What do you think of Welsh Section D's

I agree - mine is as sharp as a knife on minute and a plod the next! She takes the p**s out of me all the time and i swear i can see her chuckling to herself - she scares me a lot but we have the most brilliant times together and i love her!!!!
 
Love Welsh D's, I used to ride a welsh D when I was younger and he was such a super all rounder. Could jump like a stag and moved really well. I'm a big fan
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I have one and I love them! You just have to take no nonsense from them - if they think they can get away with murder they can be right little s*ds! great all rounders though.
 
I have one. Excellent fun horses. MASSIVE personalities! My boy has such a character. But he is also bolshy and generally a bit of a shite sometimes...... he knows his own strength unfortunately.
 
i have 1, he wasnt backed until he was 6 1/2 and was ridden away by me at the age of 8yrs. he has a quirky attitude that i wouldnt change for the world although he can be a bit strong which makes it hard to ride in a snaffle & he can be spooky of leaves & birds but doesnt do anything dangerous.

as he was stabled as a stallion he is an 'indoor animal' who prefers routine so he is fully clipped and kep in @ night during the winter but even then i can get on him after having a week off & he'll be fine, but he does live out 24/7 during the summer.
 
I have one (have always had Welsh, had an A and a C - never a B!). They are often bought as first horses as I think people latch onto the word 'cob' - definately not for novices. Mine is finely bred (Nebo) and not hardy so they do come in different guises. He needs a very strict diet and routine as he is sensitive and prone to hotting up. In my experience they are talented competition horses, fantastic to cross-breed with (we should do it more often!), lovely to handle and affectionate, but definately not novice rides they will find your weakness and exploit it! They need sensitive, patient, firm owners. Very clever, loving horses and once they trust and respect you they rarely put a foot wrong. Mind you when they do it's always a humdinger!
 
I only ever had one which was a part bred Welsh (not sure what section). She was certifiably mad, a brilliant performer, could turn a hoof to anything, but any number of people told me I should have her shot because she was a firecracker to handle and to ride..I spent the first year being thrown off nearly every time I rode her before we finally came to an understanding so I do understand that they are rewarding...just don't need that kind of challenge every day
 
Mine is out of Nebo lines as well
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And definitely one who gets a bit hot with quite a temper too
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Wouldn't change him and I love that he's finer and less 'cobby' no offence to the owners of heavy section Ds
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Just reread the posts and have to add that I take my friend's 7 year old out hacking on him on a lead rein and he is an angel, but he dumped a professional Belgian showjumper over and over again until she refused to touch him!! If they don't like you that's it and they have no problem getting someone off as they favour 'the moment of surprise'. I can recognise it in his face if I'm on the ground and someone else is riding him. He'll be working to perfection and then bang...
 
Lol It is funny isn't it. I was having a hard time one night schooling him and he was being a right pig- I had to shout my friend down who is far more 'dominant' than me and his face dropped- the second he saw her coming toward the school he was horrified and realised his error! They definitely like to have the upper hand or at least feel that they have!
 
best horses in the world in my opinion, for me. worst horses in the world for some people. they can be incredibly stubborn, have huge amounts of "character" (mainly down right naughtiness and bolshyness) and are very strong and know their own minds. on the up side, they're generally incredibly willing and talented and will try their hearts out for you if you get them on side. Mine is in my signature and he is absolutely the ebst horse i could ever have wished for, but he'd be a lot of people's worst nightmare! He has 81BD points, was 4th at the BD Winter Champs in his class last year with the winning score from one judge, has won rossies in show-jumping, combined training, eventer trials, hunter trials, one-day eventing, showing, TREC abnd obviousy loads and loads at dressage. True all-rounder, with fantastic talent for dressage - he got to Medium before his legs broke-down. I'm currently looking for another one as he's now 21 and retired.
 
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I ve got a sec D and he s gorgeous.He scares the sh*t out of me sometimes coz he can be unpredictable on the roads but he tries his heart out and is so funny! I could write a book about his little games-burying things,drowning stuff in his water,throwing things at innocent passers by-I just wish he was nt so scared of so many things(sheep,cows,tractors,clippers,farrier.............) -still he s only six so he s not a grown up yet !
 
I own a Welsh cob x and A welsh sec d. I love her. She's 5 at the end of April and she jumps, she's schooled enough to teach me more. She hacks out alone/in company. No vices. Great temperament. Great paces, very fast. Goes past tractors, lorries, skips, anything with no problem. Can sometimes shy or all it is really is bends away from things. She's great I love her to bits. She's the liver chestnut in my sig.

