BREED DESCRIPTION &
SHOWING GUIDELINES
for NEW FOREST PONIES in AUSTRALIA 1st April 2006


Height: The upper limit is 14.2h (148cms). There is no lower limit. All ponies should be judged equally regardless of height. Where there are sufficient numbers of ponies competing, they are shown in 2 height classes, 13.2h (138cms) and under, and over 13.2h (138cms).

Colour: New Forest ponies may be any colour except piebald, skewbald, spotted or blue-eyed cream. Palomino or very light chestnut and cream ponies with dark eyes are only eligible as mares and geldings. Blue eyes are not permitted. White markings on the head and legs are permitted except “a pony shall not have any white markings on pink skin.....
1) behind the head
2) above a horizontal line level with the bony protuberance of the accessory carpal bone in the forelimb
3) above a horizontal line level with the point of hock in the hind limb”.

Type: New Forest ponies should be of working type with substance. They should have sloping shoulders, strong quarters, good depth of body, straight limbs, plenty of flat bone and good round hard feet. Length of body should exceed height and depth of body should equal length of leg. The ponies are quite capable of carrying adults, while narrow enough for small children. The smaller ponies, though not up to so much weight, often show more quality.

Action: This should be free, active and straight, but not exaggerated. Movement should come from the top of the shoulder, not from the elbow and hocks should really be used.

Temperament: The New Forest pony should have an ideal temperament and be very easy to train.

SHOWING GUIDELINES: 1. Ponies are shown unplaited but may have lightly pulled manes and tails.
2. The jaw line and heels may be trimmed, but the whiskers should be left untrimmed.
3. No make-up is allowed or any other falsification of markings.

Guidelines;
(i) Trimming as above is regarded as permissible for New Forest ponies because it is normal for them to drop their feathers when in summer coat.
(ii) The use of baby oil to add shine to features or oil or hoof blacking on the hoofs would be acceptable where they enhanced the ponies “natural attributes” rather than altering the pony’s original appearance.

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