Intro
The history of this breed dates back to the early 19th century when the first settlers arrived with horses and ponies to work the land. By the early 20th century, crossbreeding of the imported animals had created many solid pony types.
Origins
The main initial contributors to the Australian Ponys are English Thoroughbred, Hackney, Welsh Mountain and Welsh Cob type, Arabian, Timor, Hungarian and Exmoor ponies.
In 1931 the Australian Pony Stud Book Society was formed to establish and document a standard of type. The stud book contains the records of many different pony breeds and the Australian pony section encompassed the British mountain and Moorland pony breeds along with stock bred in Australia. Today a true Traditional Australian pony has had no outside blood in its pedigree since the 1950’s.
This pony breed is endangered and according to the DAD-IS in 2022 there were 750-800 left.
Features
Cannot exceed 14 hands
Physique
Head is small and clean with a broad forehead
Ears are small
Shoulders are deep
Back is short and straight
Hindquarters are powerful
Tail is high set
Legs are well formed
Hooves are small and neat
Traditional Colors
All colors
Temperament
Free and surefooted
Alert and energetic
High endurance
Use
Riding pony
Driving
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