Totally agree about some of the opposition offspring being sharp however thats why I chose Utopian rather than Fleetwater opposition to cover my mare because when I visited went to see him he had a very calm, quiet temprament different to Fleetwater Opposition but had retained all of the ability...
Hi, I'm new too and thought I'd reply as I've owned a Catherston pony and ridden several Welton horses!
My Catherston pony was a real character, very cheeky with gallons of potential however his attitude was quite bad sometimes and I've heard from friends and so on that they are late maturers...
I have an eighteen month old Trakenhar X TB who was weaned at a year old after being gelded and had only ever been turned out in a split shared field with my other event mares. His companion is my old connemara 14 yr old gelding, he seems very content and happy and is a well mannered little guy...