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Welshpony of Cobtype, section C
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General
Character: |
Strong, hardy and active,
with pony character and as much substance as possible. |
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Colour: |
Any colour, except piebald
and skewbald. |
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Head: |
Full of quality and
pony character.
A coarse head and roman nose are most objectionable. |
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Ears: |
Neat and well set. |
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Neck: |
Lengthy and well carried.
Moderately lean in the case of mares
but inclined to be cresty in the case of mature stallions. |
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Shoulders: |
Strong but well laid back. |
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Fore Legs: |
Set square and not tied in
at the elbows. Long, strong forearms.
Knees well developed with an abundance of bone below them.
Pasterns of proportionate slope and length. Feet well-shaped. Hoofs
dense.
When in the rough, a moderate quantity of silky feather is not objected
to but coarse,
wiry hair is a definite objection. |
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Middlepiece: |
Back and loins, muscular,
strong and well-coupled.
Deep through the heart and well-ribbed up. |
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Hind Quarters: |
Lengthy and strong. Ragged
or drooping quarters are objectionable.
Tail well-set on. |
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Hind Legs: |
Second thighs, strong and muscular.
Hocks, large, flat and
clean, with points prominent, turning neither inward nor
outwards.
The hind legs must not be too bent and the hock
not set behind a line falling from the point
of the quarter
to the fetlock joint.
Pasterns of proportionate slope and
length.
Feet well-shaped. Hoofs dense. |
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Action: |
Free, true and forcible.
The knee should be bent and the
whole foreleg should be extended straight from
the shoulder
and as far forward as possible in the trot.
Hocks flexed
under the body with straight and powerful leverage.
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Mating between sections |
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Parents » Progeny |
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A x A » A |
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A x B » B |
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A x C » C |
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A x D » C
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B x B » B |
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B x C » C |
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B x D » C or D |
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C x C » C |
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C x D » C or D |
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D x C » C or D |
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D x D » D |
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