Welsh Pony
Name:
Welsh Pony
Lifespan:
25-40+ years
Height:
13.2 h.h.
Appearance:
Their legs are fine and clean boned, and ideally they are deep chested. Their heads often look like Arabians with sharp ears, large expressive eyes and dished forehead. They have strong, elegant necks and strong hindquarters.
Markings:
Depends
Color:
Besides gray, black, chestnut, bay, roan, cream palomino, buckskins.
Aptitude:
Riding, light draft
Where from:
Wales
Facts:
Because of the Welsh Ponies natural intelligence and gentle nature, it makes them the idea horse for training as they are quick learners.
Most of the Welsh Ponies originated in Wales. During the time of the Industrial Revolution before the modern engine came along, the ones that still remained in Wales were commonly used for businessmen that went on trips. The Welsh would have to endure a thirty-five mile uphill trail and it did so without buckling under the pressure by completing the task in less than three hours. This also proved to be a way to select a certain few for breeding and racing. It was in this time that the first set of well-known Welsh Studs was born; they went by such names as "Comet", "Meteor, and "Express".
Welsh ponies can't be paints, either piebald or skewbald. appaloosa.
Super fact:
There is a debate on who is the oldest living pony ever recorded, one was said to have lived to be fifty-four years old, when another in Gower Peninsula was said to have lived to the old age of 66 years old.
Welsh Pony
Lifespan:
25-40+ years
Height:
13.2 h.h.
Appearance:
Their legs are fine and clean boned, and ideally they are deep chested. Their heads often look like Arabians with sharp ears, large expressive eyes and dished forehead. They have strong, elegant necks and strong hindquarters.
Markings:
Depends
Color:
Besides gray, black, chestnut, bay, roan, cream palomino, buckskins.
Aptitude:
Riding, light draft
Where from:
Wales
Facts:
Because of the Welsh Ponies natural intelligence and gentle nature, it makes them the idea horse for training as they are quick learners.
Most of the Welsh Ponies originated in Wales. During the time of the Industrial Revolution before the modern engine came along, the ones that still remained in Wales were commonly used for businessmen that went on trips. The Welsh would have to endure a thirty-five mile uphill trail and it did so without buckling under the pressure by completing the task in less than three hours. This also proved to be a way to select a certain few for breeding and racing. It was in this time that the first set of well-known Welsh Studs was born; they went by such names as "Comet", "Meteor, and "Express".
Welsh ponies can't be paints, either piebald or skewbald. appaloosa.
Super fact:
There is a debate on who is the oldest living pony ever recorded, one was said to have lived to be fifty-four years old, when another in Gower Peninsula was said to have lived to the old age of 66 years old.