Why do people want to own cobs?

mcnaughty said:
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OMG he's gorgeous. Looking at his colour and ears I think there may be a little donkey in there. ;););):rolleyes::D
 
Now what was that expression I heard recently. Oh yes, all you horses who want to be skinny tbs should remember that they aren't REAL horses. REAL horses have curves.


Nope, something not quite right with that quote :confused: should it involve an insult from the MD of summat or other?
 
Naturally said:
Now what was that expression I heard recently. Oh yes, all you horses who want to be skinny tbs should remember that they aren't REAL horses. REAL horses have curves.
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I suppose so, but there is just something about right-angles that appeal to me :p:D:D:D:D:D;););)
 
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I rode a skinny (thus unreal - perhaps even imaginary?) horse last night for approximately 5 minutes, then he went lame. The bloke rode a curvy (and thus real) cobalicious horse, and fell off.

I think this probably says something very deep and meaningful about skinny unreal horses vs curvy real horses. Although I'm not sure what.:p
 
Spudlet said:
I rode a skinny (thus unreal - perhaps even imaginary?) horse last night for approximately 5 minutes, then he went lame. The bloke rode a curvy (and thus real) cobalicious horse, and fell off.

I think this probably says something very deep and meaningful about skinny unreal horses vs curvy real horses. Although I'm not sure what.:p
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Maybe the angles were wrong on the skinny horse. You got to get all the angles in alignment or lameness is an inevitable problem.

You didn't use Lynn Russell Cobshine on the curvaceous thing did you? Lethal slippage hazard!!!!
 
Oh give me food, lots of food Till my tummys nice and round
don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wide open country full of treats.
But don't fence me in.
Let me graze By myself with no skinny TBs
Who eat all the grass and are never pleased.
I love cow parsley and i love sweet treats
But don't fence me in.
 
tallyho! said:
Maybe the angles were wrong on the skinny horse. You got to get all the angles in alignment or lameness is an inevitable problem.

You didn't use Lynn Russell Cobshine on the curvaceous thing did you? Lethal slippage hazard!!!!
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No shiny stuff - sadly the bloke had been mounted on that most dangerous of all riding school horse subgroups: Cobbus Sense-of-Humourus Activus. He didn't stand a chance...
 
No fuss and no nonsense, comical and no need to wrap up those stick legs in an array of gadgets and bandages. Not mental in anyway shape or form. Good old hardy type. Love,em.The uglier the better as far as I am concerned. I definitely stood out with my old boy amongst the gleaming set of highly strung.
 
Paulag said:
OMG he's gorgeous. Looking at his colour and ears I think there may be a little donkey in there. ;););):rolleyes::D
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SHE is a very naughty girl and keeps her curves by jumping out of her field to go in with the sheep on better grazing - only slightly better I might add - there is plenty in her field but as always the grass is always greener!

Buy H&H this week and you can educate yourself on Lynn Russell etc ;-) Most answers are cunningly disguised in books ......
 
Shilasdair said:
I don't think many cobs are actually concerned about being stereotyped.
Besides, they're too stupid to read. Not like my Tb who always responds with extravagant backing up when we meet a 'SLOW' sign in the road.
S :D
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Hahahaha brilliant! Mine can also read. When he's see's a STOP painted on the road he plants them little skinny TB legs and won't move a muscle.
 
Spudlet, perhaps the moral is that imaginary fairy tale horses would rather break themselves before they break you, wheras real horses have a better sense of self preservation and have no qualms about putting their rider first in that dept? ;)
 
Ah, now I know who Lynn Russell is. She makes the shiny stuff to put on cobs, so they reflect light & thus do not offend the eyes of those of us with taste!
(quietly ponders how far fetched comments can get before someone twigs)
 
(quietly ponders how far fetched comments can get before someone twigs)
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Isn't a twig a name for a non fluffy horse? So if someone twigs, that must mean that the 'someone' turns into a non-fluffy horse. Therefore are we going to turn into TB's if we read this thread.

Oh dear. :(
 
Naturally said:
Spudlet, perhaps the moral is that imaginary fairy tale horses would rather break themselves before they break you, wheras real horses have a better sense of self preservation and have no qualms about putting their rider first in that dept? ;)
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I think that's what had happened. Cobbus Sense-of-Humourus had decided that cantering would be very hazardous to his health, so upon being coaxed (after much persuasion) into said canter, he decided he'd better put in a small buck to make sure he was still in one piece, and as a result Blokus Noviceous went for a short flying trip...:D
 
ridefast said:
I think the reason cobs don't break is because they're always covered in fat, when they hit the floor they just bounce back
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Oh right. I thought it was the feather-duvet like thickness of the hair (and possibly parachute-like feathers too) what did it. Shows how much I know...:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
Shilasdiar you obviously don't know Cobs very well :D
They've been labelled a name because a small majority of them probably are, but my lad certainly isn't, besides, I wouldn't want to ride a 'rocket' on legs anyway, value my life too much LOL!
 
NB a cob 'owns' you - have had our cob for 6 years and he has taken us to places others with more expensive horses can only aspire to - he is intelligent, rhythmical, handsome, doesn't blow up in the arena, doesn't throw a tantrum at the slightest thing, is spirited, fast, soft in the mouth and quick off the leg, loves his flying changes. But then he's ridden by a rider who loves him, works with him and they are a partnership - that's why people LOVE their cobs but then i am biased.....
 
cobwithattitude said:
NB a cob 'owns' you - have had our cob for 6 years and he has taken us to places others with more expensive horses can only aspire to - he is intelligent, rhythmical, handsome, doesn't blow up in the arena, doesn't throw a tantrum at the slightest thing, is spirited, fast, soft in the mouth and quick off the leg, loves his flying changes. But then he's ridden by a rider who loves him, works with him and they are a partnership - that's why people LOVE their cobs but then i am biased.....
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Whoohoo, you go!!!! :D
 
Shilasdair said:
I will never understand it.
They are fat, lazy, hairier than Bigfoot, and usually bad tempered.
Their paces are so stilted, that they look as though they've had their legs tied together, which gives the rider a nasty jolty ride.
I suppose I can understand riding schools having them, for the scaredy novices, but once you can rise to the trot, surely you'd buy a decent blood horse, or at least a Warmblood?
Your thoughts?
S :D
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I've never had any problem with cobs and have ridden them since I was a child. My favourite at the moment is a Fjord pony. He's lovely and hairy and he goes like the clappers, especially when he's out with his best friend, who is a Haflinger (also one of my favourites). I must say that I've never found Welsh cobs lazy or slow and you seem to overlook the fact that people who live on farms usually want something strong enough to do some odd jobs such as logging or distributing fodder with a flat-bed wagon. You can't do that with a flighty horse. They also live outdoors all year round and generally only need hard feed in the winter. They don't need rugging up, either. That makes them much cheaper as well as more useful.
 
I consider myself a horse lover, so tend to think I like all horses and have owned hots, warms and colds over the years, all except my NEMESIS breed, the Welsh COB (section D).

Is this covered by this thread? it is a cob isnt it? LOL

The only type of horse I have been guilty of making sweeping generalisations of, slating, and assasinating the character of in 30 years. Always said, never met a sane one, never met one with manners, big headed ugly bargy brutes etc etc. Would never buy one for MYSELF.

THEN... I bought one for pennies out of pity as a wild 2 year old colt a couple of years ago to geld, back and sell, as bit of a project, something to do, errrr I no longer have my other horse!
 
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