Numpty Question: Is a Welsh Cob a Welsh Sec. D?

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Ok, let me set everyone straight- I have NEVER ridden ponies so am not really familiar with the different types, etc. When I learned to ride as a kid, I was always put on horses due to my height and always seem to end up with TB's!!

The girl who keeps her pony at my stables, has a 13.1hh Welsh Section C on temporary loan and will be getting what the owner calls, a "Welsh Cob" to replace the section C going back to his owner. I've not had a chance to check his height but he's about 14hh- 14.1hh and has full feathers.

So my question is, is a Welsh Cob a Welsh Section D? Could she show him in the M&M classes as local shows?

LOL, excuse my ignorance but I'm a TB dressage person!! :p
 
As far as I'm aware a welsh cob is either a sec c or a sec d? Not fully sure on the height boundaries between the two, but I thought over 14hh it had to be re-classified as a sec d?
 
A section c is a "Welsh Pony of Cob type under 13.2hh"
A section d is a "Welsh Cob over 13.2hh", no upper height limit.

The section element refers to the section of the stud book they are listed in.

Yes, they can be shown in M&M classes
 
A welsh section D has no upper height limit actually! I only found this out a few months ago, I'd love a 16.2 section d ;) The biggest i know of is 16hh, a girl I used to work with owns him.
 
bitlessbill said:
We have a registered Welsh D on our yard that is 16.2 and possibly still growing.

I overheard one judge in an M&M class say, rather rudely, what on earth IS that horse?!!
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Alot of the judges don't like the big ones apparently. I was thinking of entering my 2 yr old large WPBR into a class at NWAWPCS which has no height differentiation. Was told basically not to bother as the judges tend to go for the small part breds as opposed to the big 'uns :confused:
 
Buddylove said:
Alot of the judges don't like the big ones apparently. I was thinking of entering my 2 yr old large WPBR into a class at NWAWPCS which has no height differentiation. Was told basically not to bother as the judges tend to go for the small part breds as opposed to the big 'uns :confused:
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So long as the animal is true to type it shouldn't bother. A lot of people seem to be complaining that their 'small' C's and D's (as in 12.2hh C's and 13.3hh D's get overlooked but height shouldn't matter so long as they're within the given boundaries.
 
bitlessbill said:
We have a registered Welsh D on our yard that is 16.2 and possibly still growing.

I overheard one judge in an M&M class say, rather rudely, what on earth IS that horse?!!
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She perhaps shouldn't have been so rude, considering there is no upper height limit! BUT however big a D is, it should still have pony features so to speak.
 
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