The
Ar-Sh-We
Welsh Mountain Ponies Since 1960
Cat Creek Welsh Stud
Welcome
The Cat Creek Welsh Stud is a continuation of the Ar-Sh-We (ARabian-SHetland-WElsh) Farm which started its Welsh pony raising in 1960. This was the fulfillment of Grayce Hoffa's dream, to "have a pony".
This dream started with a desire to have a black Welsh pony mare. The search led to Mr and Mrs V.C. Johnson's Lilligard, in Northville MI. The black filly was only available if the dam was also purchased. So, to Kalamazoo, MI came the mare *Cefn Mist and her black filly, Lilligard Crescent by*Revel Race.
Lilligard Crescent
*Revel Race X *Cefn Mist
Michigan State Fair
Bob Meadema
*Cefn Mist with colt by
Severn Black Diamond
While at the Lilligard, Grayce was so smitten by the filly *Blaenbwch Treasure that another trip was made and both *Blaenbwch Treasure and her half brother, imported in utero, Lilligard Sparkler came to join us.
*Blaenbwch Treasure and filly by
Severn Black Diamond
Lilligard Sparkler
Harlan Hoffa
Others followed: *Cilrhedyn Mair, *Blaenbwch Lillibet, *Kirby Cane Gladly, *Piethyll Gay Socks, Farnley Garland and the stallion *Revel Race.
*Cilrhedyn Mair with Harlan Hoffa
*Piethyll Gay Socks
*Blaenbwch Lillibet wiht Severn Black Diamond filly
Farlnely Garland with Severn Black Diamond colt
*Revel Race (stood ResCH at MI State Fair in big classes
The percuit of raising Black color led to the lease of the many times champion stallion Severn BlackDiamond.
Hopes were high that *Cefn Mist would do her magic and again produce a black foal. Grayce
entered the hospital 2 weeks before Misty foaled a bay colt of the highest quality. Grayce only
seeing pictures of this colt Ar-Sh-We Cefn then passed on.
Colt Ar-Sh-We Cefn by Severn Black Diamond
Harlan carried on the dream of raising black colored Welsh finding the greatest success in the most unassuming little mare, *Cilrhedyn Mair. This family's involvement in Welsh ponies is on its third phase located now in the rolling hills of North West Missouri. And, wouldn't you know it, a decendant of *Blaenbwch Treasure, Welshaven Dusky Daze, kicking it off.Join me in this walk down Memory Lane and take a gander at what we have been up to all these years.We try to keep the site updated, so we extend a warm Welcome to visit again.Thank you for stopping by........ Sally Hoffa- Davidson
