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BREED STANDARDS
| Height: |
128 CMS - 148 CMS high. |
| Colour: |
Black, Bay, Brown, Chestnut,
Dun, Palomino, Dark Eyed Cream and occasional roan. And of course
Grey. |
| Type: |
Compact, well-balanced
riding type with depth, substance and good heart room, standing
on short legs covering a lot of ground. |
| Head: |
Well-balanced pony head
of medium length with good width between large dark kindly eyes.
Pony ears, well-defined cheek bones, jaw relatively deep but
not coarse. |
| Front: |
Head well set onto neck.
Chest not over-loaded and neck not set too low. Well defined
wither and good sloping shoulder giving a good length of rein. |
| Body: |
Deep with strong back.
Some length permissible, but should be well ribbed up with strong
loins. |
| Limbs: |
Good length and strength
in forearm, well-defined knees and short cannons with flat bone
measuring 18-21 cms. Elbows should be free, pasterns of medium
length, feet well-shaped of medium size, hard and level. |
| Hindquarters: |
Strong and muscular with
some length, well-developed second thigh and strong low-set
hocks. |
| Movement: |
Free and true without
undue knee action, but active and covering the ground. |
| Characteristics: |
Friendly character, strong,
intelligent, sound, jumping ability, fit for both children and
adults. |
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