Height - Stallions
& Geldings - Preferred height range 11.2hh to 12.3hh
Colour & Markings -
Bay, brown or dun with black points; mealy colour on muzzle, around eyes and
inside flanks. No white markings anywhere
Head & Neck -
Ears short, thick & pointed; clean cut face; wide forehead. Eyes large, wide
apart and prominent ("toad" eyes). Wide nostrils, mealy muzzle, clean throat
and good length of rein
Shoulders -
Clean, fine at top and well laid back
Chest - Deep and
wide between and behind forelegs. Ribs long, deep, well sprung and wide
apart
Loins & Hindquarters
- Level back, broad and level across loins with tail neatly set in
Legs - Clean and
short, with neat hard feet. Forelegs straight, well apart and squarely set.
Hind legs well apart, nearly perpendicular from hock to fetlock with point
of hock in line with pelvis bone. Wide curse from flank to hock joint. Legs
free in motion with no tendency to sweep or turn
Action -
Straight and smooth without exaggeration
Coat - Close,
hard and bright in Summer
