Coffin Bay Pony Preservation Society Inc

WHAT MAKES A GOOD COFFIN BAY PONY?

Who could forget the famous Australian poem, The Man From Snowy River, in which the stripling stranger made an epic ride on a part bred Timor pony, such as are by mountain horsemen prized.

They are known for their endurance and as unmatched survivors, needing a relatively scant amount of food, and even abort their foals in their own quest for survival.

A contradiction to their wild make up, is that the ponies have an exceptionally docile nature. They are ideal first ponies for children and many are shown successfully.

The Coffin Bay Ponies are worthy of preservation on merit, rather than sentiment.

Horses should be of a good pony type, with emphasis on temperament, sound conformation and suited for small children through to adults.

They should have sound legs and hooves and good strong hind quarters.
They must have a kind and intelligent eye and their height should be under 14.2 hh.

Colour ranges can be bay, brown, black, chestnut, grey, red and blue roan and dun. White markings on the head and legs are acceptable. Broken coloured ponies (ie pinto) are not acceptable.

A variation of ponies, in that some are slightly finer than others, these being of riding type, the sturdier type of sound, clean legs could lend themselves to both riding and harness type. Both types of ponies are acceptable.