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About the Welsh Cob Breed
.The virtues of the Welsh Cob are known far
beyond the confines of Great Britain, for it is an animal of
many virtues and of outstanding strength and activity. As a
breed, too, it is old established, having its foundation in
the Welsh Mountain Pony, whose antiquity really dates to a time
long before any true records existed.
The Welsh Cob has had a great influence upon trotting animals
in many parts of the world, and its blood has gone far in the
making of the outstanding Hackney horse and pony of Great Britain.
It was, too, very many years ago, used in the development of
the Fell Pony, which up to comparatively recent years had been
used as a trotting pony, and the records of times and distances
were greatly prized in the famous Fell stallions of those days.
As may be expected, the Welsh Cob has inherited much of the
hardiness of the mountain pony, which it resembles in many respects,
for it should have the same small head showing a lot of quality,
and the small, pricked ears so characteristic of the pony. It
must, too, have a strong, deeply girthed body and immensely
powerful quarters with well-set-up tail, while its legs must
be short and strong, standing over not too much ground and showing
a broad and generous chest. In action it must be active and
show not too much knee, and have with it as bold and virile
carriage. Its uses are many and it can be described as the utility
type. Few animals could be found more useful to the small farmer,
for it is of a tractable nature and it is useful for all kinds
of harness work, being capable of pulling a big weight and trotting
on in a way to eat up the ground.
General character: strong, hardy and active, with pony character
and as much substance as possible. Colour: any colour, except
piebald or skewbald. Head, full of quality and pony character.
A coarse head and roman nose are most objectionable. Eyes, bold,
prominent and set widely apart. Ears, neat and well set. Neck,
lengthy and well carried. Moderately lean in the case of mares,
but inclined to be cresty in the case of mature stallions. Shoulders,
strong but well laid back. Forelegs set square and not tied
in at the elbows. Long, strong forearms; knees, well developed
with an abundance of bone below them; pasterns, of proportionate
slope and length; feet, well shaped; hoofs, dense. When in the
rough, a moderate quantity of silky feather is not objected
to, but coarse, wiry hair is a definite objection. Middle-piece
back and loins, muscular, strong and well coupled. Deep through
the heart and well ribbed up. Hindquarters lengthy and strong.
Ragged or drooping quarters are objectionable. Tail well set
on. Hind legs: second thighs, strong and muscular, hocks large,
flat and clean, with points prominent, turning neither inwards
nor outwards. The hind legs must be not too bent and the hock
not set behind a line falling from the point of the quarter
to the fetlock joint. Action, free, true and forceful. The knee
should be bent and the whole foreleg should be extended straight
from the shoulder and as far forward as possible in the trot.
Hocks flexed under the body with straight and powerful leverage.
As an indication of type hardiness and stamina it should be
noted that in the pre-mechanised army days, the cob, being capable
of bearing an enormous weight, was much used for military pack
work and for mounted infantry. Because of this, stallions of
the right type were always in demand by foreign governments
for the purpose of infusing the right blood and for the production
of the right type of horses for army purposes.
In contemplating the future of the Welsh Cob of draught type
and that of riding type, one can only conclude that the latter
will retain its popularity in these days when any good riding
horse is in such demand. It is interesting to reflect and to
record the fact that in the Cob and the Mountain Pony, the Welsh
have two quite outstanding examples of horse.
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