welsh section D

[Lornaj]

Hi there

looking for some general feedback, thinking of purchasing a welsh section d who has a lovely nature, very green but very willing, i did however notice that she has a lot of over bend I am use to my TB who really throws his head in the air and he is very sensitive in the mouth, I am going back a second time to try wondered if anybody could give me there opinion on the welsh and the training attitude, just starting very low level dressage at the moment, not sure if i should try to take more contact with her ?

 

[ester]

This might be better in new lounge for more responses

In general Welshies are inclined to duck behind the contact as their evasion, and need to be encouraged to take it forwards and always think 'out' even once they are fairly well established. I wouldn't take a stronger contact if I were trialling her I would see if I could encourage her to poke her nose instead.

 

[milliepops]

This might be better in new lounge for more responses
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Showing your age there, ester! Hasn't been called NL for yonks she means put this post in Tack Room, Lorna

 

[ester]

Showing your age there, ester! Hasn't been called NL for yonks she means put this post in Tack Room, Lorna

you know what I almost even went and checked as thought hmmm and then I thought no, I'm sure it's right... It's only tuesday too!

 

[SpringArising]

Welsh Ds can usually be found thinking the world's out to get them, breathing fire, or creating an absolute drama for nothing!

I've just bought another one and I have no idea why, the first one was a nightmare and this one is too. But you sort of learn to love them. You either click with them or you don't.

 

[ester]

haha SA , I keep trying to convince myself I should get something else for the next one now F is semi-retired... then I seem to keep looking at welshies!

 

[SpringArising]

haha SA , I keep trying to convince myself I should get something else for the next one now F is semi-retired... then I seem to keep looking at welshies!

Save yourself while you still can!

I really need to start getting mine out and about but I just know what a PITA he's going to be so keep thinking, meh, maybe next weekend when I can be bothered to keep up with his antics. It's bad enough just getting him up the drive at home, no idea how he's going to cope at a show :eek3:

 

[milliepops]

Save yourself while you still can!

I really need to start getting mine out and about but I just know what a PITA he's going to be so keep thinking, meh, maybe next weekend when I can be bothered to keep up with his antics. It's bad enough just getting him up the drive at home, no idea how he's going to cope at a show :eek3:

lol, I still can't get mine up the drive at home but she's become quite civilised at shows

 

[ihatework]

haha SA , I keep trying to convince myself I should get something else for the next one now F is semi-retired... then I seem to keep looking at welshies!

Go for a part-bred, tame the welshiness slightly.
Just make sure you buy something with the best bits of both breeds

 

[SpringArising]

lol, I still can't get mine up the drive at home but she's become quite civilised at shows

Can you send over some good vibes? He's only been here two months and has already almost crushed my OH to death after we tried to hose him off, has managed to break through post and rail, shot off across the field as soon as I tried to mount leaving me in the dirt :rolleyes3:, went from 0-60 when being long lined and took me water skiing with him and took off with me in the field and only stopped when he'd physically exhausted himself (and me).

Ester, did you still want that Welsh? He's very pretty, I promise...

 

[milliepops]

Can you send over some good vibes? He's only been here two months and has already almost crushed my OH to death after we tried to hose him off, has managed to break through post and rail, shot off across the field as soon as I tried to mount leaving me in the dirt :rolleyes3:, went from 0-60 when being long lined and took me water skiing with him and took off with me in the field and only stopped when he'd physically exhausted himself (and me).

Ester, did you still want that Welsh? He's very pretty, I promise...

Ohhh been through all that, plus the galloping off down the road when trying to load breaking the stable when just *deciding* to exit, numerous rugs and headcollars destroyed...

They are so very pretty though <3

 

[ester]

Ester, did you still want that Welsh? He's very pretty, I promise...

Haha

I half have one lined up at a friends, I'm hoping she's got him through all those bits. I say half because I need to eat less or he needs to grow a bit more really!

Mine's a good boy compared to most, but in the year he has been home mum still doesn't seem to have got to grips with predicting him- but it does make her email updates amusing.... she has currently banned him from going off road with her due to a whip round head the other way while she was trying to have a mooch incident. He was most put out when his scoot forward incident to have a sneaky canter didn't work with me yesterday. Currently considering another cushings test but for something who has always been inherently lazy we seem to have the opposite of any lethargy issues atm!

 

[Apercrumbie]

Go for a part-bred, tame the welshiness slightly.
Just make sure you buy something with the best bits of both breeds

Having had and loved both I can confirm that this isn't true, you just end up with a faster nutjob

 

[nikicb]

Go for a part-bred, tame the welshiness slightly.
Just make sure you buy something with the best bits of both breeds

Having had and loved both I can confirm that this isn't true, you just end up with a faster nutjob

Ester found me a PB 2 years ago - perhaps she was waiting to see whether IHW's theory worked or not!

 

[ester]

Lol, like using you as a trial run?

 

[nikicb]

Lol, like using you as a trial run?

Indeed!!

 

[ester]

Seems to be going ok at least

 

[nikicb]

Seems to be going ok at least

She's finally conceding that concentrating on what I want her to do for a few hours a week really isn't all that bad.

 

[JJS]

Oh goodness! You're all making me wonder what I have to look forward to when Flower foal grows up. I already have a newfound (and rather alarming) understanding of just what 'being Welsh' means

 

[SpringArising]

Oh goodness! You're all making me wonder what I have to look forward to when Flower foal grows up. I already have a newfound (and rather alarming) understanding of just what 'being Welsh' means

There's being Welsh, and then being Welsh D.

I've decided B will have his first outing on Saturday. Wish us luck - we'll need it :eek3:

 

[Sandstone1]

Not all welsh ds are mad!
They are not for everyone but if you get a good one and you click you have a horse of a lifetime.

 

[milliepops]

They are not for everyone but if you get a good one and you click you have a horse of a lifetime.

^^ah true. I do love mine, I accept the things she doesn't enjoy and she tries jolly hard at the stuff she does like. She has been a bit of a brute along the way though

 

[Apercrumbie]

Not all welsh ds are mad!
They are not for everyone but if you get a good one and you click you have a horse of a lifetime.

Very true - and the madness/quirkiness is why we love them. They're fantastic!

 

[ester]

Mine isn't particularly mad at all, well no more mad than his owner, and mad enough that it's ok to dress him up as puss in boots, and james bond in a single day an him not have an identity crisis .

 

[milliepops]

Yes I don't think mine is mad either, she's idiosyncratic

 

[ihatework]

Well my part bred is pretty damn sane so far! Good job given how huge it is.
Nothing other than normal big green just backed Horse behaviour. Long may it continue ...

 

[angrybird1]

Good. Was just worried that anyone reading this thread would think they are all raving lunatics!
I know they can be a bit self opinionated but that's what makes them special

 

[nikicb]

Not all welsh ds are mad!
They are not for everyone but if you get a good one and you click you have a horse of a lifetime.

My PB isn't mad at all, she's not even spooky. She does however have an opinion about everything and always thinks she knows best. I wouldn't swap her for the world. x

 

[seabsicuit2]

They are nuts and a nightmare to train!!&#65533;&#65533;

 

[milliepops]

They are nuts and a nightmare to train!!&#65533;&#65533;

lol speak for yourself! Mine is the most trainable horse I've ever had in some respects :wink3: