Why do people want to own cobs?

[Izzwizz]

Oh dear, thought we had a new style forum troll on here for a minute!

 

[Natch]

Naturally, ester's comment about my sig was not tongue in cheek. She was upset because I'd said she was brown nosing.

b***er it I've lots track of who said what he said she said nobody didn't do last tuesday. Apologies to all concerned

 

[Tiffany]

we have a fat cob at our yard, we call him Belgain becasue he looks like a Belgian blue cow! His owner tries to hide the hairyness by shaving him but hes still a fat hairy cob underneath

if he was human he would be rab c nesbitt!

I find cobs quite offensive! I dont have a favourite type, I just dislike cobs - sorry cob lovers

Presume being a yard manager you wouldn't have cobs on your yard then?

 

[glitterfuzz]

My thoughts exactly. It's obvious boring because it's not in agreement with GF.

its the personal attacks and ranting thats boring! If you dont agree with my opinion I dont really care! I dont like cobs, end of story, not amount of justifying it will make me change my mind, just stop being rude to each other and dont make this personal!

 

[cloudandmatrix]

oh the irony

 

[kirstyhen]

The words dog and bone spring to mind

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Agree Gf, each to their own - but the joke is just a little bit old now

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

oh the irony

Yup the gloves are slowly cumin off

Nikki xxxx

 

[brighteyes]

Poor people buy cobs because they don't have to feed them much and they stay nice and fat. You can't buy saddles to fit (more money saved) and they don't need rugs because of all the hair and fluff.

 

[glitterfuzz]

Poor people buy cobs because they don't have to feed them much and they stay nice and fat. You can't buy saddles to fit (more money saved) and they don't need rugs because of all the hair and fluff.

that made me laugh

 

[Shilasdair]

The words dog and bone spring to mind

I may be being over-sensitive, but these cob owners are quite hostile, aren't they?
S

 

[JDChaser]

I'll never understand how someone can say they don't like a particular breed of horse, when all are individuals and should be approached as so. Just goes to show who the narrow-minded amongst us are, and who believes in stereotypes i suppose. You can't be an effective horserider if you judge a horse before you've even sat on them.

 

[LittleSoph]

its the personal attacks and ranting thats boring! If you dont agree with my opinion I dont really care! I dont like cobs, end of story, not amount of justifying it will make me change my mind, just stop being rude to each other and dont make this personal!

Actually, it's you that's boring. Who made you ruler of all? You're allowed to be rude to every cob owner on this forum yet you expect when you say 'just stop being rude to each other' we will just obey?
You can hypocrite to your CV, having the cheek to call me rude?! And I don't care how personally you take that, you're damn rude and have been from the beginning, so I'm just defending your 'attack', so to speak.

I really don't care if you like cobs or not, it's your manner, your front and your lack of tact that does it for me. As I said, you (not just you) lower the tone of the forum.

ETA: Sorry I forgot to smile....


And Shils, yes, sometimes, we are...

 

[martlin]

I may be being over-sensitive, but these cob owners are quite hostile, aren't they?
S

I'm actually a bit afraid to post anything at all, you know

 

[glitterfuzz]

Actually, it's you that's boring. Who made you ruler of all? You're allowed to be rude to every cob owner on this forum yet you expect when you say 'just stop being rude to each other' we will just obey?
You can hypocrite to your CV, having the cheek to call me rude?! And I don't care how personally you take that, you're damn rude and have been from the beginning, so I'm just defending your 'attack', so to speak.

I really don't care if you like cobs or not, it's your manner, your front and your lack of tact that does it for me. As I said, you (not just you) lower the tone of the forum.

..............

 

[kirstyhen]

I may be being over-sensitive, but these cob owners are quite hostile, aren't they?
S

Must be all that pent up frustration at not owning a proper horse

You must never be rude to them in person though, they have biceps like a russian shot-putter from all the leaning cobs do!

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

I dont own one and I take offence at the statements!!!

i agree with this

I'll never understand how someone can say they don't like a particular breed of horse, when all are individuals and should be approached as so. Just goes to show who the narrow-minded amongst us are, and who believes in stereotypes i suppose. You can't be an effective horserider if you judge a horse before you've even sat on them.

Nikki xxxx

 

[brighthair]

I'll never understand how someone can say they don't like a particular breed of horse, when all are individuals and should be approached as so. Just goes to show who the narrow-minded amongst us are, and who believes in stereotypes i suppose. You can't be an effective horserider if you judge a horse before you've even sat on them.

hey I object to that.... I judge EVERY horse before I get on it, including the ones stood on their back legs, breathing fire, after they've bitten me - that'd be the ones I don't get on! ;-)

 

[Natch]

You must never be rude to them in person though, they have biceps like a russian shot-putter from all the leaning cobs do!

*Spits wine over laptop and thanks god there's no webcam to show her overly developed biceps*

 

[JDChaser]

hey I object to that.... I judge EVERY horse before I get on it, including the ones stood on their back legs, breathing fire, after they've bitten me - that'd be the ones I don't get on! ;-)

I've worked with many horses who are terrors on the ground, but absolutely wonderful to ride. I even own one

 

[kezimac]

i dont mind cobs - good laugh, i have had cobs and loved them and done allsorts with them - i do prefer shorter stride - cant do huge striding warmbloods - but thats cos of my back injury.
My current horse is below - so is she classed as cob???? 15.3hh IDxTB

 

[brighthair]

I've worked with many horses who are terrors on the ground, but absolutely wonderful to ride. I even own one

true, but whether I see it ridden or on the ground, I still make a judgement of it

 

[kirstyhen]

My current horse is below - is she classed as cob???? IDxTB

Oh no, she's much worse than that

****Whispers****

She's an ID cross!!!

 

[ester]

kezimac.

no silly that is an 'Irish Warmblood' hotx cold =warm in my book anyhow

 

[kezimac]

Oh no, she's much worse than that

****Whispers****

She's an ID cross!!!

hahahahaha pmsl - she a pretty id cross though!!!

 

[Chico Mio]

*wanders off to start a thread entitled "why I dislike Arabs"*

;-)

Now I was happy to laugh at the cob debate - hairy, lummoxes that they are, but I cannot stand by for this!


*flounces out of thread*

 

[glitterfuzz]

i dont mind cobs - good laugh, i have had cobs and loved them and done allsorts with them - i do prefer shorter stride - cant do huge striding warmbloods - but thats cos of my back injury.
My current horse is below - so is she classed as cob???? 15.3hh IDxTB

no shes not black, white and hairy, you can see her face and she doesnt have beard and bin lid feet! Did you buy her from the gypsies for a fiver though? If so, she may be a cob in disguise!

 

[Sol]

Aww, only 15 pages?! Keep going people, this is rather amusing

 

[jensheff26]

i love my little cob i wouldnt swap her for anything and iv just found out shes in foal so few months and i will have a cob foal too. im gonna be one proud nannie, cobs rule

 

[Hedges]

I own an Oldenburg gelding and while I love him to bits, I know many cobs that are much better. Because of his pure breeding, my Monty has weakened back legs that mean he cannot take part in dressage or jumping as it causes too much stress.
Does that not prove that cobs are just as good as other horses? They're better than my warmblood....