Welsh Ponies

According to the Welsh Pony and Cob Society:

"The head of the Mountain Pony should be small, with neat pointed ears, big bold eyes and a wide forehead. The jaw should be clean cut, tapering to a small muzzle; the silhouette may be concave or 'dished' but never convex or too straight. The neck should be of good length and well carried with shoulders sloping back to a clearly defined wither. The limbs must be set square with good flat bone and round dense hooves. The tail set high and gaily carried. Action must be quick, free and straight from the shoulder, knees and hocks well flexed with straight and powerful leverage well under the body. The height should not exceed 12 h.h. (121.9 cms)."

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Does your Welsh pony have chestnuts on the hind legs?

In A History of British Native Ponies, Anthony Dent describes one of the primitive types as follows:

"The head is small and narrow with a fine muzzle, small ears, large eyes, straight or concave face, heavy mane and tail. He has only two chestnuts - front chestnuts."

Sounds like a Welsh mountain pony - except for the chestnuts. But Tilly only has chestnuts on her front legs. I have heard from people all over the world about other Welsh ponies without chestnuts on their hind legs. Please keep the reports coming in and I will try to make something from them! Contact.