The Welsh Pony is a breed available in the Horse Reality game that can be obtained from the Foundation.
| Welsh Pony (section A/B) | |
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| General Information | |
| Alternative name | Welsh Mountain Pony |
| Origin | Wales |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Seal Brown, Flaxen, Cream, Grey, Dun, Silver |
| Whites | White Markings, SW1, Roan, Hidden Sabino, Rabicano |
| Not yet in-game | Non-Dun1, W20 |
| Height | 110 - 137 cm |
| Registry | Welsh Pony Society (section A/B) |
| Alternative name | Welshie |
| Origin | Foundation |
| Status | In-game (2018) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | D. Grochowska (2024) |
| Greyscale | D. Grochowska (2024) |
| Colours & patterns | M. Krale (2024), H. Hegele (2024), D. Grochowska (2024) |
¶ Conformation
The Welsh Pony is a hardy and spirited animal. The ponies have small heads with bold eyes and prominent nostrils, lengthy, well-carried necks, long, sloping shoulders, muscular backs, and long croups. Tails should be well-set and carried gaily.[1]
¶ Colour Genetics
The Welsh Ponies come in almost all base colours: black, chestnut, bay and seal brown. The dilutions and modifiers present in this breed are cream, grey, dun, and silver. Flaxen also sometimes occurs.
On top of all these gorgeous colours, the Welsh Ponies come with a variety of white patterns as well. This breed can show up as roan, SW1, and also have white markings. Hidden white genes in the Welsh Ponies include hidden sabino and rabicano.
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
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| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A, At, a | G, g |
| Dilutions | ||||
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| CR, n | D, nd2 | ch | Z, z | n |
| White Patterns | |||||
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | lp | patn1 | SW1, n | sw2 | RN, n |
Please note that the table includes a hidden agouti alleles (At). Besides testable genes, there untestable ones present. Those include flaxen, rabicano, hidden sabino, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Welsh Pony was added to the game in 2018. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the breed received/will receive the following updates:
- Received new colours (dun) and colour variations in October 202[2]
- Received an artwork update on July 17th 2024 [3][4]
- The missing genes and alleles will be added to the game through new Foundation horse[5][6]
- Welsh Ponies currently do not display sooty on bay bases
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Artwork Legacy
If you're curious about what the Welsh Pony looked like before the artwork update or just want to reminiscence good, old times - search no more.
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This beautiful art was created by very talented artists. Horse Reality is forever grateful for them being a part of its history.
| Artists | |
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| Linearts | S. Jullelin (2015) |
| greyscale | J. Tarkela (2016) |
| Colours & Patterns | T. van den Berg (2017), Jessy (2018), H. Vasseur (2018) |
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Welsh Pony originates from Wales, the UK. This hardy pony lived (and some ponies still do) in the rocky areas of the country. Even though many are now known for their refined features, they have retained their sturdiness. Breeding societies try to preserve the hardy character of the breed.
The Welsh Pony is officially just one breed, but registries recognise more than one type. Therefore, the registry is split into four sections: A, B, C and D. Each has its own rules and regulations, but A & B, and C & D are very similar to each other respectively with height being the most important difference.[1] In addition, some registries recognise section K, which includes only Welsh crosses.
¶ References
- Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America, Inc., Rule Book, April 2017
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/34/birthday-surprise-new-horse-colour-variations-small-community-update-v2-transfer-bugfixes
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/127/community-update-massive-sales-quarter-horses-redo-art-survey-results-art-plans
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/176/announcement-welsh-pony-redo-is-here
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/52/community-update-v2-market-postponed-preparing-3rd-foundation-generation-about-breed-redos-new-art-intern-march-background