ROTHERDALE STUD of WELSH COBS

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GWRTHAFARN COMMANDER   23021   black  15.1hh.

1981 - 2005.

photo by Ann Thompson

Obituary P.235, 2007 Journal.

(Click on image to enlarge).

Commander was purchased in 1982 as a yearling, and has run out with mares since he was a two year old. He was ridden at home as a young horse, and hunted a little, but never shown, as we preferred him to run out with his mares. This horse has proved to be a wonderful sire of brood mares, passing on both his conformation and his wonderful temperament. Two of our senior mares are his daughters.

ROTHERDALE DULAIS (1984) Out of Gerrig Dulais

Youngstock Champion    Royal Welsh    1987

Female Champion    Royal of England    1991

ROTHERDALE IMPERIAL MAID (1989) Out of Tydfil Magic Princess

2nd    Royal Welsh    1989

2nd    Glanusk    1992

Dam of 

        Rotherdale Odette (1995) by Laburnum Magic

        1st Glanusk 1996 & 1998 

        Sold at Builth Wells Oct 1996 for 2000gns

        Rotherdale Rhodri (1998) by Laburnum Magic

        Rotherdale Snow Queen (1999) by Laburnum Magic

        Sold at Builth Wells Oct 2001 to the Stepol Stud.

        2005 Reserve Female Champion at The Royal Welsh.

Commander is also the sire of 

ROTHERDALE EMPRESS (1985) Out of Tydfil Magic Princess

A major prize winner as a foal and as a youngster. Sold in 1988.

ROTHERDALE DEWI COMET (1984) Out of Abertawe Dorinda

Sold at Builth Wells Oct 1985 for 1400 gns to Billy Buck and going on to be a very successful driving stallion.

ROTHERDALE NOBLE LADY (1994) Out of Tydfil Magic Princess

1st Lampeter 1995 from 70 entries. Sold Builth Wells 1995 for 3000 gns

to the Seiont Stud

Carl Trock, who is one of the premier breeders in Europe, founded his Danish Vahalla Stud on two of Commanders daughters, (see links page). These are 

ROTHERDALE ECLIPSE (1985) Out of Abertawe Dorinda 

A full sister to R. Dewi Comet. A major prize winner in the UK before leaving for Denmark in 1987, where she became National Danish Champion in Junior and Senior classes.

ROTHERDALE HEIRESS (1988) Out of Tydfil Magic Princess

A full sister to R. Imperial Maid. Another major prize winner here before departing as a yearling in 1989 to Denmark. She has also been Danish National Champion.

ROTHERDALE KARA (1991) Out of Trevallion ap Fashion

Sold in 2004 to Klaus Lindberg (Denmark) to join Rotherdale Nerys and to help establish his new Welsh Cob Stud. Kara was shown here a few times before being sold. She was 1st at Lampeter and 2nd at The Royal Welsh as a three year old and won the Brood Mare Class at The Three Counties Show in 2000 (where her foal R. Taran also won his class).

ROTHERDALE XSARA (2004) Out of R. Queen

2006 - 1st Three Counties, 3rd Glanusk, 4th Lampeter, (only times shown)

The last Rotherdale bred filly bred by Commander, Xsara, will join the mares in 2008 with her first foal by Rotherdale Viscount. 

Commander has also proved himself as a sire of large part breds, all of them going on to be brilliant jumpers, hunters and eventers.

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ROTHERDALE RHODRI   53309   1998   black   15.hh.

       (Click on image to enlarge).

Rhodri’s dam is a daughter of the famous Tydfil Magic Princess. He was shown regularly as a youngster, winning many times.

He was  Reserve Youngstock Champion at the Royal Welsh Show in 1999, and Reserve Male Champion at the Royal of England in the same year. Due to the Foot and Mouth outbreak in 2001, we were unable to show Rhodri as a three year old, so instead we decided to bring him out as a four year old the following year. Not expecting to make a huge impact, we did in fact do very well, gaining wins and championships in good company at top shows. Rhodri is broken to ride and has been successfully shown under saddle.

Rhodri stood on lease with Klaus Lindberg in Demark for the 2006/2007 stud seasons.

 Main Showing Achievements

1998 (foal)         Midlands-in-Hand                     Reserve Supreme Foal

                          Royal of England                       1^st

                          Northleach                                  1^st

                          National Pony Show                   1^st

                          Royal Welsh Show                     3^rd

1999 (yearling)   Royal of England                      Reserve Male Ch.

                          Royal Welsh Show                     Reserve Youngstock Ch.

                          Northleach                                  Reserve Youngstock Ch.

                          National Pony Show                   1^st

  2000 (2 years)   Forest of Dean                         1^st

                          Lampeter                                  3^rd

                          Royal Welsh Show                   4^th

2001 (3 years)   Foot and Mouth    -   No Shows

2002 (4 years)   Forest of Dean    Sec.D Ch. & Reserve Supreme Ch.

                         Midlands-in- Hand                   Champion

                         Royal Bath and West               Reserve Champion

                         Three Counties                         1^st

                         Royal of England                      3^rd

                        Northleach                                3^rd

2003 (5 years) 

1st & Ridden Champion Blaenavon Ass. Summer Show

2nd Junior Ridden Stallion Royal Welsh Show.

2004 (6 years)

1st Three Counties Show

1st Ridden Champion and Supreme Show Champion Blaenavon

1st Brecon County 

1st D Champion and Ridden Champion at Sennybridge

1st Reserve D Champion, Ridden Champion and Reserve M & M Champion Usk

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ROTHERDALE VISCOUNT    61441    2002    BAY    14.3hh