Registered Overseas
Branch
of the Fell Pony Society |
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Credit:
Laura Hart, US
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Breed Info
Breed Description and
Scale of Points
This is taken directly
from the Fell Pony
Society website:
http://www.fellponysociety.org/about_breed.htm
| HEIGHT: |
Not
exceeding 14 hands
(142.2 cms). |
COLOUR
&
MARKINGS: |
Black,
brown, bay and
grey.
Chesnuts, piebalds and skewbalds are debarred.
A star and/or a little white on or below
the hind fetlock is acceptable. An excess of white markings
is
discouraged, but such ponies are eligible for registration. |
| HEAD: |
Small,
well chiselled in
outline,
well set on, forehead broad, tapering to nose. |
| NOSTRILS: |
Large
and expanding. |
| EYES: |
Prominent,
bright, mild and intelligent. |
| EARS: |
Neatly
set, well formed
and small. |
| THROAT
&
JAW: |
Fine,
showing no signs
of
throatiness nor coarseness. |
| NECK: |
Of
proportionate length,
giving good
length of rein, strong and not too heavy, moderate crest in case of
stallion. |
| SHOULDERS: |
Most
important, well
laid back and
sloping, not too fine at withers, nor loaded at the points - a good
long
shoulder blade, muscles well developed. |
| CARCASE: |
Good
strong back of good
outline,
muscular loins, deep carcase, thick through heart, round ribbed from
shoulders to
flank, short and well coupled, hind quarters square and strong with
tail well set on. |
| FEET,
LEGS AND
JOINTS: |
Feet
of good size, round
and well
formed, open at heels with the characteristic blue horn, fair
sloping pasterns not too long, forelegs should be straight, well placed
not tied at elbows, big well formed knees, short cannon
bone, plenty of good flat bone below knee (eight inches at least),
great muscularity of arm. |
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HIND LEGS:
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Good thighs and second
thighs, very
muscular, hocks well let down and clean cut, plenty of bone below
joint,
hocks should not be sickle nor cow-hocked. |
| MANE,
TAIL AND
FEATHER: |
Plenty
of fine
hair at heels (coarse hair
objectionable), all
the fine hair except that at point of
heel may be cast in summer. Mane and tail are left to grow long. |
| ACTION: |
Walk,
smart and true.
Trot well
balanced all round, with good knee and hock action, going well from the
shoulder and
flexing the hocks, not going too wide nor near behind. Should show
great pace and endurance, bringing the hind legs well under
the body when going. |
| GENERAL
CHARACTER: |
The
Fell Pony should be
constitutionally as hard as iron and show good pony characteristics
with
the unmistakable appearance of hardiness peculiar to mountain ponies,
and at the same time, have a lively and alert appearance
and great bone. |
SCALE OF
POINTS
| Height and colour |
5 |
Head, nostrils, eyes,
ears,
throat/jaw and neck |
10 |
| Shoulders |
15 |
| Carcase |
20 |
Feet, legs and joints
and hind legs |
25 |
| Action |
25 |
| General
characteristics |
25 |
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