| Cob is a name given to a type of horse rather than a | | | | hands, and able to carry a rider over the weight of 14 |
| breed. It's used to express the horse's body type. | | | | stone. |
| Cobs are short legged and have a compact muscular | | | | Maxi cob - standing from 15.1 hands. |
| sturdy body which makes the cob a good weight | | | | Show cobs are turned out with a hogged mane to |
| carrier. Cobs are very popular type of horse as they | | | | show off the horse's topline, a pulled tail, usually cut |
| are extremely versatile. Cobs can be used for | | | | two inches below the point of hock and trimmed legs. |
| showing, driving, dressage, show jumping, cross | | | | There is an old saying about show cobs, "to have the |
| country and hacking. Cobs make excellent horses for | | | | head of a lady and the back side of a cook". |
| novice or nervous riders as they have a calm | | | | Traditional Cobs - Gypsy Vanners |
| temperament and have a steady way of going with | | | | The gypsy vanner is the traditional cob, developed |
| low movement making a cob a comfortable smooth | | | | from breeding Friesians, dale ponies, Clydesdales and |
| ride. The cob has a docile and kind nature. | | | | shire horses to create the beautiful traditional cob |
| Popular cob types | | | | favoured by Romany travellers to pull their caravans. |
| · The show cob | | | | Traditional cobs come in all colors but the most |
| · The traditional Cob - Gypsy Vanner | | | | famous being the pie bald (black and white) cob and |
| · The Welsh mountain Section D cob | | | | the skew bald (brown and white) cob. |
| The Show Cob | | | | One of the traditional cobs most famous features |
| Show cobs are divided into 3 groups. | | | | being their heavily feathered legs starting from the |
| Light weight cob - standing between 14.2 and 15.1 | | | | knee on the front legs and at or near the hock on the |
| hands, and able to carry a rider up to the weight of 14 | | | | back legs. Traditional cobs have thick manes and tails |
| stone. | | | | often with a wave. |
| Heavy weight cob - standing between 14.2 and 15.1 | | | | |