Do welsh sec Ds make good alrounders?

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The reason I'm asking is I've always had cob or cob x. Never had anything knowingly with welsh in it.
My boy is looking like he might not recover from an injury so I'm on the hunt for a new boy.
I've always steered clear of welshes, no reason other than the ones I have know have been a bit bargy- I know cobs can be too.
Help me out ladies, I think I have an unjustified aversion to them.

I do a little bit of everything. Prelim dressage, xc, sj and hunting over winter.

Thanks girls
 
They make great alrounders!!! I use mine for jumping, showing, hacking and ( mainly in our case) dressage. She is a typical welsh as she does know her own way ( bless her ) and she'll be and angel one day and a devil the next, however she can and will put her hoof to anything!
 
I have a c x d and she is the most genuine and honest pony. A little cheeky and needs riding, if you know what I mean. But great fun and very talented. I am bringing her on for my daughter and I think she will be a brilliant alrounder pony for her in about 5 years time. (daughter is only 3.5, pony is a 7 yr old ex brood mare so really like a 4yr old, she rides her on the lead rein just now). The benefits of them are there a plenty of them so you can find the type you want and they are pretty cheap compared to other ponies of the same size I think.
 
Wonderful allrounders. I couldn't recommend them more!

They are, in my opinion more likely to be 'trouble' than your average cob. Its the pony brain in there that is intelligent and mischievous, and is more likely to have an opinion on whether or not he/she actually wants to do what you're asking :D but give me a pony personality over any other any day, I love them!
 
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Wonderful allrounders. I couldn't recommend them more!

They are, in my opinion more likely to be 'trouble' than your average cob. Its the pony brain in there that is intelligent and mischievous, and is more likely to have an opinion on whether or not he/she actually wants to do what you're asking :D but give me a pony personality over any other any day, I love them!
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I agree. I love the pony brain and I just tell mine yes you are going to do that and she does:D
 
If you're prepared for all the excitable behaviour, then they make a great allrounder in my opinion. From personal experience they're good at finding trouble, but hate being in trouble. If you can work to their better nature, you've got a very good competition horse on hand that can turn their hoof to anything.
 
They're fantastic little horses :) Mines is schooled to advanced medium, this morning we boxed up to go for a hack/canter were he jumped logs, tiger traps etc despite not jumping probably for a good 6 months I think! He's an ace little horse that you can't help but smile when riding him :D
 
My welsh D is a super allrounder, last weekend he won unaff elementary and novice dressage, this weekend we had a blast xc schooling upto about 3ft! He hacks like a dream too :) I would recommend not getting a top class showing bred welsh, they are bred to be very fiery! If you pick one whose parents/siblings are more allrounder/family pony types you should have more luck! But with any welsh you must be prepared for the very cheeky personality!
 
Welsh D's do make good allrounders - they tend to do a relatively good dressage test, and jump well, so make good riding club horses. Welsh D x Tb is also a great cross.
However, they can have a certain attitude at times so not suitable for true novices as they do need to be kept in line.
Good luck with the horse hunt.
S :D
 
Yes! She does have her excitable moments but is brilliant at dressage and always tries her hardest, she can do an amazing extended trot when asked to aswell! She is very good at jumping, can jump up to 3ft6 at home (shes only 14.1), shes good at local shows but when she goes to a proper show she turns into a devil and just plants her hooves at every jump :rolleyes:, typical, but apart from that she is great!
 
We have a 20yr old welsh c who came to us in jan, he is cheeky, knows best and if he wants to do something does it! :D but genus also the best pony to ride, nothing phases him(he used to ride and drive) we love him to bits.

We would def have another welsh
 
If you can cope with the attitude, they are very intelligent, quick to learn, highly trainable and most can turn their hooves to anything you want them to do. My last one did dressage, showing (in hand and ridden) and a bit of XC. She was also ride & drive.
 
I had a D years ago. Did a bit of everything, always with good humour. Dressage, jumping, cross country, mock hunts, a brilliant bomb proof driving pony. Yes, he could sometimes be lively to handle, but he wasn't pushy or strong, just.....lively. He was easier to handle than my arab/tb/id mare on the ground.
 
Absolutely yes - just look up stuff on youtube and you will see them doing all sorts of stuff.

I think they are a highly intelligent breed (obviously there is variation though) which can lead to a tendency to naughtiness. My section D is extremely clever and amazes me with stuff he does - apparently working stuff out that I had never imagined a horse doing!
 
If you need one word to sum up a Sec D it's 'versatile'. They have the speed, stamina and endurance for x/c, the grace and elegance for dressage and off the scale for fun to ride factor.
Having owned D's for decades and now schooling a 3 yr old gelding I would say its not just whether a welsh suits you as to whether you suit a welsh, requiring the ying and yang of owner / horse combination. Calm and very confident handling ( not a horse for a novice rider) and above all trust will give you the ride of your life.
If you get the chance either to browse the catalogue or check out the welsh cob sales coming up in October. I'm not saying buy there but it's a good place to do some homework!!
 
I've had my welshie for almost 2 years, he's 3 next spring. He has a lovely lovely cheeky charachter and is very loving, however sometimes he can throw in a cheeky nip, particulary if he thinks he can get away with it :rolleyes: the kind where someone who doesn't know him makes a fuss and then turns there back on him he will pull a sly nip!!
Mostly he is inteligent, laid back and very cheeky and knows his own mind!! plus he's very beautiful and quite flashy (but am biased) ;)
Backing him next year, should be fun :D
 
I have a Welsh D x TB. Fabulous little horse, he's only a four year old and is incredibly trainable and is so rideable. I love him to pieces and would have another in a heartbeat. He's very very clever and is very switched on with a huge pony personality and is full of character. I've never had a full Welsh, but I would - I just wanted something a little bit lighter.
 
They're not all bargy, although the one I had was ;) In fact he was hell to handle at first but we got things sorted out after a lot of work! To ride though, he was fantastic - really safe yet so much fun. He did a bit of everything, we did all RC stuff and BSJA and BE. Ok, he wasn't built for speed on the XC and jumped everything like a stag so knackered himself out half way round but he was terribly honest. He showjumped well too and dressage judges seemed to love him. I also successfully showed him in M&M ridden and WH classes. So definately could do everything! I'd absolutely have another one, they're such characters!
 
^^^^^ agree with everything above! Especially the 'lively' bit, my new loaner Welsh D is still setlling in and does tend to ping around a bit - but then I know he won't do anything worse than that so feels quite safe.

He does ride VERY differently to my old cobX - feels like a pony, thinks like a pony but needs riding like a horse if that makes sense?

His owner tells me he's done EVERYTHING with her, from elementary dressage to XC, county showing and even barrel racing!

And they're very clever (mine learnt how to open his stable door on Day Three after arriving) so you do have to think ahead a bit.

I tried a few Welsh Ds when I was looking for an all-rounder and you def want to find a co-operative, good natured one or your life could become very interesting...
 
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I couldn't recommend them more,they are so versatile with oodles of ability and have the scope to be up there with the bigger sport horse types.Can be very forward going though so not always a good choice for a novice.
 
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