Gwrthafarn Welsh Cobs

18/08/2024

Congratulations to Micky England on a 1st and Reserve Youngstock Champion with her yearling filly - Gwrthafarn Saskia at North Western WPCA today 🥳⭐️

11/08/2024

This stunning Sec D c**t foal ( born 29/4/24) - smokey black with all the bling, will be weaned before the end of this month and ready to move on to a new stable in early October. To make 15hh. Genuine enquiries only please.

07/07/2024

Up- dated photos of GWRTHAFARN MAGIC DRAGON - Sec D c**t foal ( born 29/04/24)
Sire: Menai Cassius ( x Menai Super Star)
Dam: Gwrthafarn Miss Magic ( x Thorneyside the Magic Man)

This special c**t has all the trimmings- 4 whites & a tidy blaze, and will be a dark bay/ black when he loses his baby coat. Should mature at 15hh and is a very exciting future prospect for the showring, whether in- hand or ride / drive. He’ll be 👀 for a new 🏡 after weaning.
Serious enquiries only- no photo or video collectors, but viewings by appointment are welcome.

06/07/2024

We are grateful to the Jones family at Menai Stud for the loan of their up- and- coming young stallion MENAI EUROGOLD to run out with our mares this season.

26/05/2024

Our 2yo filly GWRTHAFARN MAGIC BLOSSOM ( x Menai Cardi Llwyd) enjoying some well deserved time out from the show circuit this year and keeping good company to Mared’s Sec C yearling GWRTHAFARN RED HARRIET ( x Fronarth Rossi).
Magic Blossom is a half - sister ( same dam) to this year’s c**t foal Magic Dragon 🔥

26/05/2024

Introducing GWRTHAFARN MAGIC DRAGON - Sec D c**t foal
Sire: Menai Cassius ( x Menai Super Star)
Dam: Gwrthafarn Miss Magic ( x Thorneyside the Magic Man)

Pictured here at nearly 4 weeks old, we are very pleased with our newest addition! One more foal by Cassius due here end June’24.

25/12/2023

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chi gyd!
Seasons’ Greetings to all our Fbk followers and owners past & present of Gwrthafarn cobs!

28/11/2023

A great day out at the RWS Winter Fair today with Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom (aka Winnie) gaining a very credible 6th place in a strong class of Sec D yearling fillies.
Very many thanks once again to Chloe Evans and Nicky Bond for producing her to perfection. The incredible partnership of Chloe & Winnie during the season has been fascinating & very pleasing to see!

09/10/2023

Just over a year ago, we sold 2 of our c**t foals ( Gwrthafarn Barti Ddu & Gwrthafarn Saint George) to the same lovely family nr Chichester, West Sussex. This photo shoot yesterday shows how they’ve progressed during that time, and the very special relationship between them and Bam who has spent her every spare moment in the company of her boys 🥰

25/09/2023

Huge thanks again to Chloe Evans for taking Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom to the Ceredigion Association Foal & Yearling Show over the weekend! This partnership gets better each time out and is proof of Chloe’s commitment & dedication.
🔥1st Sec D Yearling Filly
🔥Champion Sec D Yearling
🔥Overall Supreme Champion Yearling

( photos by Jessica Rhian Photography)

02/09/2023

Another very proud day for us and Chloe Evans! ⭐️🔥

Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom owned by Teulu Gwrthafarn shown by Chloe Evans.
Supreme Champion Horse 2023 👏👏

29/08/2023

Our yearling filly continued with her winning ways yesterday. After taking Reserve Supreme Sec D at last week’s Mid Wales Summer Show, she went one better at Tregaron Show and took the Championship!

Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom🔥
🥇 yearling cob filly/c**t
🏆Overall Champion Cob

So pleased with this one (aka Winnie) ….she flew round the ring ( video in comments) and huge credit goes to her young handler & top groom Chloe Evans & the rest of the Cwmplas team ⭐️ for all their hard work with her over the past 3 months👏👏

17/08/2023

✨ GWRTHAFARN RED HARRIET ✨

Sec C Filly foal available at weaning! 👀🏠

Sire: Fronarth Rossi
Dam: Brynseion Red Halo x Brynseion Dinadan

Please PM for further info!

