


Horse owned is often quite a nice natured, quality animal that would be a very nice horse with a good smack, a diet and some hard work.

ETA: the next stage for a CToL is natural horsemandship, after they are finally fed up of being pushed around, So they get themselves the rope, the halter and the stick and spend even less time riding their horse, without realising the problem is THEM, not the animal.

 

[christi]

Certain type of lady: A 'larger' older lady, usually a nervous novice rider. Rarely rides their beloved pride and joy but spends a overly large part of their life brushing out their mane, tails and feathers, with copious amounts of mane and tail conditioner. Said horse, although sparkling clean, is very overweight (due to lack of work) and a bad mannner bulshy little brat but the Cartain Type of Lady can't see this and believes their princess/prince to be faultless. CToL does not see the problem of being squished against the wall, rubbed on, head butted, swung into, dragged about and generally walked all over, and would NEVER consider giving their precious baby a well deserved telling off. Often seen giving others advise on their horses manners, whilst being dragged around and headbutted and rubbed on for treats. CToL beilves they are 'firm' with their horse when giving them a 'talking too' and shaking a finger at them, but are outraged if someone else gave the bad manner little brat a well deserved smack.


eHorse owned is often quite a nice natured, quality animal that would be a very nice horse with a good smack, a diet and some hard work.

ETA: the next stage for a CToL is natural horsemandship, after they are finally fed up of being pushed around, So they get themselves the rope, the halter and the stick and spend even less time riding their horse, without realising the problem is THEM, not the animal.

Hahah ! shudders i use copious amounts of mane and tail conditioner and battle with my cobs weight ! but thats where the similarites end ! thankfully .
cheers for enlightening me to the CTOL type !

infact i had a livery that was very like CTOL in the time she was my livery i seen her ride the horse Once ! poor horse was ruined by her and she went down the carrot stick and rope route ... im afraid i gave her 1 months notice !

 

[JFTDWS]

Desperately seeking a "like" button for the description above

 

[QUICKFIRE]

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[**Vanner**]

My lord - how did I miss this thread - bumped it just for fun.

 

[PRTeventing]

I have a lovely Gypsy Vanner pony registered, has the most amazing paces and jump is going to be evented at BE this year!!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Mine's a real bootiful boy; can turn his hand/hooves to most things, last weekend we had a go at TREC/Horse Agility and he was the original Mr Cool-guy.

Strangely, the more novice the rider the better behaved he is; however stick someone on his back who considers themselves "experienced" and he's perfectly capable of bronking like something out of a Western movie, but with a novice he's the most polite and chilled horse you could wish for.

He'd sell his soul for a treat like a Marmite sandwich; then spend the next 10 mins licking his lips about it. He can deal with noisy helicopters in the treeline just over his head, BUT a leaf bowling down the towards him in a gale is an undercover Exocet missile headed just for him, for sure.

Whatta luverly boy!

 

[Ginger Bear]

They aren't the type of horse I would buy now but I think you can get some lovely ones.. I had one on loan when I was youngshe gave me my confidence & taught me a lot & she was really pretty too..

 

[mary-delightful cob.]

Some amazing horses on here, i just got mine about 4 months ago and shes lovely! so loving and pretty!

-Can't wait for her feathers to grow back after sadly clipping them due to mad mites from her previous home!

 

[Tinseltoes]

I think they can be very special, like any breed you just have to find them!

This is Smartie - Gypsy Cob with a clip and schooling XD

Oh and christi, stunning beastie!

Similar to mine but my boy has feathers.Hes also has a few spot lol

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I never thought I'd ever own one, but somehow it happened!!

Mine's a real darling, a sweetie pie and a lovely boy - 99% of the time. For other occasions (particularly public events when he can put on a wonderful display and show "mum" up in public), he's a total ASBO, totally unrecognisable as the sweet docile horse who you could put up a total novice and know they'll be OK.

These sort of cobs need a lot of work IME; its no good taking them for a quick flip and hoping they'll be OK with it long term, coz they wont. If they were working animals like they once were then they'd be on the go for a good 6+ hours in the day, probably more, and then be chucked out with a couple of blades of grass and a gorse bush for shelter, and would thrive on it. So I think the secret is to not overfeed them or underwork them.

Mine's a lovely boy, and I've put total novices up on him before now, plus let them lead him around, do him in the stable etc., coz I know he'll be OK. But its the people who're convinced they're the best riders on earth he really takes the p!ss out of; he's perfected a bronc with a corkscrew effect which he'll use on anyone who he doesn't like the feel of and who's a bit bigheaded and thinks OK so this is a plod and he'll be a doddle and I'll show everyone what a good rider I am. Ha ha ha ha. The little monkey.

