Australian Spotted Ponies must be under 14hh. They are based on the Australian Pony Stud Book standard with the added bonus of spots. ASPs make great mounts for both youth and adults. They can also be found under harness and competing in led events.
ASP Standard
Head: Should show quality with alert, well-proportioned ears, flat forehead, large well-filled eyes, and open nostrils. The head should be set on a well defined gullet.
Neck: Should be slightly crested with a good length of rein and no sign of coarseness.
Shoulders: Should slope to well defined withers. The shoulder should show no sign of heaviness or coarseness and the chest should be neither too narrow or too wide.
Back: Should be strong and the loins well coupled with deep girth and well ribbed.
Hindquarters: Should be well rounded and show good proportionate length of croup.
Tail: Should be well set on, perfectly straight and well carried.
Legs: Bones 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 width.
ASP Classification for Registration
ASPs are registered in one of four categories:
Category A (Breeding and Showing)
This category is for all ASPs of correct pedigree, colour, height and soundness.
Category B (Breeding Only)
This category is for ASP bred stock with insufficient colour. Category B ASPs may be bred from, but not shown. If the ASP subsequently colours out they are eligible to be transferred to ASP Category A.
Category C (Showing Only)
This category is for spotted ponies of good type but with no known pedigree, provided the pony satisfies colour and soundness requirements. These ponies can be shown but not bred from. Council must approve all Category C applications.
Category H (Hardship)
Under special circumstances mares, colts and stallions of unknown breeding may be granted Hardship Registration. No out-crossing with these animals will be accepted. The progeny of these animals will remain in Category H, as will their offspring. Subsequent generations may be advanced to Category A at Council's discretion.
ASPs can only be out crossed to approved pony breeds. These include but are not limited to registered Australian Ponies, Welsh Ponies (Sections A, B and C), Dartmoor Ponies, Shetland Ponies, Palouse Ponies, New Forest Ponies, Australian Riding Ponies and Arab Ponies. Palominos, Buckskins, Miniature Ponies and Ponies of the Americas may be used with A&ASP Inc. Council approval.
A&ASP Inc. does not accept pony to horse breeding.
ASP Standard
Head: Should show quality with alert, well-proportioned ears, flat forehead, large well-filled eyes, and open nostrils. The head should be set on a well defined gullet.
Neck: Should be slightly crested with a good length of rein and no sign of coarseness.
Shoulders: Should slope to well defined withers. The shoulder should show no sign of heaviness or coarseness and the chest should be neither too narrow or too wide.
Back: Should be strong and the loins well coupled with deep girth and well ribbed.
Hindquarters: Should be well rounded and show good proportionate length of croup.
Tail: Should be well set on, perfectly straight and well carried.
Legs: Bones 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 width.
ASP Classification for Registration
ASPs are registered in one of four categories:
Category A (Breeding and Showing)
This category is for all ASPs of correct pedigree, colour, height and soundness.
Category B (Breeding Only)
This category is for ASP bred stock with insufficient colour. Category B ASPs may be bred from, but not shown. If the ASP subsequently colours out they are eligible to be transferred to ASP Category A.
Category C (Showing Only)
This category is for spotted ponies of good type but with no known pedigree, provided the pony satisfies colour and soundness requirements. These ponies can be shown but not bred from. Council must approve all Category C applications.
Category H (Hardship)
Under special circumstances mares, colts and stallions of unknown breeding may be granted Hardship Registration. No out-crossing with these animals will be accepted. The progeny of these animals will remain in Category H, as will their offspring. Subsequent generations may be advanced to Category A at Council's discretion.
ASPs can only be out crossed to approved pony breeds. These include but are not limited to registered Australian Ponies, Welsh Ponies (Sections A, B and C), Dartmoor Ponies, Shetland Ponies, Palouse Ponies, New Forest Ponies, Australian Riding Ponies and Arab Ponies. Palominos, Buckskins, Miniature Ponies and Ponies of the Americas may be used with A&ASP Inc. Council approval.
A&ASP Inc. does not accept pony to horse breeding.
