What would you do if you saw.....

[Hal]

an Irish Cob type of horse jumping a senior British Novice course?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/Henderson/Milly/blowingwinds150.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/Henderson/Milly/upright.jpg

Would you laugh or be amazed? (Im just curious of what people think thats all:rolleyes: )

Does anyone know of Yeb De Jong? I got a lesson with him this sun....

[cluelessmolly]

looks good!
i have a very heavy weight 14.2hh cob and we often jump 3ft 9. he looks amazing jumping with all his feather and mane!

how high is senior british novice? 1 metre?

[SJ wanabe]

I would say wow dat rider must be good. I av a 14.2 cob and it make =s me appy dat peeps still like cobs. It shows dat rider isn't just sittin der bein rubbish!:D

[Ali_fewins]

some of the best showjumping ponies were cobs!

i wouldnt think it looked out of place at all, i have seen a suffolk cross jump a newcomers!! lol

[Nik-n-Kia]

I would say GO GIRL!!!!

I love to see heavier horses enjoying themselves just as much as the littler horses!!!

I once saw a shire horse doing dressage and it was amazing!!!

Fully on the bit and not a double bridle with the flowing mane and feathers it was soooooooo slow and graceful!!!!

Gorgeous!!! Keep it up!!!!!

Nikki xxxxxx :D

[Hal]

arent cobs amazing!

sj wannabe - your right about haviong to be a good rider because as soon the rider stops riding the cob tend to go all cant be bothered... well milly does :) I love it when people say they likes cobs!

cluelessmolly - BN senior is 90cms so about 3ftish? wow! you jump 3ft 9? do you compete in sj?


I agree it is nice to see heavier horses out and about! At the shows I go to are usually the lighter horses above 16hh...we still beat them! hehehehe

[jenren!!]

I wouldnt be amzed at all, id be proud to see it. It just shows that not only TBs and warmbloods are talented!

[SJ wanabe]

ye my pony would stop if you stoped riding. everyone tinks he is push button. I wish they could ride him and c ow ard it is! I jump bout 3ft2-6

[PinkGlamourGurl]

:) smile very much. Heavy horses are amazing to watch jumping. You should do it XD I looove cobs. they are fabby!

[Hal]

I laugh and laugh til Im on the floor because people think Milly is easy to ride:D :D (Seriously I do)... I let them ride her but don't get anywhere with her really, for example, one lass who rode her thinking she was easy, Milly did nothing but go backwards... I just sat there killing myself laughing whilst watching her trying to get her to move:rolleyes:

sj-wanabe = are you aiming to jump bsja with yours or you already are? (cos I wanna to bsja with mine and she clearing 85cms courses like a piece of cake really)

[kianjoseph]

I think it looks amazing, I love heavy horses. :D :D

ye my pony would stop if you stoped riding. everyone tinks he is push button. I wish they could ride him and c ow ard it is! I jump bout 3ft2-6

I must be getting old, it's taking me ages to read your posts - I thought you were talking about 'cowards' for a good few minutes there..:o

[jenren!!]

Is it not your horse then Hal in the original pics?

[Hal]

jenren = not my own horse but I feel privileaged to loan her because she has taught me what its like to cope with a mare who likes her own way, we both now trust each other completly and somehow, she always know how to make me laugh :) i abso adore milly :)

[Herbie's mummy]

Would not suprize me at all!
Good old cobs and X cobs :D and not to forget the good old irish bred pony *mine*!!!
Good to see you out there!
It annoys me when people think only warmbloods etc can be amazing at dressage !

WOOOO go you :D x x

[Hal]

Its also lovely to know that there are other people out there who believe cobs are talented (very reasurring :) )

[Rips]

About 1 in 4 horses I see jumping at a similar level (or higher!) here are of the same type. Mostly because there are lots of IDxcobs IDxcoloureds who are fabulous jumpers, sometimes they don't need the TB/WB influence at all.
Cobxconnemara crosses are popular too for the bigger classes.

Nice horse :)

[eventerbabe]

i wouldn't be suprised. My irish cob can jump courses of 3ft6 and leave every fence standing. he's also a dab hand at dressage........

One of my favourite local horses on the SJ circuit up here when i was a kid was a pure bred irish draft stallion called Pride of Meath. Big, substantial chap and very successful.

[chev]

SJ wanabe - please don't use text speak. If you keep doing so, you'll find your posts deleted.

