THE AUSTRALIAN PONY
Standard of Excellence

General:
The pony should have good presence and should show quality, character, alertness and good ground coverage.
The feet should be well placed, standing square and true.

Height:  
Not exceeding 14 hands high

Colour:  
All colours are acceptable.

Head:  
Head should show quality, with alert well proportioned ears, flat forehead, large dark well-filled eyes, with open nostrils. The head should be set on a well defined gullet.
Neck should be slightly crested with good length of rein and no sign of coarseness.

Body:   
Shoulders should slope back to well defined withers. The shoulders should show no trace of heaviness or coarseness and the chest should be neither too narrow nor too wide.
Back should be strong and the loins well coupled with deep girth and well ribbed. The tail should be well set on, perfectly straight and gaily carried.

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

Limbs:   
Bone should be quite flat, showing strength without coarseness. Joints should be well shaped and proportionate to the pony. Cannon bones should be short and straight and pasterns of moderate slope and with proportionate length

Hooves:
The hooves should be strong, neat and well shaped.

Action:  
Action should be smooth showing free flexion of joints without exaggeration. The stride should be of good length, straight and true.

Show Presentation:  
Australian pony stallions and colts are usually shown unplaited. Mares and geldings are usually shown plaited and may be shown clipped when necessary.
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Photo credit Kristie Missen
Fairlight Acres Applause (right)

Supreme Champion Australian Pony at Melbourne Royal in 1994.  Now a successful broodmare at Fairlight Acres Stud being visited by Jayne Bellchambers.  Winter 2010. 
Some of her progeny were in the sale.

Photo Credit Trevor Bellchambers

FOR SALE  -  This section is dedicated to the many breeders who have breeding stock for sale.   We are also looking to address the loss of many of our bigger mares and stallions by seeking out these ponies no longer being used and that are available for sale or lease.  If you know of anyone with Australian ponies just sitting in a paddock doing nothing, that can be bred with, please contact us.
LAKEVALE PONY STUD
Australian Pony Reduction Sale
All youngstock and some in foal broodmares
Grey, taffy, cream, chestnut
Maturing 11.2 hands to 13+ hands
Prices from $400 to $1000
Please call Joyce Anderson
Phone : 03 5149 8223
FAIRLIGHT ACRES
Select Reduction Sale
Held Monday 14th June 2010
32 lots were offered for sale with only 1 lot being passed in. It was a great turnup of prospective buyers to see some of Fairlight Acres best mares go under the hammer.  It was a sad day for Peter Collins, owner of Fairlight Acres stud but a great chance for some lovely mares to be purchased by keen pony breeders who wanted to continue breeding with some of the best bloodlines around.  Philippe Mayorkinos from Airlee Stud purchased some of the best broodmares of the sale, whilst other well known studs and Australian Pony promotors such as Jamaica Park, Emma Spedding, Jane and Trevor Bellchambers and Mallawa Park were lucky enough to be the winning bidder of other quality mares and youngstock.  We wish everyone much success with ponies purchased from the sale.
Romnya Ponies

Unfortunately due to Brian Messer's ill health many of the studs ponies are looking for new homes.

Please check out the attached ponies.







Contact Julie Shevlin c/o Brian Messer
Mob: 0407507732
Email: f.shevlin@bigpond.com.au



Proudly promoting Australia's Own - the Australian Pony

Australian Pony Stallion proudly owned by
Fairlight Acres Stud
visited by Jayne Bellchambers, Winter 2010

Photo credit Trevor Bellchambers