"I fully agree with this petition and feel this rule change will alter the breed "
"welsh ponies and cobs in any country should take their breed standards from the mother society and coloured pure bred ponies should go in a separate register ."
"Another example of Americans doing as they please. These are welsh ponies and you should breed them as uk rules not your own!!!"
"Welshies are welshies, and welshies cannot be coloured!"
"I like many others have been involved with the welsh ponies for many years. I believe that the breed standards were set up and based on the British stud book in order to protect the breed. Therefore when the breed standard calls for no skewbalds or piepal"
"The breed standard, including type has taken almost 100 years to put into place in the U.S.. To throw this aside in a single vote to which the membership was NOT informed is terrible. COLOUR does affect the breed standard and the BOD should not be able "
"Please don't alter our British native breeds. I think it is wonderful that Americans are so taken with our beautiful ponies, but please don't alter their characteristics."
"THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE FARCE! I personally feel that all Welsh ponies and cobs worldwide should run under the same rules and regulations as the Mother society here in the UK before un repairable damage is done like with the American Shetlands which not only"
"This proposal by the WPCSA is ludicrous. If you want broken coloured ponies then they are obtainable through crossing out to any coloured mare or stallion. Implementation of this rule will simply lead to the gradual use of totally non-welsh types merel"
"Follow the standards set by the Mother society and stop damaging the purity of the breed. This is extreme arrogance to destroy the standards that others have worked to maintain all these years."
"I find it incredulous that the USA are trying to change the standard of registration of the welsh breed. What is the point in calling a pony welsh if it doesn't follow the standard set by the Mother association. If the Americans want to play with th"
"There have never been coloured in the pure welsh breed. White on the belly and large white faces yes, but nothing on the body. You cannot change for a fad. "
" i think that we shoul keep our welsh ponies and cobs piebald and scewbald free we have seperate societies for them."
"breed standards are breed standards. "
"I feel very strongly about this rule as its been a part or the evolution of the welsh breed since the turn of the century , although i also feel that all association with the mother society should also run by the same rules in all manners."
