Welsh Ponies and 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 (Section B).

The Welsh Pony of Cob Type (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 (The Welsh Mountain Pony)

Origin: Wales.
Colour: any solid colour.
Height: up to 12 hands.
Conformation: small concave head, bold eyes, and a wide forehead. Crested neck, sloping shoulder, short back and legs, round dense hooves, and high set tail.
Character: intelligent, spirited, kind.
Uses: riding, breeding, driving.

SECTION B (The Welsh Pony)

Origin: Wales.

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 of Cob Type)

Origin: Wales.

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 D (Cob)

Origin: Wales.

Colour: any solid colour.

Height: no upper limits.

Conformation: bold, prominent eyes, broad head,, strong limbs, heard wearing joints, abundance of flat bone.

Character: courageous, powerful, agile.

Uses: riding, driving.