HEIGHT:      The preferred height range is 14.0h.h. to 14.2h.h. Overheight ponies
                       will be downgraded to the grading-up register.

HEAD:          Neat and pony like, showing no dish. Broad between the eyes, which
                      should be bright and alert. Pony ears slightly incurving. Long foretop
                      of straight hair down the face.

NECK:         Strong and ample length. Stallions should display a bold outlook with
                      a well-arched crest. Throat and jaws clead-cut. Long flowing mane.

SHOULDERS:  Well-laid. long, sloping shoulders with well-developed muscles.
                     Withers not too fine. 

BODY:         Short-coupled and deep through the chest, with well sprung ribs.
       
HINDQUARTERS:   Hindquarters deep, lengthy and powerful. Second thighs
                     well-developed and very muscular. Tail well set on, not high, with
                     plenty of long, straight hair reaching the ground.

HOCKS:      Broad, flat and clean. Well let down with plenty of dense flat bone 
                     below.

FOREARMS:  Set square. Short and very muscular, with broad, well-developed
                     knees.

FEET, LEGS & JOINTS:  The very best of feet and legs, with flexible joints,
                     showing quality with no coarseness. The cannons should display 8"-9"
                     of flat flinty bone and well defined tendons. Pasterns should be nicely 
                     sloping and of good length. Ample silky feather on the heels. Large,
                     round feet, open at the heels, with well developed frogs.

COLOURS:  Black, brown, a few grey and bay, and occasionally roan.

MARKINGS:  A white starand/or snip on the head. White fetlocks to the hind legs
                       only. Mismarked ponies will be down-graded to the grading-up
                       register.

ACTION:      Clean, high, straight and true. Going forward on 'all fours' with 
                       tremendous energy. The knee and hock are lifted, the hindlegs
                       flexed well under the body for powerful drive.

CHARACTER:  True pony character. Alert, high-couraged, intelligent and kind.