Showing Mentor - Welsh D Colt Yearling

[Vixxy]

I have recently purchased a Welsh D colt from a reputable Norwegian, Welsh pony & cob breeder. I intend to keep him entire and take him out on the showing circuit in Norway, beginning when I feel he is 'ready' in 2 & 3 year old classes.

I am no novice, from a dealing background and also have owned an equestrian centre. I am a complete showing novice though! I have owned 4 Sec D's throughout my life but they have just been used as hobby riding horses, this is my first Welsh D youngster and will be my first horse I will take into showing.

I am really hoping to pair up with someone via the powers of HHO that is experienced within Cob classes to guide me as he develops, advise me on what I should be doing, teaching him and help me avoid any pitfalls that could arise. As one of the only Welsh women in Norway with a Welsh cob I really would like to get my Cob looking the very best so we can have every chance of doing well and not embarrassing ourselves!

My boy's sire and dam were bred in Wales then imported to Norway, I believe he has good lines (follow link and you tell me) http://www.ponniavl.no/stamtavle.aspx?ID_NR=27962

If anyone would be so kind as to help guide me and follow our progress, I would be extremely grateful

My new young man:

 

[Crackerz]

Welcome to Welsh showing! I've no idea what the showing circuit is like over there, but over here the yearlings are very mature looking, they look like hefty 2/3yolds. The 2/3yolds tend to look like fully mature ponies too!

Sometimes is the way they are produced, sometimes it's just how they are (my boy looked 5/6 when he was 3 and he wasn't over produced at all)

 

[Vixxy]

Thank you, I really want to get our boy looking fantastic. It is very limited, not that many showing shows to go to but judges are Norwegian and also Welsh showing judges fly over to Norway. I am currently slowly building him up with Pavo Sure grow...hence why I am waiting until he is 2-3 years before we dip our toes in, rather than take him out too early looking poor and with such limited competitors his looking poor sticking in the judges head (they will remember him as there aren't many per class). He was bought running out with a small herd of colts and looked a little poor and lanky when I bought him. I think going into next Spring/Summer he will look a different horse entirely. He is measuring 143cm at wither now and he is just over 12 months old.