Where to find quality cobs

[Eventing2022]

As title really. Where on earth do you find a quality, polite, well started young cob these days?! Preferably in the SE. There just aren't any!

 

[jnb]

I bought a 4 yo unbroken one and had him broken in by a wonderful person. Then after 6 months hacking I sent him to a really excellent young horse specialist for schooling - they long reined him over ditches through water, around fields, rode him in open fields & taught him to come to me at the mounting block and open gates. Result: Independant confident young cob

IMO if you have them at that stage you are not undoing someone else's mistakes.

 

[YoLaTango]

Ireland? You can’t pass a field here without seeing one or two. I think breeders started seeing that they can command a price and started breeding again and those are coming of age. I’ve heard good things about high meadow farm (think that’s the name) in the north.

I have a smasher. Bought unbacked. Keep him in a breaking and schooling livery. He’s rising 4. He is fabulous!

 

[shortstuff99]

Chilver house gets a lot in from Ireland. They're based in Kings Lynn and worth a look.

Rough and ready.

 

[AdorableAlice]

Jamie Sharkey.

 

[July dreamer]

NB Equine on facebook.

Also worth joining some of the facebook dodgy dealers groups to find out who to avoid!

As above, High Meadows Farm seem to have some lovely cobs.

 

[Annagain]

NB Equine on facebook.

Also worth joining some of the facebook dodgy dealers groups to find out who to avoid!

As above, High Meadows Farm seem to have some lovely cobs.

I bought Charlie from NB equine and although it didn't work out for us, Natacha was lovely to deal with and what happened with him wasn't her fault. She's had some crackers in recently. She's near Portsmouth.

 

[SadKen]

Susie Shuttleworth who’s in the north west, but definitely worth the trip. She finds extremely good quality young cobs and starts them perfectly. I got my now 7yo from her at 4, and the evidence of her excellent start is clear in every ride I have.

 

[HeresHoping]

MPF Horse Talent have some lovely looking cobs in. They are in the NE but it's well worth a trip.

 

[dottylottie]

another vote for susie shuttleworth! cobs aren’t my thing but i follow her and she has some lovely ones in all the time. i was actually supposed to be doing my work experience for college with her at the very start of covid, and from those interactions she was a lovely lady!

 

[Fransurrey]

Trina's Cobs in Basingstoke. They specialise in cobs and have a decent set up for trying them out. They have a website and FB page.

 

[eahotson]

Susie Shuttleworth who’s in the north west, but definitely worth the trip. She finds extremely good quality young cobs and starts them perfectly. I got my now 7yo from her at 4, and the evidence of her excellent start is clear in every ride I have.

My lovely young cob came from her

 

[peanutsmumma]

MTF Cobs on Facebook often have nice ones on there

 

[Dexter]

Trina's Cobs in Basingstoke. They specialise in cobs and have a decent set up for trying them out. They have a website and FB page.

I'd be VERY careful with anything from there.

 

[Sossigpoker]

I'd be VERY careful with anything from there.

Why? I've only ever heard good things.

 

[Nasicus]

Why? I've only ever heard good things.

Yeah same here!

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Tissent easy finding a cob here in the SW either! The places that DO tend to have anything half-decent are often as crooked as a dog's hind leg, this is the problem.

I literally was "found" by my little gypsy coblet (profile pic) and she'd come originally (so I understand) from a "travellers" background...........

Am currently keeping an eye out for a dope-on-a-rope for a livery client.........

 

[Fransurrey]

Yeah same here!

Me three! They were highly recommended to me numerous times when I was looking, even by another dealer!