The Australian Stock Horse Standard of Excellence

• Headalertandintelligentwithbroadforehead,full,well-seteyes,widenostrils.Afine,cleangullet,allowingplentyofbreathingroom.

• Agoodlengthofrein,wellsetintotheshoulder.

• Slopingshoulder,nottooheavilymuscled,awell-definedwitherslightlyhigherthanthecroup.

• Deepchest,nottoowideinproportion,butshowingplentyofheartroom.

• Ribswellsprungandbackstrongandofmediumlengthinproportion.

• Inforelegs,forearmswelldeveloped,cannonbonesslightlyflat,pasternsshortandslightlysloping.

• Hindquartersstrong,roundedandwell-muscled,nicelyslopingtogiveafulllinefromcrouptohock.Hocksbroad,flatandclean,thecannonrelativelyshortwithwell-definedtendons.Thehindlegswellunderwhenstanding.

• Thehooveshardandinproportiontothesizeofthehorsewithawideheelandfeetstraight.

• Preferredheightsbetween14and16hands.