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i own an appy x welsh sec D she is so effectionate and loves children but is too cleaver for her own good not nasty just have to keep one foot ahead of her .
I alos have a welsh sec D that i am breaking in he learns very quickly and is also very effectionate on the ground hasn't got a nasty bone in his body was very nervous when he came to me and slightly bolshy but with the right teaching he now has good maners, he also has a cracking jump on him an at 14.2hh he jumped a gap the height of a 5bar gate and 1ft wide he treated it as a little 1ft high cross pole makes me wet myself lol.
 
It would be very, very interesting, to leave it a month and run the same poll again for Connemaras and New Forests to see if (as a dog trainer once told me) most people think their dogs - or horses - are all the same - massively intelligent with a great sense of humour, but very sensitive underneath.

on the whole, from this, it would seem that Welsh Ds are fantastic performance horses but can walk over anyone who'll let them. The chaos with novice owners is that they don't see the early warning signs and can't hold their own boundaries and the horse ends up walking over the top of them (literally) and can be fairly unpleasant even for professionals by the time they seek help

I'd still say not a novice horse, but that's because I've never seen one that had been kept by a sound, sane professional

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I have one, he's very cute & affectionate good with other horses, kids, traffic etc but stubborn, bolshy and has a very cheeky sense of humour. I love him but wouldn't say he's a suitable first horse, neither are the other Welsh D's on our yard in my opinion.
 
I have one and echo the comments above! Enormous character and very talented but give an inch and he takes a mile! He is great when he has well defined boundaries.....so not suitable for a novice as he likes to test his limits and would take the p**s given half a chance.
 
I have one and completely echo all of the above comments! Pain in the arse to keep fit and slim as they gain pounds on fresh air and will invent a large variety of cute mannerisms in order to trick you into feeding them. Would probably jump off a cliff if they thought there was food at the bottom. Very sharp, very stubborn but extremely capable, they are the best all-round breed in my opinion as they can have a go at anything. Most will jump like a stag. Fantastic trot, slightly suspect canter, brilliant gallop
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'Cob' doesn't mean suitable for a novice by any means, unless you have as strong a personality as they do they will walk all over you (and snigger whilst doing so).

Wouldn't own any other breed now, I'm a confirmed welshie fan.
 
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I have one and completely echo all of the above comments! Pain in the arse to keep fit and slim as they gain pounds on fresh air and will invent a large variety of cute mannerisms in order to trick you into feeding them. Would probably jump off a cliff if they thought there was food at the bottom. Very sharp, very stubborn but extremely capable, they are the best all-round breed in my opinion as they can have a go at anything. Most will jump like a stag. Fantastic trot, slightly suspect canter, brilliant gallop
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'Cob' doesn't mean suitable for a novice by any means, unless you have as strong a personality as they do they will walk all over you (and snigger whilst doing so).

Wouldn't own any other breed now, I'm a confirmed welshie fan.

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i assume your welshie is the one on the sig, what breeding is he?
 
LOVE them. My boy is cheeky and opinionated (he will let you know if he doesn't want to do something!) and comes with a lot of attitude, but is so loyal and will do anything to please, he is a real people horse. He will sulk if I raise my voice at him! However, he knows his own strength and will use it to his advantage if he is in an anti-work mood.

He ADORES his food, and piles the weight on if he so much as looks at a bowl of mix. Too clever for his own good though sometimes!

For a chunky cob he has quite a burst of speed in him, and has been placed in dressage before, but he dislikes jumping and regular schooling.

Yes, the breed may have faults, but I love the Welsh personality, you just can't beat it!
 
Reading Como's reply - I definately agree with all that! I played with my Welshie today in the field. He was following me about trotting after me etc. but twice he got a tad over-excited and did a massive buck very near me and then tried to give me a nip. This is what most are like, they're wonderful funny horses but they do have a side to them! You do need to have a good sense of humour with them I think.
 
They are my most favourite breed (I have 5 at the moment but have had many in the past!). Love them to bits, they generally have larger than life personalities and can be quite strong minded, but when you win them over they will die for you and do anything you ask of them. In the past I have done just about everything with my welsh cobs, including driving.

They are tough little cookies!
 
I have one and would have one again he is great jumper great action (when it suits him) can be strong but mostly strong minded plays games with people all the time stubborn weight carriers cannot be pushed you have to ask and persuade not demand but me i personaly dam well adore them
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P.s demand isnt the best word to use but I quess you wil get the idea
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i assume your welshie is the one on the sig, what breeding is he?

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We've talked before on another forum - have finally confirmed that she's by a Derwen stallion, still trying to work out which one unfortunately, she was never registered and her breeder is a rather forgetful old man
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It's taken me six months to track him down and he's still no help!
 
Have to join in ! - my Merlin (avatar horse) is a Welsh D, was my first horse, got him 10 years ago when I was almost a complete novice but OMG what a fantastic fantastic horse he has been. Brilliant jumper (but very spooky), lovely paces, fun hack, enjoys life so much. And so sound with brilliant feet! Horse of a lifetime and I can't believe my luck.
 
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