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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Cob ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Cob Book Search: Cob Description The Cob can be found in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Usually good riding cobs are found in southwest England and are bred on the Welsh and Wales borders. The Cob is not bred intentionally and may even be accidental but can occur regularly. The Cob can be produced by any number of crosses including Irish Draft, Clevelands, Welsh Cobs, and Shires. Some of the best Cobs come from Ireland with the Irish Draft blood. Good horse-raising country is essential in turning out cobs with size and substance. The Cob was a horse that was very economical to keep in England as the Cobs with an Irish Draft or Draft cross worked well if not overfed. These horses were used in harness, riding, and hunting.The modern Cob, like its predecessor, is easy and economical to keep. The Cob stands on average 15 hh and is capable of carrying heavyweight riders. The conformation of a Cob is much like that of a heavy horse. The Cob is big-bodied, compact, intelligent, and good-natured. The ideal Cob would have attentive and mobile ears with wide-spaced eyes. The neck of the Cob would not be to upright. The hindquarters would be remarkably muscled and strong with short, powerful legs. In the show ring the Cob is separated into three classes: the working cobs, lightweight cobs, and the heavyweight cobs. In the show ring a Cob must not exceed 15.1 hh and the working cobs are required to jump. Through horse shows in these countries the Cob has maintained its recognition. Google Ads

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