Iyini ihhashi le-cob?
I-word cob, esetshenziselwa ukuchaza uhlobo lwehhashi , isetshenziswa kakhulu e-UK kuneNyakatho Melika. Kodwa-ke, ungase ugijimise ku-cob size, noma uzwe othile echaza ihhashi ngokuthi 'i-cobby' noma i-cob.
I-cob yihhashi elakhiwe ngokuqinile, eliyizandla ezingaba ngu-15 eliphezulu, elinomoya oqinile. Zibukeka njenge-pony enkulu kodwa ziphezu kokuphakama kwe-pony. I-cob yiluhlobo lwehhashi kunezinhlobo ezithile. Ama-cobs afanayo ekhaya ngaphansi kwe-saddle noma e-harness futhi ngokuvamile amahhashi ahlose ukuhloswa, kokubili lapho amahhashi adingeka khona ukuthutha futhi manje uma umnikazi efisa ukuba nomabili ogibele ngokugibela nokushayela ihhashi.
Izinhlamvu ze-Cob
Ngaphandle kwamathambo abo amakhulu, amalunga aqinile, ukwakha okuqinile futhi cishe i-pony-njengokubukeka. bangase banikeze umqondo wokwakhiwa njengesikwele noma ube yimilenze encane. I-Cobs ine-temperament. Bavame ukuba nama- manes kanye nemisila enobuningi nokuthwala umlenze, okufana nehhashi le- Clydesdale noma le-Shire. Ayikho imininingwane yangempela yesayizi yama-cobs, kodwa ngokuvamile, aphakama ukuphakama kwehhashi, ngaphansi kwezandla ezingu-16. Izintamo zabo zinzima futhi zinikeza umqondo wokugubha, futhi izinhloko zazo zingase zivame, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngisho nezidakamizwa zothando. Ziza zonke imibala futhi nazo zonke izinhlobo zokumaka kanye nephethini yengubo.
Ama-cobs gaits kufanele akhululeke, futhi indlela yawo yokuhamba eqinile futhi eqinile.
Thayipha Ungakhulumi
I-Cobs ayiyona uhlobo oluthile lwehhashi, kunalokho luhlobo lwehhashi. Ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwawo okukhulu, bangakwazi ukuthwala abantu abadala kalula, kodwa hhayi ukude kakhulu ukuhamba nokugibela, njengehhashi elihleliwe.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi amahhashi ahlaziyi azinakube yizinhlobo zama-cob. I-Gypsy Vanner, i-Norman, noma i-French Cob kanye ne-Breton Horse efana nayo, futhi evela eFrance, yilezi zinhlobo eziwuhlobo lwe-cob. Kodwa i-cob uhlobo lokugibela ihhashi eyaziwa kakhulu yi-Section D Welsh Cob . Eqinisweni, amanye ama- Arabians , ama- American Quarter Horses , kanye nezinye izinhlobo eziqinile zokuhamba ngamahhashi zingase zibe izinhlobo zama-cob.
Iziphambano eziningi ezihleliwe ziyihhashi lezinhlobo zamahhashi, ikakhulukazi uma zingaphansi kuka-16 hh. Kukhona nohlobo oluthiwa i-Norman Cob, eyayivela esifundeni saseNormandy saseFrance.
Ibonisa ama-Cobs
Ama-Cob asetshenziswa njengamahhashi agibele amahhashi, emidlalweni yokuzingela insimu nakwe-harness. Uma kubonisiwe, bavame ukuba nomyeni wabo eboshwe noma egoqa. Lo mkhuba uhambela emuva esikhathini lapho kubaluleke kakhulu ukugcina indlela yokuthola izintambo nokubambisana kunokuphikisana ngokubheka. Ukwehliswa komlenze kungahle kugwetshwe. E-UK cobs kuboniswa emakilasini ngokusho usayizi kanye nemigomo yokugqoka eqinile okudingekayo kwabagibeli. Amahhashi aboniswa phezulu nasezikhunjini. ENyakatho Melika, i-Gypsy Vanners ne-Welsh Cobs iboniswa kodwa ishiywe ngamanese emvelo kanye nokubutha komlenze.
I-Cob-Sized Tack
Uma ushenga ukuthenga, ikakhulukazi ukuyeka kanye namathanga, ungabona ukuthi amanye amakwe uphawu lwe-cob. Faka i-cob ekhonjiwe ehloselwe amahhashi amancane kunamahhashi amakhulu, kodwa amakhulu kune-pony. Uma une- Morgan , i- Appaloosa , i-Quarter Horse, i-Arabian, noma enye insizwa encane egibele amahhashi amahhashi, usayizi we-cob ungaba isayizi esifanele ukuthenga.