Their strong, powerful movement, courageous temperament and ability to cover ground quick but sturdy makes the Welsh Section D a popular choice for many.
General Temperament: The welsh cob is widely known for it's pony like character despite it's size. They are strong, hardy but also active.
Colour: A Welsh Cob comes in any colour except pieballed and skewballed. Bay is currently the most common.
Head: The Welsh Cob displays a short but broad head...looking very pony like. The face should be set straight (a roman nose or a dish face are most objectionable). Eyes are widely set apart and are prominent. The ears should be neat but well set.
Neck: The neck should be lengthy but strong. A moderately lean neck is acceptable in mares. Slightly thicker set in geldings. Stallions should show a considerate amount of crest.
Shoulders: Shoulders should be strong but well sloped back
Forelegs: The forelegs should be set square with 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.
Hind Quarters: Lengthy and strong, often looking rounded. 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 inward nor outwards. The hind legs must not be too bent and the hock not set behind a line falling from the point of the quarter to the fetlock joint. Pasterns of proportionate slope and length. Feet well-shaped. Hoofs dense.
Action: Free, true and forcible. 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.
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