Cobs
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Hello show season: 14 winners from the BSPA winter championships
Check out these BSPA winter championship winners
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‘I’ve lost my best buddy’: Tributes paid to HOYS champion
The seven-year-old was crowned HOYS maxi cob of the year last season
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What should I feed my cob this winter? Spillers explains... *Promotion*
Spillers' equine nutritionist Clare Barfoot provides one H&H forum user with some helpful advice on how to feed a cob through the winter
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'He's a once in a lifetime horse': history repeats itself at HOYS Cob of the Year championship
Find out who was victorious in the cob championship at HOYS
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Look for a sparkle in their eye — and other secrets for finding your dream cob
Canny, but kind, cobs are honest all-rounders who won’t let the side down, whatever the discipline, and once you’ve found a good ’un, you’ll be hooked for life. But how do you go about finding the perfect super cob?
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Grand prix in sight for dressage super cob Billy Wizz
“He’s a cracking pony and a character. He knows how good he is”
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Think your cob can't do piaffe? Think again...
In his latest book 'The Cobs Can! Workbook', Omar Rabia looks at progressive training exercises designed specifically for cobs. Here, ridden piaffe is introduced
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‘Horses are miracle workers’: how one gypsy cob saved a woman after she lost her baby
When Adele Barker, 34, from Spalding lost her baby after an ectopic pregnancy, she began to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Here she explains how getting back in the saddle helped her on the road to recovery
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Could you #giveacobajob asks the Blue Cross
The Blue Cross is hoping to get #giveacobajob trending on social media and wants your help
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'My son had to lift me onto my horse': Allister Hood takes Cob of the Year at HOYS
Find out who took the top spot in the Cob of the Year class at HOYS
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6 'can-do' cobs for sale this week
If you want a horse or pony that's (probably) going to look after you in all sorts of situations, take a look at our selection of cobs for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week
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29 pictures to prove that cobs CAN do dressage (and excel at it)
When we asked you if you had a cob that could turn its hoof to dressage, we were inundated with responses. Here are just a few of pictures of your feathered friends excelling in the arena. Watch out Valegro...
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‘The oldies got it together’: Jayne Ross defends supreme title at RIHS, Allister Hood second
Two riders who suffered life-threatening falls earlier this year take the top two showing spots at Hickstead
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10 super cobs crowned champions in the show ring this season
Many show rings have been full to the brim with show cobs vying for the championship title so far this season. Here’s a selection of some of those who got the nod from the judges
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Cobsmopolitan anyone? Why show cobs have such brilliant names
If you glance at the cob entries in a show schedule you’ll probably find yourself smiling. But what is the thinking behind these stand-out names?
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Simon Reynolds: 'I find sub-standard animals masquerading as top show horses particularly annoying' *H&H VIP*
Horse & Hound's showing columnist explains why he 'wouldn't show an agricultural cob' and why he thinks some shows need to get their acts together
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Horse has massive stake removed from chest *warning: graphic images*
A cob had a lucky escape after a fence post became wedged about 3ft into his chest
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Simon Reynolds: Cobs are a type, not a height [H&H VIP]
H&H's showing columnist, Simon Reynolds challenges newly introduced guidelines regarding the height of maxi cobs
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Chloe Chubb's showing blog: an experience that will be hard to beat
Our showing blogger has had the most wonderful time ride judging at Royal Windsor Horse Show
