Tell me about section d's

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Been offered a section d as the owner is giving up, i've not been to see him yet but i'm very tempted, although i haven't got the first clue about them! I've heard they can be stubborn little ******s, but apart from that, i don't have a clue!

What are yours like? What do you do with them? Feel free to post as many pics as you can!
 
I know several...

Firstly my mum has one, and yes they can be stubborn but they are so rewarding. He loves jumping.

A friend has a one whos now 16yrs old and is competing in affliated dressage and doing great

and another friend has just got a 5 year old for her daughter and he's gorgeous

They are certainly a horse you get to keep, and they aren't ploddy cobs put it that way :p

Do it - that's what I say!!
 
Sorry no pics at the mo but--have owned two. Both have been great and very versatile. Have done showing dressage SJ and eventing with success. Only at riding club level but that's all I want to do. Lovely temperates, easy to do and FUN. Maybe a little strong at times but not excessively. Main thing is to watch their weight.
 
I have a Section D which I absolutely adore,he is definetly not stubborn at all,neither was my first one twenty years ago.I do Affiliated Dressage,did buy him to show but just panicked in the ring.He is a very one to one horse,always tries to please and never let's me down.He does jump-although I cannot anymore.He is a sensitive soul and can get very tense esp in his work but is also very intelligent,it's my trainer that has helped us achieve what we have as she knows how to work him to keep him calm.Adore my 'D' and wouldn't change him for the world and would def look at having another one.
 
LOVE mine. May be biased as we bred her and technically she is welsh Dx but she is fiesty, fast, flash and fun fun fun!
She will hack for miles, and has done a bit of xc, showing etc...and looks like a mini black beauty :)
 
I love them! Yes they are bolshy, stubborn, clever but loving and loyal horses. I have a 21 year old who has 'the welsh trot' is a speed demon over jumps but who you can hack on the buckle end, ride bareback, put a non rider on him and know that you will be perfectly safe! At the same time he will barge and walk through my mum quite on purpose but be as gentle as a lamb with a child!

I have another youngster whom I have backed and he is a right sweetie! Quite full of character but completely tuned into me. He's clever, likes to think about things, is brave, though not above a little temper tantrum and really loves to be with people!

They seem to be a marmite breed but I love them and would recommend them to anyone!
 
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Oh dollymix, awesome. Love him/her.
Wouldn't say mine have been bolshy or stubborn as sidsmums, but def loving and loyal. Love them.
 
Sorry cant post pics but I have a sec d mare. She is beautiful fun to ride and versatile but god help you if you get her on a bad day. She has such a temper and is a right diva but I wldnt swap her for anything. I also have a sec d cross who hasnt a nasty bone in his body.
 
I have a 3 yr old, bought him as a un handled yearling, so far he's been a total pleasure, never had one moments bother with him. Very loving, gentle and quiet
 
All the D's I know are hot hot hot, feisty, sensitive and a bit barmy but they seem to be real marmite horses, love them or hate them! They can turn their hoof to anything, make good jumpers and dressage ponies but not for the faint-hearted.
I have a welsh A and all of the above description fits his character, he is such a character though, I wouldn't change him for the world.
 
Dollymix - what is your D's breeding? She is the image of my boy in that second pic!

My boy is typical welsh - bolshy, fiery, far too clever for his own good and the biggest character on the yard. He has just turned 10 (!) and I've had him since he was 3. He's starting to chill out now but he certainly tested me in those first few years, probably cos I was too soft with him! He's funny, sweet, loving and a great friend - I would always go for a D!
 
I have a 'D' who is big, sharp and gets very anxious. He is extremely playful, can be bolshy (if given an inch takes 35 miles). He is very much a nervous, spooky boy but is just fabulous! You have to be extremely confident to ride and handle him, but such a character. He is always amusing other people on the yard with his antics.

He is extremely communicative - you know exactly how he feels and what he wants (he lets you know in no uncertain terms) and it is definitely a case of convincing him to do what you want rather than telling him and you MUST ensure he knows you are the boss (albeit gently and quietly) or he becomes extremely anxious and panics (gets bolshy, bites, stressy, etc.).

He is completely unlike any other horse I know or have owned. Wouldn't part with him for the world.

When handling, if something frightens him, he will actually run to stand behind me and look over my shoulder, so he is certainly no knight in shining armour coming to save me from anything dangerous.
 
I have a 20 year old gelding on full loan. He is absolutely amazing. A real gentlemen in the stable, never bites or kicks and is pretty food oriented - will try his hardest to mug you for sweets ;).

To ride he is a bit sharp and strong, but you can stop (after a while!) and again - he is very sweet with it. Never bucks, rarely rears (more like bunny hops in excitement/nappiness - but very very rare) My totally novice friend has ridden him and he was perfect. He is a showjumping MACHINE although now he is getting on I have no plans of going higher than 3ft.

Recently I've been hacking him out on busy roads (only option) on his own when he hasn't been out for a couple of years. He hasn't put a foot wrong. He is a true gentleman.

And he is a beautiful golden palomino. Get one!!!
 
^^^ this! My D has actually hidden behind me too!

I find that they are always one step ahead of you - mine knows when my mind wanders and will start acting daft. He is a typical loveable rogue!
 
I went to look at one to loan and it was grumpy as anything. But then I had the opportunity to share an 18 year old schoolmistress and she was my pony of a lifetime. Fun ride, affectionate and lovely, I would certainly go for Welsh Ds. They can be strong (I often see them ridden in grackles and Dutch gags) but not sharp like TBs. They form strong bonds and try their heart out for you. I'd say to for it!
 
