cob-horse

A strong cob-horse (_haquenée_) was let for short journeys; latterly these were harnessed to a plain vehicle, called _coche-a-haquenée_: hence the name,

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He was mounted on his stout cob-horse, that served him alike for the road and the chase; and his huntsman probably had a still smaller and rougher beast, or sometimes ran afoot.

The Dog William Youatt 1811