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The Welsh Mountain Pony Section (A)

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Section A not exceeding 12 hands high (122cm)
 
 
 
General Character
 Strong, hardy spirited and pony-like
Colour
 Any colour, except piebald and skewbald.
Head 
Small, Clean-cut, well set on and tapering to the muzzle.
Eyes 
 Bold
Ears 
 Well-placed, small and pointed, well up on the head, proportionately close.
Nostrils
 Prominent and open.
Jaws and Throat
 Clean and finely cut, with ample room at the angle of the jaw.
Neck
 Lengthy and well carried. Moderately lean in the case of mares,
but inclined to be cresty in the case of mature stallions.
Shoulders
 Long and sloping well back. Withers moderately fine but not "knifey".
The humours upright so that the foreleg is not set in under the body.
Forelegs
 Set square/true and not tied in at the elbows. Long,
Strong forearms. Well-developed knee, short flat bone below knee, 
Pasterns of proportionate slope and length.
Feet well shaped. Hoofs dense.
Middle piece
 Back and loins, muscular, strong and well coupled.
With deep girth, with well sprung ribs
Hindquarters
 Lengthy and fine. Ragged or drooping quarters
Are objectionable. Tail well set on and carried gaily.
Hind Legs 
 Hocks to be large, flat and clean with points prominent, to turn nether inwards nor outwards.
The hind legs not to be too bent. 
The hock not to be set behind a line from the point of the quarter to the fetlock joint. 
Pasterns of proportionate slope and length. Feet well shaped, hoofs dense.
Action
 Quick, free and straight from the shoulder, well away in front.
Hocks flexed under the body with straight and powerful
 Leverage.