BREED INFO
EARLY HISTORY & HERITAGE
The original home of the Welsh Mountain Pony was in the hills and valleys
of Wales. They were there before the Romans. There lot was not an easy
one...winters where severe and vegetation was sparse. Shelter, most often was
an isolated valley or a clump of bare trees. Yet the Welsh Pony managed not
only to survive, but to flourish. Led by proud stallions, bands of mares and
their foals roamed in a semi-wild state climbing mountains, leaping ravines,
running over rough terrain. Hence, the development of a pony with a remarkable
soundness of body, tremendous endurance and a high degree of native
intelligence. Down through the years, the Welsh Pony and Cob has served many
masters. On the upland farms of Wales, Welsh Cobs would often have to do
everything from ploughing a field to carrying a farmer to market or driving a
family to church on Sunday. Welsh ponies have been pampered by royalty and
served on the farms of the poor. That the Welsh pony carries a trace of Arabian
blood seems beyond a doubt. However, he has maintained his own dominant
physical characteristics over the years. It has been demonstrated that Welsh
crosses well with many other breed, and this is, to breeders, an important
aspect of his unusual versatility.
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