Exmoor Ponies

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EXMOOR PONY SOCIETY

Little Ash Farm Cottage, Ash Lane, Withypool, TA24 7RR

Secretary: Jay Gee

Tel: 01643 851777 or email: secretary@exmoorponysociety.org.uk

Website www.exmoorponysociety.org.uk

 
Breed Standard

The preferred Height Range is: Stallions & geldings 11.3hh (119.4cm) to 12.3hh (129.5cm) at maturity - Mares 11.2hh (116.8cm) to 12.2hh (127cm) at maturity

General Appearance & Type - Definite `pony' character, hard & strong; vigorous & alert & symmetrical in appearance; mealy muzzle; prominent, hooded "toad eyes"
"Definite pony character"

Head and Ears - Short, thick & pointed; clean cut face; wide Neck: forehead, eyes large, wide apart & prominent with well-defined, fleshy hood and pale colouration outlining the eyes (Toad Eyes); wide nostrils; mealy muzzle; clean throat; good length of rein

Shoulders - Clean, fine at top, well laid back

Chest - Deep & wide between & behind forelegs; ribs long, deep, well sprung and wide apart

Back - Level; broad & level across loins; tail neatly set in

Legs - Clean & short, with neat, hard feet; forelegs straight, well apart & squarely set; hind legs well apart, nearly perpendicular from hock to fetlock with point of hock in line with pelvis bone; wide curve from flank to hock joint; legs free in motion with no tendency to sweep or turn

Action - Straight & smooth, without exaggerated action

Coat - Summer - close, hard & bright / Winter - a double-layered dense coat with an under insulating layer of fine, springy hair and an outer water-proofing layer of hard, greasy hair

Colour - Bay, brown or dun, with black points; mealy colour on muzzle, round eyes & inside flanks; no white markings anywhere

Quality - Alert expression and general poise indicating balance and symmetry of movement; fine, clean bone