History : General Appearance : The Hump : Breed Standard
General AppearanceA robust, stylish, dual purpose animal, active and vigorous showing breed character and vitality, well proportioned and muscled. Bulls masculine and cows feminine. TemperamentGenerally alert, docile and easy to handle. HeadModerately long coffin-shaped skull, orbital arches not prominent, slightly convex in profile. Forhead prominent. HornsRelatively short horned (30cm/12") curving outward and upwards, although down swept is seen. De-horning allowable and not penalised in the show ring. Poll cattle accepted. EyesAlmond shaped, medium to large, dark, luminous, with soft expression. EarsHorizontal to head and pointed on ends. NeckStrong and medium length. HumpLarge in bulls and small in cows. Placed ahead of/or directly above shoulders. Upright and firm. DewlapModerately developed, free of fleshiness with few folds. ForequartersShoulders muscular and free moving, giving width of chest with room for heart and lung with well developed brisket. TailLong and slender, 'whiplike', usually set high at rump, extending to about the hock. Black switch. Legs and FeetMedium length and well proportioned. To show some strength of bone. Short pasterns and hard small black hooves with equal halves and small cleft. