Keep a clear picture of what you want to breed. Study pedigrees and the successes of well-known breeders. Don’t be afraid to cull something from your breeding plan when it doesn’t work out. Don’t be “barn blind.” Remember it takes just as much to raise a mediocre pony as it does a superstar!

It is often difficult for the new person to understand all of the sections of Welsh. “Breed type,” including characteristic movement, is so important to the overall “package.” Even if you have a wonderfully performing pony/cob they must have breed type in order to be truly successful in the Welsh ring...

I use a simple method to evaluate every horse. The pedigree comes first, and I start with the tail female. You have to look at grandma. Consider that if the sire performed and the dam performed, odds are that resulting foals will perform. Conformation is the next thing to examine. Can the horse physically...