Tell me about Welsh D's.....

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The only thing I've heard about them is that they can be opinionated because they are highly intelligent. Is this really a breed trait or does it depend on their handling in reality?

(I have my eye on a weanling at the mo, hence the question....)
 
The handling does make a big difference and is important but so is the temperament of the parents. Can you see both the sire and dam when you visit the weanling? I always like to at least meet the dam when buying a youngster. :)
 
I have 3 D's and they are all very different.
Harry is fast, keen and strong but has a heart of gold and always wants to please
Toby is a little lazy but again wants to please and is very safe
Jack is very safe and easy going, easy to do in all ways

All of them are very talented for jumping and easy to train.

(can you tell i LOVE welshes ;) )
 
I had a lovely sec D mare for many years, she was very clever and could be quite a handfull but she was such a nice mare. I would love another one day. They may not be everyones cup of tea, I think you need a sense of humor to own one!
 
By breed, Meg is half welsh D, half TB... but she really comes across as a slight Welsh D. She is strong in stature and has awsume power. She is spooky and very oppinuated, but boy, she has talent. When you have her trust, it sticks forever.
I love welsh D's, I think they are a fab breed.
Good luck with your weanling.
 
My sec D colt is that chillaxed that I am keeping him entire as long as possible - hopefully he will develop some Sec D spark if he keeps them a while... He is a very quick learner (and quick at learning bad things too) and I love him to bits!
 
Well everyone advised me against one, simply because they're fairly strong, and I am small and weak haha, but I bought a tb x tb x welsh D, and he is the sanest, safest, most sensible, obedient (and talented!) horse ever :) And I can't think it was the thoroughbred blood that caused that, so I'm pinning it on the welsh xD
 
I've had mine for just over 2 years and he's great. Not strong but can be spooky. He can be a bit of a 'diva' and is pretty sensitive and quirky but generally if you give him a minute to work something out he's normally fine.

He definitely has a cheeky side - regularly refusing to come in when its time and then shouting plaintively a few minutes later and doing his 'I've been waiting for ages' impersonation...
 
My section d x tb, who is basically section d, is a once in a lifetime horse. He can be spooky and opinionated but is so talented, brave, honest and reliable that I don't care :) He was my first horse so it took a bit of time to get used to a horse that wasn't an old plod from a riding school. But he is a brilliant ride, will either be slow and steady or sparky and full of it. His jump is out of this world and he always tried his hardest, he'd jump a house for me or die trying. Once you bond with each other they really do give you everything they have, they can be as much or as little as you want them to be. Best of all they are so hardy, mine stays out all year and has never been sick or sorry (in the 7yrs I've had him). Yes I do absolutely LOVE welsh d's and have a huge soft spot for them :D
 
I have a 2 and a half yo colt who is still entire. He is the most chilled out little person I have ever met , never objects , puts up with all Sams prima donna behaviour and hasnt been a moment of trouble since I got him (by accident) 6 months ago
 
i loan the sweetest & most genuine sec D mare going she really does love to please you but is a little on the sensative side & really looks to her rider/handler for confidence & reassurance.

having ridden & handled 2 geldings now from totally different backgrounds i would avoid anything by their stallion as they were both as bl&&dy minded, bad tempered & dangerous as the sire was.
 
I've got a yearling D cross (he's also for sale if you were looking!!), he's the cuttest, most stunning coblet there is, he is very easy going compared to my warmblood yearling, he stands beautifully for the farrier, no jumping around, you can take him anywhere and he'll behave!! He is cheeky in the field and will play with you!! But to handle you couldn't wish for a better yearling, (makes my warmblood look like an unruly oaff)!! And this boy was pretty wild when he came as a yearling, basically had nothing done until weaning, so resented humans as everything was done to him in one go, you couldn't catch him initially, now you can't get rid of him!!!! hahaha He won't I don't think ever be a dope on a rope though, as he has the flashy bit for showing, his father is a show horse and he has 3 licenced half brothers at stud, so the showy trait is part of his breeding.
 
Mine I think if I'd known more about them wouldn't have bought. But he was skin and bone as a 2 year old he looked like a 22year old, so he has food issuses and he is opinionated big time, so again on a long learning curve which is doing me the world of good as taking the time, but he hasn't grown very much but he is only 4 and I've read the can be slow starters. But my Oh loves him and will never be able to ride him if he doesn't start growing soon. He's 13.2hh should make 14hh 14.2hh but I doubt it.
 
My Welshie D is a real character...always up to no good and being cheeky. He is pretty opinionated and gets his knickers in a twist very easily over very little. I have learnt to either ignore it until he has calmed back down or ride him strongly through it and then he is fine moments later. He goes from a lazy moo to a raging fire breathing monster in seconds!
Love him to bits and would not swap him for the world!
 
