| Height |
The height of th Breeding Connemara Pony is 128cms to 148cms. (12.2 to 14.2 Hands High). |
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| Colours |
Grey, black, Bay, Brown, Dun with occasional Roan & Chestnut, Palamino, & Dark Eyed Cream. |
| Type |
Compact, well-balanced riding type with good depth and substance and good heart room, standing on short legs, covering a lot of ground. |
| Head |
Well balanced pony head of medium length with good width between large kindly eyes. Pony ears, well defined cheekbone jaw relatively deep but not coarse. |
| Front |
Head well-set onto neck. Crest should not be over developed. Neck not set too low. Good length of rein. Well-defined withers, good sloping shoulders. |
| Body |
Body should be deep, with strong back, some length permissable but should be well-ribbed up and with strong loin. |
| Limbs |
Good length and strength in forearm, well-defined knees and short cannons, with flat bone measuring 18cms to 21cms. Elbows should be free. Pasterns of medium length, feet well shaped, of medium size, hard and level. |
| Hind Qtrs |
Strong and Muscular with some length, well-developed second thighs (Gaskin) and strong low-set hocks. |
| Movement |
Movement free easy and true, without undue knee action, but active and covering ground. |