Compact,
well-balanced riding type with good depth and substance and
good
heart room, standing on short legs, covering a lot of ground. Good
temperament, hardiness, staying power, intelligence, soundness,
surefootedness, jumping ability, suitable for child or adult.
Height:
not exceeding 14.2 hands high.
Colour:
Grey, Black,
Bay, Brown, Dun, Roan, Chestnut, Palomino and Dark-eyed Creams.
Head:
Well-balanced head of medium length with good width between
large
kindly eyes. Pony ears, well-defined cheekbone, jaw relatively
deep but not coarse. Head
well-set onto neck. Crest should not be over-developed. Neck
not
set on too low. Good length of rein. Good sloping shoulders.
Body:
Body should
be deep, with strong back, some length permissible but should be well-ribbed up and with
strong loins.
Hind Quarters: Strong and muscular with some length,
well-developed second thighs (gaskin) and strong low-set hocks.
Limbs:
Good length
and strength in forearm, well-defined knees and short cannons, with flat bone measuring at least
18cms.
Action:
Free, easy
and true, active with some knee action, and covering the ground.
Show Presentation:
A Connemara Pony should be shown in as natural state as
possible.
