Welsh Pony Breed Characteristics

General Character:
Hardy, spirited and pony-like

Colour:
Any colour, except piebald and skewbald

Head:
Small, clean-cut, well set on and tapering to the muzzle

Eyes:
Bold

Ears:
Well-placed, small and pointed, well up on the head, proportionately close

Nostrils:
Prominent and open

Jaws and Throat:
Clean and finely-cut, with ample room at the angle of the jaw

Neck:
Lengthy, well-carried and moderately lean in the case of mares, but inclined to be cresty in the case of mature stallions

Shoulders:
Long and sloping well back. Withers moderately fine, but not "knifey". The humerus upright so that the foreleg is not set in under the body

Forelegs:
Set square and true, and not tied in at the elbows. Long, strong forearm, well developed knee, short flat bone below knee, pasterns of proportionate slope and length, feet well-shaped and round, hoofs dense.

Back and Loins:
Muscular, strong and well coupled

Girth:
Deep

Ribs:
Well sprung

Hind Quarters:
Hocks to be large, flat and clean with points prominent, to turn neither inwards nor outwards. The hind legs not to be too bent. The hock not to be set behind a line from the point of the quarter to the fetlock joint. Pasterns of proportionate slope and length. Feet well-shaped, hoofs dense.

Action:
Action must be quick, free and straight from the shoulder, knees and hocks well flexed with straight and powerful leverage well under the body.

For further information, please visit the Welsh Pony and  Cob Society website