Welsh Section A's

I had a lovely Section A who I bred a foal from. I still have the yearling filly, she is pictured on my website with the mare. From an early age, the mare and now her youngster have amazing temperaments. I don't think this is necessarily the breed as I have known some real swines (they are quite intelligent little creatures).
What I'm trying to say is that they are all different and mature at different stages.
 
I have a yearling filly and she is the love of my life! Compared to my two warmbloods she is brave, intelligent and a bossy boots!
 
I have a yearling, he is a dude:D Although he is VERY naughty and needs constantly putting in his place, he is more than capable of attempting intimidation tactics - my husband wont go in the field with him but he knows fine well who is an easy target:o
 
I have a 3yr old by Ecsley Tumble who is the most kind and sweet thing ever, she is a very quick learner and in the 18mths I have owned her she has got better and better, very good with my 2yr old son aswell however she is still pretty immature and she certainly wont be shown under saddle as a 4yr old, it might even wait until she is 6, due to this we really havent pushed her ridden work. This pony was purchased with lead rein & 1st ridden in mind and the feed back from her in hand showing has been very positive towards her future.
On the other hand I had a bay filly that I got as a yearling who was meant to be the lead rein & 1st ridden pony however as she got older & bigger it be came clear she was not this type of pony and was to be more suited to the working M&M classes etc with a more experienced rider so she was sold on after the initial breaking in to enable someone to focus on this path for her.

I think what this shows is that 2 section A's can be VERY different so look carefully and maybe see what lines produce the type of pony your after...the different movements play a part in this to :) good luck in your quest to find the right one
 
I think you should do your homework to find the right sort of pony for what you want to do. If you can get your hands on a Welsh Pony and Cob journal you will see all differant types. Some studs breed for the show ring, some like Twyford stud breed ponies that are lovely under saddle also Heniarth stud have great success with their ridden ponies. I would avoid like the plague any stud that produces ponies with small calf like heads.
 
We have two now. The older one is 4 1/2. Smart as anything, naughty, will take the mickey and can be very, very stubborn when it comes to doing things he doesn't fancy but is amazing to ride and totally bombproof. A typical Welsh I think. The second one is 3 1/2 and has the most beautiful character, quiet, gentle and can be handled by anyone but I'm not sure he's all that smart and might just be used as a companion, we'll see how he develops over the next year.

Go visit a few and let your daughter interact, our second can be led alongside a pushchair safely and seems to genuinely like children. The first seems to genuinely like children to snack on :rolleyes:
 
check out the various stud websites (via WPCS website) to see the variance in type.
They are smart clever little things, with big hearts and brains to match. They can be sparky and feisty & sometimes too smart for their own good, but handled and broken properly make fantastic kids ponies.
 
We have one. I nicknamed him "Devil spawn". He's a real dude with lots of attitude and if he were a little bigger would be dangerous. In no way shape of form is he a kids' pony. Great to drive though :) Great fun explaining to visitors they're much safer with the 16.3hh ID than the 11hh welshie with bug eyes and pricked ears....

Like any other breed of horse - I don't think you can really generalise.
 
I have just gone out to give my girl ( WELSHY A) her hay ( 21.45 )and to find her shivering ,:rolleyes: she was cold???? FGS my 23 year old mare wasn't I thought these welshies were supposed to be tough :confused:
 
I have had two but both have been too sparky and feisty to really be considered childs ponies. They were both sweet and gentle on the ground although thought nothing of carting a small child off hanging on to the end of a lead rope. Both were a bit too whizzy / spooky under saddleto be totally safe as first riddens. Both were totally food orientated and had to be managed for lamintis strictly and then cushings. Both had excellent feet. Both broke through fences to get where they wanted!! Both were bossy with other horses.

I am not sure I would get another one based on my own experiences but I am sure there are some lovely ones....
 
We had one. We called her the welsh mountain dragon. She was the sweetest little pony, but very whizzy, and not really a first ridden. My son learned to ride on her and I never thought I'd get him off the leadrein, ever! One day we were doing clear round jumping and I couldn't keep up with them, so I threw the leadrein over her neck and let them carry on. They did great together. Despite being whizzy, she wasn't malicious and wouldn't deliberately get him off (although I have seen others that did at pc ,and they were sec As). Our equine dentist described her as 12h of height with 17h of attitude, which was fair enough really!
 
