Mae’r mater o ferlod yn cael ei gadael gan eu perchnogion a'r diffyg cydymffurfio gyda gofynion adnabod, ynghyd â phryderon sylweddol ynghylch lles wedi bod yn broblemau ar dir comin ledled Cymru er peth amser. Yn ddiweddar, rwyf wedi gweld â’m llygaid fy hun yr amodau gwael y mae’n rhaid i rai ceffylau a’r merlod eu goddef, yn enwedig yn ystod cyfnodau hir o dywydd garw. Felly, mae gwaith wedi dechrau i benderfynu beth ddylid ei wneud i fynd i’r afael â’r problemau hyn ac i sicrhau dyfodol merlod brodorol Cymru ledled y wlad. Yn rhinwedd ei swydd fel Cadeirydd y Grŵp Hollbleidiol ar Geffylau ac oherwydd ei gwybodaeth eang am y pwnc, rwyf wedi gofyn i Angela Burns AC gynnal adolygiad annibynnol o’r sefyllfa a chyflwyno adroddiad ynghylch ei chasgliadau a’i hargymhellion i mi yn ystod haf 2014.
The issues of abandonment of ponies and non-compliance with identification requirements allied to considerable welfare concerns have been long standing problems on common land across Wales.  I have recently seen for myself the conditions that some of the horses and ponies involved have had to suffer, especially during prolonged periods of severe weather, and have set in train  a piece of work to establish what should be done to address these problems and to secure the future of indigenous pony populations across Wales. I have asked Angela Burns AM with her extensive knowledge of the subject and in her capacity as Chair of the All Party Group on the Horse, to undertake an independent review of the situation and report her findings and recommendations to me during the summer of 2014.