"If you want painted ponies , the P.O.A. registry has lots of them."
"This is an important issue and I feel very strongly about it. I thinlk there are alternatives like the section X in the UK"
"We should NOT change the rules for registration that has been in effect for over 100 years, let's keep the Welsh standard the way it is and protect the breed."
"Enough changes have been made to the Welsh pony breed standard (height) and this is just one more change we, as Welsh breeders, owners,lovers, could well do without."
"The manner in which this rule change was implemented was shady and underhanded. Never was the membership polled or even informed that a vote was to take place. This change was recommended by a few who undoubtedly stand to gain from it. To say I'm disappo"
"Keep the beautiful Welsh as they are and keep the GYPSY LOOKING ponies out. It will definitely cheapen the breed in the long run."
"am a WPSCA member for "06"
"Changing the standard should not be taken lightly. It is there for a reason and to let mis-marked ponies in to the pure registry is a big mistake. The Arabian reg. has the right idea. Check out how they handled the problem."
"I think that the standard should be maintained. If another section of the stud book needs to be made as in the UK with section X, then that should be taken care of, but all colors should not accepted or the original breed standard and type will be comprom"
"The insane craze for pinto individuals in this country is resulting in the loss of strong solid-color bloodlines in what were once predominantly solid breeds. It's getting almost impossible to find a solid colored Shetland or Miniature, for example. Allo"
"Reinstate Rule #6 The board seems to have rushed into something with out input from the WHOLE Member/breeders. Looks a bit like self serving and conflect of instrest. "
"I am against the recent rule change to now allow pinto welsh ponies full registration papers without the addition of a seperate registry. The "Clinton" type verbage used to support this change as in "We are not changing the standard, just the registration"
"Thank you for taking the initiative to repeal this ill advised change in the rules"
"I agree"