I was gifted a Welsh A back at Easter this year. Haven't had one before so wasn't sure what to expect. She is an absolute darling and will follow you around a foot off your shoulder like a big dog.

Quiet as quiet and brilliant around kids. Bit feisty and makes faces when being led and tries to eat the leaders arm though :rolleyes:

VERY food orientated and not many manners in that department (barges and doesn't wait for bowl to be put down)
 
my little A is nicknamed SWA (small white artical or A$%eH*!e if misbehaving) and my OH calls him Donkey cos he acts like donkey out of shrek "im a stallion BABY!"

love him dearly though, good job too cos no other bugger would hahve him.
 
I have a 'calf head', and in 40 odd years of being around horses, never have I known a more honest pony to ride!

If you had asked me six months ago, i would have said avoid sec As like the plague, but this little chap has amazed me. Despite only being properly backed at the age of 9 (think someone had slung a saddle in his direction a few years before and then not done any more), he has done a full season of pony club and not put a hoof out of place. Double clears over 2' and 2'3 tracks, clear xc, never naps, bolts, bucks, spooks. Won handy pony, gymkhana races, lead rein pony club pony, first ridden (all local level but up against some good ponies), he stands still, good to catch, in fact he is utterly adorable!

So if you have a good one, it's a really good one, imo. His sire is Gydros Glenn and other lines are Moorcock Halycon with some Blaenau and Revel thrown in. Proper calf head, I totally understand why people dislike the look, but I'd buy up all his siblings if I could.

He is so good, my DC wants him for her grandchildren!
 
I have two :)

I have Dylan who is a registered A. He's 5yrs now and I have had him since he was 7months old.
I also have Lewyn who is an un-registered 8yr old who sadly is for sale. He is a fab kids pony and a real been there done that type so hopefully he will find a nice family/PC home :)

xxx
 
Well if any of you are selling a child friendly one please get in touch! In the process of looking for a kick along, beginner type for either loan or loan with view to buy x
 
Had Section A for 27 years and she was a star. Never once tried to kick anyone etc. Bought her from a dealer at 3 and she was no bother to break. Went on to do well in lead rein classes. The one I have now is also lovely to work with - bought her as a 2 year old from a stud - she is on my profile picture - and she just takes everything in her stride. Great childrens ponies .
 
If you can get your hands in the Welsh Pony and COB magazines, you will see all types of discrimination. Some varieties show ring bolts, and some species such as Twyford stud colt under saddle, lovely, and Heniarth stud colt ridden with great success...
 
Depends how they're disciplined too. I have a 19mth old sec A. He's Sharp but listens as he's learnt to have manners. He has locking patella as growing so needs work. He is lunging, pops a pole on upturned bucket and hacks out on lead rein off my 15.1hh cob. Bought as companion but not a field ornament. He's been shown IH and is turning into a cracking pony.
 
We have one who is the centre of our daughter's universe. She has the most intelligent outlook and happily turns her hoof to any job. Has won lead rein , first ridden , handy pony. Loves jumping and gymkana. Fab out hacking too. She is from the Crumpwell stud.
 
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We have one who is the centre of our daughter's universe. She has the most intelligent outlook and happily turns her hoof to any job. Has won lead rein , first ridden , handy pony. Loves jumping and gymkana. Fab out hacking too. She is from the Crumpwell stud.
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Another old post resurrected. :confused:

Although I do have a section A - complete towrag, but I love him dearly. :)
 
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We have one who is the centre of our daughter's universe. She has the most intelligent outlook and happily turns her hoof to any job. Has won lead rein , first ridden , handy pony. Loves jumping and gymkana. Fab out hacking too. She is from the Crumpwell stud.
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Hi this sounds just like our little pony who we have just sold (out grown) we could not have found a better kids pony and she is very much missed .
 
I have a rising 5yo.. He is convinced he is a 17hh stallion :D

Lovely affectionate pony but can be opinionated and bolshy on occasion with my mother in particular..
 
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