Barker, Working Cob
Owned and ridden by Anna Wilson
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The Show Cob class originated from the type of horse you'd put your grandfather on to go hunting. The show cob is 15.1hh or smaller, of a stocky build with short legs. It should be a comfortable ride, with excellent manners - remember granddad sat up there!
Cobs are short to allow for mounting and dismounting with ease, and hogged because they are too stocky to look sensible plaited. A full mane, especially on a horse of this build, would have looked a mess on the hunting field, gotten sweaty underneath and gotten in the way of reins.
Working Cob is like working hunter, but for cobs.
The British Show Hack, Cob and Riding Horse Association runs qualifiers for cobs for the Horse of the Year Show and Royal International Horse Show.
For amateur owners, the SEIB Search for a Star championship has the final at the Horse of the Year Show.
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