He can turn his hoof to most things; when asked to jump does so on his own terms, and if in the right frame of mind can do a lovely clear round - but only the once, he's not having anyone get too enthusiastic about it! Ditto dressage test.

We had a go at horse agility backalong; he took to it like a duck to water and surprisingly we came home with a rosette. Ditto TREC; his (mainly) laid-back personality taking it all in his stride.

 

[tiga71]

My first post. Here is my boy. Had him 2 years and he is on loan from a rescue centre. His dam was rescued from gypsies in foal and he was born at the rescue. He was fat and bolshy. Now fit and fabulous fun after lots of lessons and tonnes of hacking on the Downs. He has a wicked buck when he is excited though - so my seat has improved unbelievably! I even write poems about him.

I'm a novice and we do endurance, trec, fun rides, jumping and xcountry schooling - not done an actual competition yet.

Just before I got him.

Now

 

[jacksmum]

Tiga71 what lovely photos. And what a lovely boy

 

[Feathered]

Ditto Tiga71, some gorgeous photos, he's lovely.

 

[Megibo]

Our new cob job, had him a week or so. 15.3 5 year old he's very friendly, sweet and i have my fingers crossed he will be good at jumping!!

he's also got a very short back as horses go, don't know if that is a pro or not! but he makes a comfy ride.

 

[Black_Horse_White]

I have a 15.2 red & White boy, he's bombproof an absolute angel, and worth his weight on gold.

 

[aimsymc]

tiga, hes beautifull! x

 

[Chellebean]

My pretty boy

 

[Wolfie]

How do you keep their feathers? We have a 4yo black cob and, whilst he clearly should have feathers, they just rot off when he is turned out!

 

[Sparkles]

There's our Mr.Hairy which you all know

And other hairies...

Hahahahaha...Never under estimate a cob jumping!!! You will get left behind...

And essential for pubs rides...

[though they will pass out on the neraest post if you let them have your Pimms....]

 

[tiga71]

Not sure how to quote, but thanks for the compliments on Izzy. Some people have said I should show him but I think that would mean a lot of bathing and we prefer a bit more action and adrenalin.

I do love my boy although he can be very opinionated sometimes. Taking him on loan is the best thing I ever did.

There are some gorgeous hairies on this thread.

 

[debsey1]

I like them very much, but you do need to be firm but fair as with any horse. Also, they suffer dreadfully from being overweight - I'm afraid that many people seem to have lost sight of what a fit cob should look like because there are so many fat ones about Even on this forum, I'm sad to say. They should be tough little horses with no need of pampering in terms of feed, thick rugs etc - this breed was designed to live by the roadside and pull the family bow-top, and do it on fairly little extra feed etc.

I would happily have one

I would dearly love mine to be not so fat, he is certainly not rugged, not fed, hacked out every other day, and comes in during the day on soaked hay 1/2 hay net (he sleeps for half the day). He is a typical plod, but can he move when he wants to! He jumps well and we have done some in hand showing.

Love my hairy mud magnet!

 

[Mrs Pe]

Ah just stumbled across this thread - we are due to aquire are little lady at the weekend - grand sire Galway Warrier one side and other Golden Heights - I was once a TB enthusiast and couldn't see what the fuss was about but now totally converted - we are so excited!!

 

[FleabittenT]

about to fall asleep...

ooops, asleep..

Shysmum, these are possibly my favourite pictures of a horse ever! What an absolute darling

 

[eeyore13]

He's my boy Monty, hes only 16 months old.

I also have a trimmed Gypsys Cob turned Show Cob.

The boys at on one of there outings together

You gotta love them, so kind, gentle and smart but with some right go in them when they want to.

Thanks

 

[TheoryX1]

I am in cob heaven. Please keep them coming.

I have to say I just love looking at the hairies, and actually covet having one for myself when my old git finally retires. Mine is not a gypsy cob, being jet black with white socks and a white star. I have spent the last 8 months growing his mane and forelock, and growing his fetlocks. He looks sweet, but I am afraid I am addicted to the show cob look. Its all coming off on Thursday! I do love all these hairies, but I am afraid that if I was lucky enough to own one, the clippers would come out pretty quickly.

By the way, I do so agree with the description of cobs on here. Mine is safe as houses to ride on the roads as he goes past everything, even tractors. However, paper bags frighten him, and he has a mean spin to get home, which I have learned to deal with. He is very, very kind, with a lovely eye, but he will also walk over you to get to the last blade of grass. He is actually an RDA reject, as he wasnt patient enough for the disabled riders, ised to get in a huff with them and was very, very bargy. He still can be bargy if allowed to, but is not huffy any more, and is a lot more patient. He is very loving, but only on his terms and in private. Yes, although he is only 14.3hh, there is a lot of him to argue with as well.

Wouldnt have it any other way though.