Dollymix - mine is from nebo black magic too (not uncommon though I guess!), with Menai and Trefaes bloodlines. He is also black with the same star (with a snip). Gorgeous pics by the way!
 
My first pony was out of a TBXArab mare to Nebo Black Magic, she was an absolute star and one of the most beautiful ponies I have ever seen, she could jump anything and at only 14hh often beat horses of 16hh in the ring. I now have the great grandson of Nebo Black Magic and yes he very handsome but he is a typical sect D, he is anxious, stubborn, opinionated and intelligent. I love him to bits but he has not been the easiest animal to get on with. They are a fantastic breed but whoever said they are like marmite has hit the nail on the head. I know so many people who wouldn't dream of having one but I don't know anyone who has one who wouldn't get another.
 
Haha Nebo black magic was all I could remember off top of my head :)
Just looked in her passport and she has Derwen and Trevallion on her grand-sire side, and also has trefaes and rossway
 
i brought my boy 6years ago he really wasnt what i wanted but im now converted all the D's i know are best described as naughty children haha its so hard to explain how brilliant they are! complete allrounders.My lad is very cheeky can be naughty and loves attention hes quite a handfull on hacks and funrides and isnt the easiest to school but once hes going hes amazing will happy jump a 1m10 course :D









ok i'll stop with the pictures :o
 
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Haha Nebo black magic was all I could remember off top of my head :)
Just looked in her passport and she has Derwen and Trevallion on her grand-sire side, and also has trefaes and rossway
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I think nearly every purebred sect D has Nebo Black Magic in there somewhere, he must have been a very busy boy, bless him he's been dead for probably nearly 30 years but everyone with a D is still proud of having his blood line. :D My gelding has Trevallion lines also, he is a bright bay with one white sock, back off hind and a large white star. He looks fantastic this time of the year as he so bright and his black points so dark against his coat he is stunning, not that I am biased at all.:D
 
I have lessons on one. He's very versatile and will try his best..mostly :rolleyes: yesterday he was being a bit spooky about the hedgerow by the school and kept swerving away and threatening to buck if I insisted he go near it. So finally and totally exasperated with him I pulled him up and gave him a "straighten up and fly right" lecture in my sternest cross voice:mad: result? An enormous hissy fit! Refused to move and stood there lashing out and humping his back each time I asked him to move. :eek::rolleyes: Got him to move off in the end but spent the rest of the lesson praising him and had no further issue. Not the first time he's done this either as he likes things done his way. Lesson learnt :o
 
I have a welsh D project, he is a very late starter so 11 going on 4, previous owner left him in the field for several years. When he came he was a bit pushy but he'd clearly been spoilt, and once the ground rules were laid down he was fine. He loves his work and is very keen to please. Has occasional hysterical moments but can be calmed down fairly easily and follows me around like a dog.
 
I seem to have the exception to the rule - my D is quiet, gentle, laid back and can be ridden by a beginner. He is never hot, totally the opposite, he's so laid back he's practically horizontal. Love him to bits, he's my perfect pony!
 
I've got a 30 year old WBC welsh cod she's been amazing own her from an unbroken 3year old and had the best 20 odd years of riding on her :) now retired but happily still sound as a pound ! I've also now got a 3/4 tb x welsh cob who's fab again brought as an unbroken 3year old - he's 7 this year and hopefully will continue to do well this year, he's sooooo good - v chilled out but v willing at the same time, fab breed as a pure bred or cross
 
Had a lot over the years and all have been very different from quiet and a beginners ride to fiery but gentle. Never had one that was a problem to ride or handle though but again raised from foals here they are brought up the same way as all the rest of my ponies. Have had ones that sparkled and won a lot, ones that hacked out quietly and calmly and their owners adore them, ones that are dressage ponies and a few exceptional showjumping ponies too. Even had one that did the lot. Very versatile and most can do everything you ask of them
They can be hot and fiery but they are in my experience loyal, devoted and kind. Never had a pony of any breed you couldnt walk along a busy road on a ribbon
 
Boyo is D x Appy

He tried it on at first, but we now get each other and he is brill!

Section D's all the way! Personality and cheekiness just oooze out of them - blooming brilliant ponies! :D
 
I bought my daughter an eight year old 14.1hh Section D mare for her 12th birthday. My daughter was 24 last week and at 5'9 has long outgrown her pony (although she climbs on board occasionally!) but we would never part with this amazing pony! She'd mainly been driven before we bought her, but in her first season at riding club, she won the Junior Showjumping Championship! She won and won and won at showjumping and cross country and was a brilliant hunting pony that would hunt all day, jump anything, and was a perfect angel! She could be a fiesty ride for my crazy daughter (who, at the age of 14, stupidly taught her to rear on command!) or a well behaved ride for less brave riders. She cleared point-to-point hurdles on numerous occasions and was a star at Pony Club (even though one instructor told my daughter that watching her jump made her feel sea sick!). She now leads a well deserved quieter life but is still a cheeky little madam - everyone who rides her falls in love with her!

Best £1,150 I've ever spent!
 
The 2013 Welsh Elementary Champion is a Welsh D, who says they can't do dressage ;)

I have known lots of D's, they are very slow maturing, with a bit of spark and a lot of presence about them. Most of the ones I know are kind, genuine and generous animals, willing to try anything.
 
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