The neck is long and arched, set high on a long, sloping shoulder; high withers; deep chest with well-sprung ribs; short back; strong loins; relatively level croup with high-set-on tail, carried naturally high (NOTE: The Arabian does not have one less rib or vertebrae, as is sometimes stated).
Legs have short cannons, long forearms, large joints, good muscles, flat bone and sloping pasterns; feet are round and proportionate to size.
Average size is 14.1 to 15.1 hands.
Skin is always dark; solid colors of bay, chestnut, gray, black, roan; white markings if present are preferred to be on face, lower legs.
Also note balance, cadenced gaits, smoothness, agility, stamina.
Nature is vital, animated, sensitive, intelligent, kind.
