What is wrong with buying a cob?

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My friend wants to buy a cob. She has had a long time away from riding (although she keeps a retired pony at livery) and she wants to get back into it by buying a safe and sane horse. She has been told by her YO that, wait for it......... cobs aren't allowed on the yard because she (YO) has to look at the bloody things all day and she doesn't want to look at something ugly! Can you believe it?

In my opinion the YO, who is also a dealer, is trying to make my friend buy one of her own horses. Since she only sells competition horses, mainly Dutch & German WBs, and my friend only wants to hack out and do little local shows any horse that the YO tries to sell her would be completely unsuitable.

I think that my friend should look for a new yard for her old pony.
 
How rude! And it is up to your friend what sort of horse she buys. And there are some horrifyingly ugly warmbloods out there and some of the pretty ones have awful conformation. There are ugly horses and pretty horses in all breeds and types. Hope your friend is not going to be influenced into buying something that she won't enjoy riding.

Actually, a few years back there was a pure bred warmblood on the circuit that did extremely well in show cob classes ...
 
Nothing wrong with a nice cob (I should know, I have one)!!! Mind you my YO did ummmm and ahhhhh when I said she was coloured and now keeps threatening to teather her on the common (..........I think he's joking!!!!
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I think she should look for a new yard - I wouldn't want to be told what horse I could and couldn't have because of it's looks

good luck to her and hope she finds just what she is looking for and somewhere nice to keep it
 
I think your friend should look for a new yard too.

Mind you I also dont think your friend should just look at cobs. I think there is sometimes an assumption made that because it is a cob it will be easy to ride and quiet!!! Of course some are...but not all!
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I'll 2nd that!!!
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I think there is sometimes an assumption made that because it is a cob it will be easy to ride and quiet!!! Of course some are...but not all!
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I'll 2nd that!!!
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That's sooooo rude!! Even if your not keen on a particular breed you keep your comments to yourself. I think cobs are lovely. Every breed has it's not so good looking individuals.
 
Thanks everyone. Glad I'm not alone in thinking that my friend would be better off elsewhere.

dozziesmummy - I have had a couple of cobs myself and one was very sensible but the other one was a total nutter so I know that cob doesn't always equal quiet -
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My friend is quite tall and well built so a cob would be an ideal choice for her. She used to have a lovely dun coloured cob before she had her children. Sadly he got a twisted gut and had to be put down. She really loved him and I think she would like something similar.
 
Definitely would move. Very bigoted YO and you should buy a horse that will meet your needs, not just so the YO can look out on something pretty!!!
 
If the YO is serious I'd be looking for another yard - silly woman. The horse isn't for her anyway and what a stupid generalisation to say all cobs are ugly
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How narrow minded! Does this yard owner have no idea about customer service, your friend is the client and will be paying the yard owner probably a large proportion of her hard earned cash every month to stable her horse. If the horse was a. dangerous or b. a stallion I can see how the yard owner could object on the grounds of safety or a no-stallion policy due to turn-out issues etc. but because of looks - that is ridiculous. Reminds me of a yard owner I knew who hogged a traditional coloured without the owners say-so (owner was a novice, had learned to ride at this place then bought her own horse) because it looked (in her mind) scruffy! I'd find another yard, definitely.
 
What a cheek!
I agree with the others about your friend being open minded about different horses though. The spookiest horse I've had was a cob and the quietest most bombproof has been my 7/8 TB.
 
i think what this person needs to remember is any breed of horse can be ugly i personally find cobs to be mostly very gorgeous,kind creatures and will turn there hand to most things and will work like a dog for you.We had a gorgeous cob who jumped 4ft + but was far from sane although most cobs are this was an exception to the rule just ask blackhawk about the first time she saw me lunge it pmsl.But we have one yard around the corner that wont allow cobs on the yard either because apparently they lower the class of the yard personally i wouldnt want a yard like that anyway and these YO's are obviously too rich to need the custom.

i mean nayone who could see this lad is not lush

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i think he is gorge and i really miss him had some fab rides on this lad.
 
i agree, your friend should move yards. ive had a couple of cobs in the past and they were all very attractive animals. if the YO doesnt want a cob on her yard then your friend should take it elsewhere...thats what id do!
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We've got a cob whose a real head turner. In fact my son was told he's lucky as his horse is as good as a Ferrari for pulling the girls! Though I don't suppose that's a quality your friend is looking for
 
end of day she wants a nice friendly horse be it cob or whatever YO should not be judgemental and does not deserve the ladies money.
 
Is your friend sure that the reason the YO doesn't want a cob on her land, is because they are "ugly"? It may well be she is saying this jokingly, but is serious about not wanting one on the land for other reasons?

When I had my yard in England, I didn't allow heavy cobs on the yard, due to them trashing fields with their big feet. But then I also didn't allow youngsters under 4 years old either because of the damage they often did to fencing.

There were a fair amount of Connemara/Welsh X TBs on my yard and they were always calm, good natured horses ... maybe your friend should take a look at other types of horses before making her decision, because I know in my area, I was not the only YO who didn't allow cobs being on their land.
 
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I think she should find the ugliest, scrawniest, most knock-kneed, cow-hocked, ewe-necked, non-cob type in the known universe and livery that there instead. Hmph. And as a YO, I'd think it far more important to have good livery people with safe, pleasant horses than worry about how 'pretty' they are. I vote move yard.
 
that is actually soooo rude!

Cobs are renound for thier chracter...and many are stunning....there are some awfull wambloods out there. Cobs are also sometimes cheaper to keep...i have a cob...i didnt want anything else..


If its what your friend wants she should get it...she will be the one looking after it etc in then end

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He is my boy...ugly...i think not...what a cheek to say cobs are ugly
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Tia - I believe that she genuinely hates cobs because of the way they look. I have met her and she is very into her designer fashion items etc. There are no cobs of any description on her yard.

My friend doesn't want a really heavy traditional cob, just a horse with a bit of bone like she used to have. I think he may have also had some Connemara in him and he was solid but not "heavy" if you know what I mean. I don't think that type of cob would do any more damage than some of the YO's big-footed WBs.
 
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