28/07/2023

This week, our yearling filly GWRTHAFARN MAGIC BLOSSOM was entered for the Royal Welsh Show, expertly prepared by Chloe Evans & Nicky Bond and shown to a high standard by Chloe ( with help from Daniel Copley). No rosette this time in a strong class of 40 entries, but very happy with how she performed and behaved👏. We now look forward to the rest of the show season!
Photo credit: Sarah Hayman

02/07/2023

Pics taken today of Gwrthafarn Naomi Sec D ( born 13/04/23)
Sire: Rhosyncoch the Hitman
Dam: Gwrthafarn Morganna

This filly has plenty of bone & feather and moves for fun! 👀 for new 🏡 after weaning.
UPDATE- Naomi has now been RESERVED

11/06/2023

Our 2 Sec D fillies this year -Gwrthafarn Saskia & Gwrthafarn Naomi, both by Rhosyncoch the Hitman.
Both will be 👀 for new 🏡
UPDATE- Saskia has now been RESERVED.

14/05/2023

🔱🔱 HOW MUCH DOES A FOAL COST❓️🔱🔱

Let me say some words to you, yes to you, the person who whatsapp just to ask for the price. The person who calls, hears the price and says "oh I can buy that cheaper somewhere else". I'm talking to you too: the person who doesn't care about papers because I'm looking for "just a leisure horse" and "I don't care about documents".

NO FOAL is "just a leisure horse".
Behind every purebred foal is a BREEDER. I use capital letters to differentiate a breeder from a backyard breeder or a pet factory because there is no better word. A reliable breeder does not breed foals without papers that protect the integrity of the breed.

Registration papers are ancestral records that document the bloodline and allow you to investigate possible health issues in your lineage
If you tell a breeder you don’t care about the papers, just tell him you don’t about the health of the foal, you just want the cheapest you can find!

When you decide to buy a foal from a reputable and quality breeder, this breeder is responsible for the health of each foal.
This breeder will skip vacations and weekends, miss sleep and spend most of his personal time devoted to his horses and their welfare. The truly passionate breeder who loves what he breeds, puts all his time into it.
Not just for foals that are sold but for every customer who has a piece of their heart and now joined their extended family!

Breeders worry about their babies after they move and take them back without question.

A breeder will get their hands dirty, often covered in everything that comes with birth. Cos thats what life is all about... Between birth and life there is also death... this is part of it. It rips the breeder's heart out. But it's the wheel of life that keeps turning.

A breeder conducts ultrasound, analysis, vet emergency, vaccinations, registrations, research pedigree, deworming, farrier appointments and provides the base start for the future of foal in foal ABC, loading training, cleaning, spraying, leading, accustoming to environmental influences...

Last but not least, a breeder CHOOSES the family that is lucky enough to have one of their foals. Yes, you read that right.
A real breeder decides WHO he sells to. And that never goes "over the price".

There really is no compensation that can beat a breeder's investment.
A good breeder has different criteria for the one who wants to continue his bloodline or buy a foal from his offspring, why? Because breeding isn't a responsibility to take lightly, it's a lifestyle choice reserved ONLY for the few dedicated people who are willing to, because a foal is never "just a pet" or a "vacation horse".

The foal is the breeder's legacy, a little boy's best friend, a little girl's caretaker, a therapy for the elderly, a family member, someone's whole world - until the day it moves out and then for the new owner!

Written in part by: Sr. Eduardo Loredo Müller
English translated by: Angel Sophia Nogga
Modified for foal by: Stacey Mugrage and copied by Amy Bartels

COPY AND POST IT WITH YOUR OWN PICTURE.
Worth sharing an article written with so much truth and heart blood. Responsible breeding and owning several horses is a lifestyle and commitment many fail to understand:

7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Our life revolves around horses!

