Robust, versatile and trainable, Welsh breeds continue to have a strong influence in the flashiest of sports ponies, both here and on the Continent, finds Madeleine Silver “Not only is it common for ...

TODAY, fewer than 700 reg-istered breeding Welsh Mountain Ponies survive in Wales. Many live a peaceful, traditional, feral existence on remote hillsides of Powys and six other regions. Seemingly ...

Vickie Paxton talks about the ponies on her farm as if they were her children. Each one has an official name on the registry of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America, often long-winded ones that ...

The “very poor” condition of Welsh ponies sold at auction house Brightwells earlier this month has caused outrage and opened a wide debate on overbreeding Suspected arson attack causes £25k damage at ...

A type of Welsh pony has been put on a rare breeds' register for the first time. Welsh section B ponies, known for their versatility and popularity as children's riding ponies, have been declared 'at ...

Ponies and cobs were judged in their natural state with full mane and feather, or as open ponies ­plaited and trimmed, under saddle, over fences, in harness and in hand. Hands on: Rebecca Scott, of ...

PALOMINO breeder Eirian Wyn Williams survived the main ring heat to post her best ever Royal Welsh results this week. PALOMINO breeder Eirian Wyn Williams survived the main ring heat to post her best ...

This amazing picture shows 83-year-old Dr Wynne Davies running across the main ring at the Royal Welsh Show. To roars of approval from the grandstand crowd, the splightly pensioner completed a length ...

TWO veteran cob breeders unveiled a full-size bronze statue of a Welsh Cob Stallion in Aberaeron on Sunday at the start of the fourth annual Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs. TWO veteran cob breeders ...

Just past Green Lane on Leslie Street in Sharon seems like an unlikely spot for one of the top horse breeders in Canada. But for more than 50 years, Darlene and Russel Morton have been churning out ...