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Cobs Can!: Training and Riding the Versatile Cob
Cobs Can
- GenresHorses
168 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2011
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August 18, 2021
I was quite excited to find out that this was in print again and couldn't wait to buy it ... I've heard such great things about it and couldn't wait to get stuck in. But I wasn't as blown away with it as I expected. The author attempts to show that training cobs is different to training the more traditional dressage warmblood, and outlines the methods he has used to some success (although these successes haven't necessarily translated to the competition world!). A lot of his ideas are sound and very interesting, but I don't think they are that original ... maybe when this was first published that would have been the case, but these days it is more normal to see all sorts of horses ridden in competition, and lots of different methods are used - all tweaks on that considered 'traditional'.
That said, I did like a lot of the exercises he uses and the order in which he does them to progressively train different skills and movements. His discussions on the canter were of particular interest, as this is the pace my own horse struggles with and I'm looking forward to putting some of his ideas into practice.
That said, I did like a lot of the exercises he uses and the order in which he does them to progressively train different skills and movements. His discussions on the canter were of particular interest, as this is the pace my own horse struggles with and I'm looking forward to putting some of his ideas into practice.
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