Welsh mountain pony

noun

1. a small sturdy but graceful breed of pony used mostly for riding, originally from Wales

Example Sentences

Welsh mountain pony breeder Roy Thomas, 80, who lives metres from the mine's boundary, called it "a total blight" on his life for the past 16 years and described the mine as a "neighbour from hell".

From BBC

At their base in Norfolk, Catherine drove a Jackal 2 armoured vehicle, flew a drone and also met the guard's mascot, Emrys Jones the Welsh Mountain Pony.

From BBC

It has been said that when Henry the Eighth passed his law for the extermination of all horses below an approved stature, some of the lowland ponies, scenting danger and led by equine Tells and Winkelrieds, retreated to the mountain fastnesses, defied the throne of England, and became the Welsh mountain pony.

From Project Gutenberg

She says she remembers the day that a 7-year-old Rosie Napravnik hopped off a Welsh Mountain pony named Sweet Sensation and told her exactly where fast horses were going to take her.

From New York Times