The Welara Journal

  Several years ago I learned of the new breed, "Welara". Part Arabian and part Welsh pony. I had been showing my two champion Arabian stallions and was getting worn down by traveling etc., we had won countless blue ribbons. A rest was in order.
  I wanted to use my beautiful Arabian mares (all halter quality) to create smaller horses for children. My children and grandchildren are my heart. I decided to crossbreed to a Welsh stallion. I looked for over two years trying to find a stallion that I thought worthy of my mares. I was just about to give up hope, when by accident discovered the Palomino Welsh stallion "Old Acres St. George". A very refined 13.2 hand halter champion owned by Suzanne Glen (now Suzanne Moody).
  I bred my mares to George and a few of her stallions. Many, many times. Always having super nice babies, but not with the halter refinement of the dams, and then it happened. My mare "Knight Sugar" had her third baby by George. Super refined and very elegant. A colt, solid pastel pink in color all over. Except for his size he was a clone of his dam, with the color and type of his sire. I immediately nicknamed him "Dazzler". He is now four years old, and is one of the most beautiful horses I've seen. Just over 13.3 hands, with high set on neck. He carries himself like an Arab, and has the head of his dam and her sire, and of his black grand sire the #1 black halter champion in the United States, the sixteen hands "KK Warknight". Dazzlers registered name is DR Wilburforce C.H. St. George.
  The year after dazzler was born, my mare DR Drakkazahh, dam of "Knight Sugar" gave birth to her third baby by George. A filly, creamy pink in color, with an almost perfect blaze, very refined and with the same loving attitude of her dams "Kaza". I named the baby "DR Zoey St. George". Zoey is now 3 1/2 years old, 13.3 hands high and confirmed pregnant by dazzler. I teach all my babies to give a hug and kisses by the time they are three weeks old, and for the most part they are like puppies.
  I can't imagine life without horse babies and grandchildren to love on. As I grow older, my herd gets larger (15) I wonder when will it end?
  I send out a thousand thanks to Suzanne and John Moody of Glenhaven Farm in Virginia, for their help and expertise, and for having the best Welsh farm of all. I'm very sad to say that "Old Acres St. George" passed away last year. In my opinion he was the most perfect Welsh pony of all. He is greatly missed.
  We are keeping our fingers crossed for luck with Zoey, who is expecting her baby April 18th 2008.