Pure Bred

Fell Pony

Fell Pony

Standards of Excellence

General

A Fell Pony is defined as a pony whose pedigree traces entirely to the Fell Pony Society Stud Book of Great Britain. Ponies in Section 5 J shall be allocated the suffix “FP” following the registration number.

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.

The hind quarters should be well rounded and showing good proportionate length of croup.

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.

Body

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 & 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.

Hind legs should have 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 & 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.

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.

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