Found it perfect and so true written and therefore shared ❤️

12/05/2023

Introducing one of our three bay fillies born this year- Gwrthafarn Saskia - pictured here at 2 & 3wks old.
Sire: Rhosyncoch the Hitman
Dam: Glanhafren Charity

25/12/2022

Cyfarchion yr Ŵyl a Dymuniadau Gorau am 2023 i bawb sy’n ein dilyn ac i chi gyd sy’n hoffi’r Cob Cymreig! 🎅🐴

Seasons’ Greetings and best wishes for 2023 to all our followers and fans of Welsh Cobs in the UK and all over the world🍾🎄🐴

19/11/2022

Our Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom continued with her winning ways at today’s Cel Aeron Youngstock Show…winning a strong Sec D foal class, best foal and then taking the Welsh Breeds Champion award! A huge thank you again to Chloe and Nicky for all their hard work with her over recent weeks. We’re so delighted!

06/11/2022

A first outing today for our Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom at the Pre Winter Fair Foal & Yearling Show in Peniel. 1st Sec D filly & 1st large M&M. We are very grateful to Nicky Bond & Chloe Evans for all their hard work with her over the past month👏🐴
Sire: Menai Cardi Llwyd
Dam: Gwrthafarn Miss Magic ( x Thorneyside the Magic Man)

12/09/2022

Another Summer nearly over, with this years’ foals weaned over the weekend & settling down well. The boys (black & palomino) will soon be off to the same yard in West Sussex, whilst the buckskin/ dun filly is to be retained.

11/07/2022

And here’s Gwrthafarn Barti Ddu ( SOLD) sired by Cascob Deio Du & Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom ( to be RETAINED) sired by Menai Cardi Llwyd.

11/07/2022

Updated pics of Gwrthafarn Saint George ( dob 23/04/22) sired by HOYS Finalist and Royal Welsh Show winner- Menai Cardi Llwyd.
He will be available after weaning.To make 15hh+, he is a very exciting prospect under saddle! Serious enquiries only please.

28/05/2022

We are very grateful to Horeb Stud for the loan of this handsome chap to run out with our mares this season!

RHOSYNCOCH THE HITMAN
Sire: Trefforest Mabon Mai ( Crugybar Mabon Mai X Pantanamlwg Free Gift)
Dam: Horeb Megan ( Horeb Luke McCoy x Horeb Tanni)

23/05/2022

Gwrthafarn Magic Blossom
Sec D filly born 16/04/22
Sire: Menai Cardi Llwyd
Dam: Gwrthafarn Miss Magic

23/05/2022

Gwrthafarn Saint George
Sec D c**t foal born 23/04/22
Sire: Menai Cardi Llwyd
Dam: Gwrthafarn Gwenllian

23/05/2022

DEPOSIT TAKEN
Gwrthafarn Barti Ddu
Sec D c**t born 06/04/22
Sire: Cascob Deio Du
Dam: Gwrthafarn Morganna

06/05/2022

This has been a particularly difficult week for us here with the sudden loss of our senior mare Martha. Born on 6 May 2000, she spent all of her life here at Gwrthafarn and very seldomly left the farm, except to be covered by various stallions over the years. These included Derwen Sea Adventure, Maesmynach Llwynog, Blaengwen Brenin, Geler Sparc and Thorneyside The Magic Man. Martha was a firm favourite of ours and also of any visitors who called in at our small Stud - a real old fashioned deep bodied cob with the most amazing temperament.She was the very last progeny of our beloved Cippyn Red Flyer, and we are fortunate to have 2 of her daughters and 1 granddaughter here as brood mares. RIP Martha🥰
Pictured here in May 2020 with her yearling granddaughter Serena ( x Gwynfaes Seren Wledig)

27/03/2022

All 4 mares have out-wintered well, and are now in their respective maternity fields - their new arrivals being due within the next month- the black mare ( Morganna) to Cascob Deio Du, and the other three to Menai Cardi Llwyd. Exciting times ahead!