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The Welsh pony (cob type) and the Welsh cob

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Section C not exceeding 13 hands 2 inches high (137cm)
 
Section D 13 hands 2 inches high (137cm) with no upper height limit.
 
 





 
 
 
General Character
 Strong, hardy and active, with pony character and as much substance
As possible.
Colour
 Any colour, except piebald and skewbald.
Head 
 Full of quality and pony character. A coarse head and Roman nose are
most objectionable.
Eyes 
 Bold, prominent and set widely apart.
Ears 
 Neat and well set.
Neck
 Lengthy and well carried. Moderately lean in the case of mares,
But inclined to be cresty in the case of mature stallions.
Shoulders
 Strong but well laid back.
Forelegs
 Set square and not tied in at the elbows. Long,
Strong forearms. Knees Well developed with 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.
Middle piece
 Back and loins, muscular, strong and well coupled.
Deep through the heart and well ribbed up.
Hindquarters
 Lengthy and strong. Ragged or drooping quarters
Are objectionable. Tail well set on.
Hind Legs 
 Second thighs, strong and muscular. Hocks, Large,
Flat and clean, with points prominent, turning neither
inwards 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.
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.