WELSH PONIES & COBS

Wales has a rich heritage of native ponies. The Welsh Pony Stud Book is divided into four sections.

The Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A) was produced by the Arab crossed with the Celtic Pony. 

The Welsh Mountain Pony was crossed with a small Thoroughbred called Merlin to produce the Welsh Pony. The Welsh Pony (Section C) and the Welsh Cob (Section D) differ only in size and were probably the result of crosses of the Welsh Mountain Pony with Spanish horses and possibly the now extinct Old Welsh Carthorse.

SECTION A
Colour: Any solid colour is acceptable.
Height: Up to 12 hands.
Conformation: Small concave head, crested neck, sloping shoulder, short back and legs, neat feat and high set tail.
Character: Intelligent, spirited, kind.
Uses: Riding, breeding.

SECTION B
Colour: Any solid colour. 
Height: Up to 13.2 hands.
Conformation: Very similar to Section A but taller, lighter build.
Character: Intelligence, spirited, kind.
Uses: Riding.
 
SECTION C (Welsh Pony) and D(Cob)
Colour: Any solid colour. 
Height: Cob: 14 -15.1 hands.
Pony of Cob type: Not exceeding 13.2hh.
Conformation: Stocky and with substance, good head on strong shoulders, powerful back, good feet, silky feathers.
Character: Bold, intelligent, calm.
Uses: Riding, driving.
 

Welsh Pony and Cob Society
6 Chalybeate Street
Aberystwyth
Caredigion,
SY23 1HS
Tel: 01970 617501
Fax: 01970 625401