Welsh Ponies

Windstar Farm was established in 1987 after purchasing two Welsh ponies, Berry Pepper (Texas Bright Light x Texas Blackberry) and La Petite Rouge (Spring Valley's Monarch x Berry Pepper). Berry quickly became Katie's show pony and arrangements were made for Loppy to move in with Jane Cozart outside Moran, Texas. 

It became apparent rather quickly that both mares had come with  "bonuses."  Following Jane's advice, we joined the Welsh society and prepared to welcome our first babies.  This required choosing a prefix and the girls won the rights to naming the farm which is also our prefix.  Katie and Claire suggested Windstar as it was windy in the day and starry at night; thus Windstar Welsh ponies was born. All our foals carry this prefix and are named after celestial objects.

At Jane's Pecan Creek pony farm, Loppy became a "spoiled rotten porch pony" and produced four outstanding foals.  More importantly, she served as the catalyst for a wonderful friendship between Jane and I which lasted until her death July 25, 2011.  Jane (the beloved WWW) brought wit, wisdom, love and opportunity into my life.  Not only did she pass along her love of the Welsh breed, I was privileged to have inherited her elegant stallion, Pecan Creek's Standing Ovation.

 "Stanley" was a stay at home guy, content to graze in fields  overlooking a peaceful valley. However, you would find his blue ribbon offspring at Welsh shows, on the trails, competing at dressage shows, at pony club events, hunter jumper  shows, at driving events, putting smiles on children's faces at charity events and truck stops. They also won the Get of Sire Class at Welsh Nationals the last time it was held and the competition was impressive!

Unfortunately, Stanley was killed by a speeding driver distracted by her phone on September 21, 2016. 

Thankfully, he left behind a stunning colt, Windstar Zodiac (foaled September 5, 2015) out of Gayfields Minnie the Mermaid to carry on.  His first foal Windstar P.C. Legacy, out of Windstar Blue Eclipse arrived May 6, 2017 and he has continued to produce outstanding, calm, large foals that are exceptionally correct, competitive and athletic. 

Zodiac's first show season (2018) ended with him winning the Reserve National Championship Section B stallion under Cecile Dunn! She commented that he "was kind, intelligent, elegant, extremely well balanced and refined. The following year, he passed his Westfalen inspection and is an approved stallion for German Riding Ponies, Westfalen's and Welsh ponies. He is available to approved outside mares on a limited basis.

Our four brood mares  Dragon's Lair Eclair, Windstar Blue Eclipse, Windstar Lyrid and Windstar Carina have all spent time in the show ring and have multiple halter and performance honors. But for now, they are pampered daily!  We raise and show one or two foals a year, which are available after the end of their two year old show season.  By then they have a solid foundation of desirable skills and are ready for new homes. Our goal is to raise kind, trusting, confident, conformationally correct, elegant ponies with substance in a safe and fun environment.  Performance temperament is the top priority and our ponies are suitable for both children and adults. Jane firmly believed ponies should never be "sadly outgrown" and we are pleased to continue that legacy.

This year we will have one pony, Windstar Zeus for sale. He is a gorgeous chestnut gelding expected to mature to just under the desirable height of 12.2.  More information can be found on his page.

We are an easy 5 mile drive from Lorena, TX  which is between Austin and Dallas on I-35 and would love to have you visit our farm. For more information, or to set a time to visit, please contact:

Pat Kultgen

windstarpk@aol.com

cell: (254) 744-8393

June 4, 2023