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Can anybody recommend a lovely welsh section b stallion??

I need to know what to look for in one. I want to breed my mare :)

Thanks guys
 
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Where are you? Are you looking to live cover or AI? That will make a big difference on your possible stallion selection.

What you should be looking for, is a pony that is true to the Welsh B breed standard, and isn't going to risk throwing an over-height foal. If your mare is close to height, you would be better off breeding to a smaller stallion. If she's well under height, it doesn't matter whether you use a tiny stallion or one close to the maximum height of 13.2hh.

I really like this little guy,
Welsh Pony stallion at stud - *Wedderlie Mardi Gras LOM/AOE - Imported Section B

There's a STUNNING stallion based here in Western Australia called Penley Naturalist, he is youngish but spectacular.

Whichever stallion you choose should be well put together and a good representative of his breed, so you should read up on the breed standard so that you know what to look for.
 
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Im im Ireland but I don't find any stallion completely 'WOW' over here. Thats really funny cos he was the stallion I was looking at if I was going to use AI. I'm a bit worried about AI though. I would absolutely love to use him though. He is fantastic. :-p
 
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OMG!!! I just seen one today at the stallion alley here at the Hoosier Horse Fair. We're in Indianapolis, Indiana enjoying the expo :) want me to get his name?

He looks like a really nice welsh pony!
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She hasn't had a foal before so this time I will use a live cover but the second time I want to find a fantastic stallion so I can keep the foal for showing :) I'm just a bit nervous about doing it because it isn't widely used around here. I might set a trend though :P
 
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If it isn't widely used I would be nervous too, you really need to have a GOOD equine repro vet to eliminate the risk of your mare getting an infection from the equipment, and to optimise your chances of a successful pregnancy.

If I AI my filly I will have to take her 3 hours away to the only reputable repro specialist in the state, my local vet is great but not a reproductive specialist so I can't fairly expect him to be able to inseminate my mare using the best methods out there. Travel is something that you do need to expect when you're putting a mare in foal, even for live cover... most of the stallions I'm considering for her are in roughly the same area as the repro vet so it won't be much more inconvenient to AI her.
 
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BEP - would that be Belvoir? Because I don't consider them reputable at all - one of the vets from there did a palp on a mare who was colicking, and missed an 8 month foal that she surprised us with three months later.
 
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Really? I find that really interesting as a lot of people swear by them. Then again there is a trainer in my town who a lot of people swear by, but who I won't let touch my horses - not even if HE paid ME - so public opinion and word of mouth isn't always correct.

Guess I'd be better off with Belvoir than my local vet though, he is not a horse vet so much as a large animal vet... closer to the time I do AI her, though, IF I decide to get two foals out of her, I will be sure to ask around for a better repro specialist.
 
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