TO JUDGE ON MERITS.....

Committed breeders have always judged and selected good horses by their performance. When I started breeding, I chose „MERIT“ as a prefix for my cobs to show my commitment to breed for excellent performance, a good character and great temperament.

A strong and sturdy pony, that offers not only children but also adults all the possibilities of a full leisure horse. I was imagining such a horse when I started looking for a breed that I was going to spend my time and energy on in the future.

It was supposed to give the rider the feeling of sitting on a horse, whilst also bringing along cheerful pony charm and whilst being sturdy also showing strong movement and good performance.

I found all these features in the breed description of the Welsh Cob and when I met the first Cobs in person, I became infected with the „Welsh fever“. Today  I have three Cob brood mares, one stallion and their offspring and my two riding Cobs Sian Cariad and Camelot, living on our small farm. All in all between 10 and 15 horses.

The breeding, the appropriate keeping and an affectionate but consequential upbringing of the horses is the main focus of my work and does not leave much time for anything else.

A good opportunity to thank my husband Bernd, who is not at all interested in horses, for his endless tolerance, his consistant willingness to take over chores with the tractor, and his patience with which he endures endless enthusiastic stories about ponies, with all my heart. Without him there would be no Merit Welsh Cobs.

Kisdorferwohld, September 2005     Christina Roters