Height: The height is 13 hh to 14.2 hh (132 - 148 cms).

Head: Well carried and alert with kindly eye. Broad muzzled and with a deep jowl.

Neck & Shoulder: Reasonable length of neck going from wither with a good sloping shoulder and well placed forearm.

Body: Well-balanced and compact with deep chest with plenty of room for heart and lungs, ribs well sprung.

Quarters and hindlegs: Powerful quarters with well developed thigh, strong second thigh and clean flat hocks.

Legs: Flat hard bone; broad knees; short cannon bones, oblique pasterns and well shaped broad dark hoofs. Feather soft and silky.

Mane and Tail: Hair should be natural flowing and untrimmed with a full tail.

Colours: A range of duns, mouse, yellow, grey, cream. Also grey, brown, black and occasionally bay and liver chestnut with silver mane and tail. Many ponies have a dorsal stripe and some show zebra markings on legs and shoulder. A small star is acceptable but other white markings are discouraged. Foal coat often changes and many ponies change colour gradually as they grow older, especially those with grey hairs interspersed with the original colour. Others show a slight seasonal change in colour between winter and summer coats. Broken colours are not allowed.

N.B. Stallions with white markings other than a small star are NOT eligible for licensing.

Action: Straight and free moving without undue knee action.

Capabilities: A ride, drive and pack pony and can adapt to many equestrian disciplines.
Ridden classes are often split into two
a: 14hh and under
b: Over 14hh