[helenc]

Wouldn't be surprised at all - see quite a lot of Cobs jumping BN/Disc/Newcs around here

[tinkerbell11]

are you gonna to jump bsja next year with Milly or what? just wonedred:D

[Cheko]

Looks fantastic.

[Iron Maiden]

My old cob did a 3 ft 7 class with me at Hickstead, we did get some very funny looks from people in the crowd when we went in the ring because most of the other competitors were very posh compared to us but we didn't disgrace ourselves & got a huge cheer when we finished. He won open XCs & ODEs and did really well at dressage too. He always got loads of attention, I'm sure his size, colour & hairyness appealed to people. Bless him.
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[coss]

it gets a wow from me. thats brilliant

[Harleyhorse]

Wow that great! It nice to see the horse that people think "can do that" doing it and doing it well!

[Hal]

I would love to try BSJA with her (shes capable too) but it all depends on her owner...

Iron Maiden - your horsey looks abso gorg! :) very beautiful!

[chaz_the_star]

Power To The Cobs!!


:D

[Hal]

hehehe I agree! Power to the Cobs! :)

[jenren!!]

Iron Maiden its so nice to see that. If it was me watching it would be yours i'd be cheering on! I like unique ;).

I think some people do put their cobs down due to the stereotypical warmbloods and TBs competing but i think they'd be amazed at how much talent their cobs actually have.

Of course alot arent strictly built for the job, but then again for those with the talent but not the greatest physique i think deserve the admiration. Pure talent.

[tinkerbell11]

I would love to try BSJA with her (shes capable too) but it all depends on her owner...

Iron Maiden - your horsey looks abso gorg! :) very beautiful!

you could talk her owner about bsja? see if the owner would like her to? who knows

[Cheko]

What a lovely cob. I like her 'flying feathers'!!!!!

[Iron Maiden]

Thanks all for saying such lovely things about him. I lost him over the summer so very very sad but what a joy and privilege to have owned him.

Hal - all the best with your lovely cob, I am sooooo jealous!

Yeh, power to cobs, they rock!!!:D

[Hal]

tinkerbell - he prefers driving (he doesn't ride anymore) but he has been more supportive about unaff which is a really good start so once Ive proved she capable of a BN track, I will approach him about it then (hope he says yes! :) )

Thanks Iron Maidden :)

[Marmite]

I love to see cobs jump, especially with all their feather and mane flying - brill!!!

Theres an old cob at the RS I go to, he can be a really good plod, but as soon as he sees a jump, he spices up big time. You get people laughing when you mention him jumping, but at the last jumping day (its banned now :( - health and safety) he wiped the floor with everyone and left all the people think he was a plod with their jaws on the floor as he kicked up dust into them :D Fab!!!

[dixieniki]

DONT GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT!;)
A girl i teach had to sell her horse as he was too much for her but he looked the part. We found this super little horse called Princess and all everyone ever did was call her a cart horse.
Now everyone is amazed cos this little horse is the only horse thats goes out consistantly week after wk getting double clears in discovery..not long til we moving her into newcomers..so GO ON GIRL go prove em all wrong, we did! lol
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[Sexy Sietske]

My friesain filly (yes... FRIESIAN!!) decided the cows field next to her had better grass and jumped th hedge that had barbed wire both sides :eek: Was about 4ft high..probs higher and aout 2ft wide and cleared it without a scratch on her. She also decided to jump the fence into the geldings field and play with byron and murphy and that fence had to be over 4ft and it was on a hill with a drop this side :eek: :eek:

Some of these heavy/deep chested horses will just fly if you can get them motivated :rolleyes:

[Gothika]

Lovely to see all these cobs flying :D My welsh D is hopefully a bsja prospect - I know she's not as heavy as some, but maha she may only be 14.3hh but she's got a huge stride and we'll be able to do the tighter corners which not all 17hh warmbloods can. :D

[punxmafia]

Cobs are way too under rated! My 14.1 Dales (so he is cobbie) jumps over 4ft with me and is fast at time. So I would say thats brilliant, cobs are amazing. That horse is absolutly georgeous by the way!

[rohan]

Cobs have always been considered second class horses. What s load of rubbish they can be outstanding all rounders. Iron Maiden your cob looks stunning and its just the ignorent people who make comments. By the way why is there a hoeses backside in the car in your photo :D :D I thought that Rohan was the only one who liked to get into cars.:eek: Sorry dident see first photo second one brill you look great Pippa eat your heart out :)

[Iron Maiden]

Never even noticed the horse's bum in the car! You are sharp eyed indeed Rohan. Cheaper than a trailer I guess, don't knock it:D