Edgar Wynne Davies (19 March 1932 - 7 December 2021) was a Welsh author, teacher, historian, judge and breeder of Welsh ponies.[2][3] His book Welsh Ponies and Cobs (1980) was the first major publication on the subject.[4] He was the first Welsh person to receive The Showing World's lifetime outstanding achievement award at the Horse of the Year show in 2012.[5] He set a new record for the oldest person to "trot up at horse" at the Royal Welsh Show in 2015.[6]
Davies was born in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion to Evan Samuel Davies[7] and Janet Mary née Williams. He earned a PhD in spectrophotometric and kinetic studies of complex salt solutions from Aberystwyth University in 1957.[8] He married Ruth Williams in 1961. They moved to Ceulan Farm in Miskin, Pontyclun[9] in 1962. They had two children.[10]
Davies taught chemistry at Rhondda Grammar School,[11] Llandaff College and South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education,[12] which became the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, where he was head of chemistry and deputy head of department. He retired in 1989.[13]
Welsh ponies
Davies was a third-generation breeder of Welsh mountain ponies, Welsh ponies, Welsh ponies of cob type and Welsh cobs. He owned the Ceulan Stud in Pontyclun.[14] Several of his ponies became champions, including:
Ceulan Calon Lan – 2015 reserve supreme equine champion at RWS[18]
Welsh Pony and Cob Society (WPCS)
Davies joined the Welsh Pony and Cob Society (WPCS) in 1948. He served on its council from 1955 to 2007,[19] including being its president in 1984.[20] He was also its publicity officer[21] and historian.[22] He served as a judge, both in the UK[23] and abroad - including New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Canada, USA and Europe.[24][25]
Royal Welsh Show (RWS)
Davies became a commentator at the Royal Welsh Show (RWS) in 1976, moving to the main ring in 1980.[26] He won the progeny class[27] at the show a "record" 11 times.[28] In 2015 he set a further record by being the "oldest person to trot up at horse" in the main ring, aged 83.[29]
Writing and publications
Davies wrote for Horse & Hound magazine from 1951 for 58 years.[30] He edited the Welsh Pony and Cob Society Journal from 1992 to 2002.[31] He also contributed to international Welsh Pony and Cob Society magazines.[32]
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