WELSH SECTION A :
WELSH MOUNTAIN PONY

WELSH A STALLION: GLEINIANT SNAFFLES 42875
Sire: Revel Humming Top 22881 - Dam: 47432 Revel Sequoia by Revel Chelsea Fan 9496
PHOTO FROM THE YEARBOOK 2004 WPCS

WELSH A MARE 2JR: 125235 MYNYDDTARREN HABANERA
Sire: Springbourne Caraway 28533 - Dam: 84375 Springbourne Hurrah by Springbourne Boy Blue 26240
PHOTO FROM THE YEARBOOK 2004 WPCS

Bred in the mountains and wild regions of Wales for many generations,
their acknowledged beauty does not mean they are merely a 'pretty toy'
centuries of 'survival of the fittest' has ensured the sound constitution, iron hard limbs
and great intelligence which combined with the legendary Welsh temperament,
makes the ideal child's pony of today. They can be seen ridden and driven all over the worl
equally at home in the cold of Canada and Sweden or the heat of Africa and Australia.

 

The height should not exceed 12 h.h. (121.9 cms).


General Character
Hardy, spirited and pony-like

Colour
Any colour, except piebald and skewbald

Head
Small, clean-cut, well set on and tapering to the muzzle

Eyes
Bold

Ears
Well-placed, small and pointed, well up on the head, proportionately close

Nostrils
Prominent and open

Jaws and Throat
Clean and finely-cut, with ample room at the angle of the jaw

Neck
Lengthy, well-carried and moderately lean in the case of mares,
but inclined to be cresty in the case of mature stallions

Shoulders
Long and sloping well back. Withers moderately fine, but not "knifey".
The humerus upright so that the foreleg is not set in under the body

Forelegs
Set square and true, and not tied in at the elbows. Long, strong forearm, well developed knee,
short flat bone below knee, pasterns of proportionate slope and length, feet well-shaped and round, hoofs dense.

Back and Loins
Muscular, strong and well coupled

Girth
Deep

Ribs
Well sprung

Hind Quarters
Hocks to be large, flat and clean with points prominent, to turn neither inwards nor outwards.
The hind legs not to be too bent. The hock not to be set behind a line from the point of
the quarter to the fetlock joint. Pasterns of proportionate slope and length.
Feet well-shaped, hoofs dense.

Action
Action must be quick, free and straight from the shoulder, knees and hocks
well flexed with straight and powerful leverage well under the body.

DESCRIPTIONS FROM WPCS