Who else owns cow ponies?

[hula]

Following on from Mrs Bs thread...

Who else owns a cow pony or similar?

I've got 2! A 22 year old Cushings lad who is still in almost full time work, a big personality and real character.

And... A 5yo slightly lighter in build cow. Still a bit of a baby, but a big softy.

I hack mainly. Do the odd sport of dressage and jumping for fun. In a blunt fashion they serve the purpose I need them for. They won't win any beauty prizes, the old mans a quirky one and they look like cows with saddles on, but I won't be swapping them for anything slimmer and less hairy anytime soon.

 

[Coblover63]

Just to clarify, do you mean a coloured pony or a Welshie with the bug-eyes that look a bit like cows?

 

[hula]

Coloured big fat cobs!

 

[tessybear]

cow enough for you ?

Just like to add she is mid yawn, sister wasn't pulling on her mouth

 

[Springy]

Moi

 

[hula]

What a hairy beaut tessy!

I love them!

 

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ME

 

[rainer]

Me charlie 12,2 hairy coloured beast,does look slightly prettier than a cow under saddle lol

 

[FfionWinnie]

Mine is a (genuine) cattle horse not a cow pony...

 

[hula]

Cattle pony - the genuine article!

Mind OH slags my pair off for being cows... Secretly he does anything for a sneaky hack on the old man...

Excuses have included "shall we use cob as a nanny when we take Gerry past *insert scaryness here*" or "I just need to see if cobs sound under saddle, with his cushings and that"... Thinks I don't know he has a soft spot for the old beggar.

 

[Clueless]

ME

Me too, but he doesn't like cows... I do wonder if there has been an inter species misunderstanding in the past...

 

[sally87]

It's called a pow!! I do, he's called fat basil and he's brilliant. Very greedy though. And I'm sure he's part pidgeon also as he always knows which way is home...

 

[Clueless]

It's called a pow!! I do, he's called fat basil and he's brilliant. Very greedy though. And I'm sure he's part pidgeon also as he always knows which way is home...

***like***

 

[FfionWinnie]

Cattle pony - the genuine article!

Mind OH slags my pair off for being cows... Secretly he does anything for a sneaky hack on the old man...

Excuses have included "shall we use cob as a nanny when we take Gerry past *insert scaryness here*" or "I just need to see if cobs sound under saddle, with his cushings and that"... Thinks I don't know he has a soft spot for the old beggar.

She's a horse all 14.1 of her

She has just started her cattle working career

 

[Enfys]

One of mine looks like a hereford cow complete with blue eyes and big white face

the other is, like Ffion's, a genuine cow pony, by nature, and breeding.

The new one is showing signs that she will be very good at penning too...that's cow work too, she neither looks like a cow or is a QH/Paint.

 

[FfionWinnie]

Mini me Hereford for your one Enfys!

 

[Annette4]

One of my own and one on loan

 

[Smarties]

I have a Cow Pony call Harry and referred to at the yard as the Cow Pony

mind this cow pony can jump

will try and get the video up later

 

[picolenicole]

Me too, had him for four years now :O Got him as a 4 year old and he has shown me so much, can be a plod but can also pull out all the stops when with the big boys (Hunting horses)

 

[Irishcobs]

Yep 2.
One more cow like then the other, in looks and temperament.

 

[spookypony]

Enfys, you take stunning photos! Do you stand there all day with the camera poised, or are you just lucky??

 

[YasandCrystal]

I think she is just too good with a camera

 

[CobsGalore]

cow enough for you ?

Just like to add she is mid yawn, sister wasn't pulling on her mouth

Beautiful horse!

I hope you don't mind me pointing out though, but your saddle looks like it is tipping back a lot.

 

[tessybear]

Beautiful horse!

I hope you don't mind me pointing out though, but your saddle looks like it is tipping back a lot.

Thank you,

That saddle is pts this was a week after we first got her and she came with that horrible saddle, got the saddle fitter out who said although it isn't causing any pain it isnt ideal she now has a lovely new saddle that is better for all of us

Dad used to call it the "buckaroo" saddle

 

[Mudfukkle]

I hope this works? A real cow pony this is so cute

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

 

[tessybear]

I hope this works? A real cow pony this is so cute

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

I saw that earlier ! I want one, how cute is it

 

[CobsGalore]

Thank you,

That saddle is pts this was a week after we first got her and she came with that horrible saddle, got the saddle fitter out who said although it isn't causing any pain it isnt ideal she now has a lovely new saddle that is better for all of us

Dad used to call it the "buckaroo" saddle

Well done for getting the saddle fitter out! I bet you are all happier with a saddle that fits properly now - It looks like it put you in an awful position!

 

[tessybear]

Well done for getting the saddle fitter out! I bet you are all happier with a saddle that fits properly now - It looks like it put you in an awful position!

It was top of our list, she is a funny shape really beefy up front from pulling bow top wagons so saddle was shaped to fit her, perfect match at the moment It was like sitting on a slab of marble, no padding i actually rode bareback for the first week my sister used the saddle as she is a heck of a lot lighter than me. But she did say it was like trying to ride whilst lying down....

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

I have a baby cow horse ...he is 15.3/16hh and nearly 3......everyone round where I live keep telling me to watch out for Tesco lorries

 

[Hawks27]

Mine is a (genuine) cattle horse not a cow pony...

This is what i thought when i read the titel of this post, my horse is an american cattle horse and i refer to him as a cow pony as its job to herd cattle though yesterday he decided to wrangle the pheasents in the field and chase them out instead