Why do people want to own cobs?

tallyho! said:
Do other countries have cob equivalents? Or are we unique in the way we are oversubscribed with cobs and cobalikes?
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Not sure if you are the only ones so lucky and/or plagued, hehe. BUT, they have infiltrated even as far as Hawaii! I bought one 2 months ago from the Big Island and he now lives on Oahu. There are some on the other islands but I think he is the only one on Oahu for the moment. They are going to take over the world! lol
 
Alec Swan said:
You do realise that they eat them, I suppose? A strange lot, the frogs! :D

Is there such a book; How to cook a cob? If there is, I'd prefer it in English as my French's a bit rusty! :)

Alec.
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Boil in salted water until soft, slather with butter, and eat with a small fork stuck in each end, isn't it?
 
tallyho! said:
Do other countries have cob equivalents? Or are we unique in the way we are oversubscribed with cobs and cobalikes?
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What you call Gypsy Cob, is called Tinker over here. So we have Tinkers, but Irish Cobs, and Welsh Cobs is probably the only horses in Sweden, which gets called Cobs. We categorise horses as either Warmbloods, Coldbloods, or Ponies.
 
ALEC HELLO DEAR FRIEND!!!

Actually, it's a great leveller to be able to say "HORSE MEAT" to Shy when he's pouncing around. Soon settles down, so don't need to say it too often :D

Seriously tho, peeps always stop and chat.. my horsey French is better than any. That said, the heavy horses out here make Shy look PITIFUL...THEY'RE MASSIVE:eek:
 
only_me said:
Small fork? I imagine they might be quite tough so bigger forks may be needed. Don't want to get any stuck in teeth.
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Pitchforks?!
A cob is also a v large bread roll - it takes a lot of filling.
Other similarities to the equine variety 1) they don't move of their own volition. 2) it is extremely difficult to get a saddle to fit one.
 
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D66 said:
Pitchforks?!
A cob is also a v large bread roll - it takes a lot of filling.
Other similarities to the equine variety 1) they don't move of their own volition. 2) it is extremely difficult to get a saddle to fit one.
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Mine moves of her own volition and the first saddle we tried fitted her. Do you think she's a cob? Could I have been ripped off have I bought a *whispers* warmblood?! :eek:
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What do you think:eek:
 
I'm a bit worried. Alf is trying very hard to turn into a cob. His mane appears to have grown 6 inches since I told him he was retired, and he has feathers...

Standards must be upheld - he's coming in at the weekend for an anti-cob session.
 
As this has been bumped I’ll tell you.
The other day I fancied taking my cob for a hack so I got him in, chucked his tack on and off we went on our own. It was only a short hack but he was foot perfect and willing.
Nothing odd about that except when you consider he hasn’t done anything, not even left the yard for 4 years 😳.

That’s why I own a cob 😀
 
meleeka said:
As this has been bumped I’ll tell you.
The other day I fancied taking my cob for a hack so I got him in, chucked his tack on and off we went on our own. It was only a short hack but he was foot perfect and willing.
Nothing odd about that except when you consider he hasn’t done anything, not even left the yard for 4 years ��.

That’s why I own a cob ��
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He was probably too busy concentrating on eyeing up new places to nap at and eat fresh grass. Gotta Scout the area first to find the best places to picnic. :p
 
palterwell said:
My young cob has no moustache, this month we have had large vets bills . Does he qualify as a warmblood ?
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I think you were missold. Did you see it’s parents?!

My cob has no moustache either but only because he’s worn it off on the mud trying to find food because he’s starving. He has a large ribcage so it fools people.
 
I’ve known him since he was born, his mum has a big moustache and is 13.2 Dad is now deceased so I don’t know if he had a ‘tache, he was 12.2. Foal is now 15.2
 
My supposed 'sport horse' sprouted a suspiciously cob- like mustache last winter. I think it's kind of cute:D
 
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