You guys tell me our part loan mare is a Welsh D x TB - she was rescued at 2.
She is stunningly beautiful, VERY opinionated, quirky, a little spooky, does things her own way in her own time, is very much a people horse and very loving. She is very talented - schools nicely when she wants to, jumps fab, we have some fantastic hacks - and a brave little fighter - she's just recovered from a long standing illness.
The horse of a lifetime in my eyes and I couldn't be without her in my life :) I wouldn't think twice about taking on another Welshie - she's such a character and she makes me laugh!
She's also very vocal - she's always shouting her opinions at everyone on the yard!! :)
K x
 
My D mare is very clever when she is good she is very good & when she is bad she is horrid! She is very forward going, quick & brave & was easy to break. My partbred gelding is also either brilliant or horrid but he is much more laid back & not nearly as brave. Life with a welshie is never boring & they bring much fun & frustration but I wouldnt have any other breed. I love them. We also have an A & borrowed my friends C for a while.
 
My Welshie is my perfect pony, he is easy to do in every way but by no means boring. He doesn't have this 'opinionated' streak that a lot of other people are referring to.
To ride, he is fun and forward going, very quick to learn and eager to please. He has an amazing jump on him and is far braver than I am!
He had a few weeks off with a leg injury recently, and when I got back on him, he was perfectly sensible, no silliness or need for lungeing at all :)
Plus he lives out all year which is a bonus :)
If I ever had to get another pony it would be a sec D for sure, I LOVE THEM! :D
 
I have a 4 yr old jet black gelding who was only cut early this yr so has retained his lovely thick neck. Have had him for about 8 weeks now and we had a few 'disagreements' on the ground in the first week and he is a very intelligent boy but managed to iron it out pretty easily. He is absolutely fab to ride, esp being so young. Fingers crossed he stays that way! I didn't ever think I would get a Welsh D but now I have one I am so glad!
 
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I have had the most fantastic Sec D mare for just over 12 months and I can honestly say she hasn't been a moment's trouble and hasn't put a foot wrong. She is so laid back, gentle, safe, willing and easy in every way. That doesn't mean to say that she is a dope though, she is forward going and spooks but doesn't go anywhere which is great.
 
Mine was bonkers and ruined my confidence - I wouldn't touch one again. But then, I'm not the type of person who "fits" with Welshies. Give me an Iberian or a warmblood any day!

"Mine" is now (and has been for about five years) with a lady who loves her as they both love to go bombing about the countryside. They also jump - very fast - and enjoy it. She scared me, but with the right person she is fine. So I definitely think they are right for some but not for others, and you've just got to try one to see! Unless you're the really un-confident type, in which case a baby would, I imagine, quickly learn to push its weight around.
 
I would put it down to other factors than give Sec D's general traits. For example, how they have been allowed to behave with previous owners. Mine used to drag his previous owner round the field, but doesn't with me as he knows this is unacceptable.
 
Welsh Section D's rock - you wouldn't regret getting one...suitable for even the experienced horse owner as never a dull moment and very loyal breed, once bonded normally a one person type and always trying to please..... ;)
 
But I did own a partbred Wesh sec D and I think the other half was the best bit as his mum was listed as a VANNER, lost him with a heart attack and you could put a baby on his back and feel save, also felt he'd bring my OH back safely, still hearbroken:(:(:(
 
I wouldn't be without mine!!

He's honest, sensible, laid back, will go anywhere without question, he can do a fab dressage test. However, he can be strong, rude, insolent, and can be a bit of a pig to load!

I think they are a bit like marmite, personally I think they're brilliant :)
 
Thank you all for taking the time to reply... in the main they sound like solid loyal friends with some definite "character" - sounds right up my street then :)
 
In my opinion they are the little girl (or boy!) with the little curl......
When they are good they are very very good and when they are bad they are horrid!

Mine is perfect on the ground, in the school, loads first time, can put my 3 year old neice on her etc, but when she doesn't want to do something it's bloody difficult to get her to do it!
I wouldn't be without mine :)
Was thinking a TBXwelshD would be nice .....has anyone done this?
 
seadog said:
In my opinion they are the little girl (or boy!) with the little curl......
When they are good they are very very good and when they are bad they are horrid!

Mine is perfect on the ground, in the school, loads first time, can put my 3 year old neice on her etc, but when she doesn't want to do something it's bloody difficult to get her to do it!
I wouldn't be without mine :)
Was thinking a TBXwelshD would be nice .....has anyone done this?
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Oh yeah the stubborn streak is nasty...lol... but I don't have much of a fight with the boy often, and he is my best friend....and the favourite out of all of the neddies that I have had...he is amazing.....when you get them on your side the bond is very strong... ;)
 
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