CYMRY FARM STABLES

Description of the Welsh Cob

THE WELSH PONY and COB SOCIETY of  AMERICA  describes the Welsh Cob as follows:

(Section D : over 13.2 hands without upper limit)

GENERAL CHARACTER
Strong, hardy and active with pleasant character and as much substance as possible.
COLOR
Any color except piebald and skewbald.
HEAD
Full of quality and character.
A course 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.
FORE LEGS
Set square and not tied in at the elbows. Long, strong forelegs. Knees well developed with an abundance of bone below them. Pasterns of proportional 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. 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 or outwards. The 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. Pastern of proportionate slope and length. Feet well shaped. Hoofs dense (see current rules).
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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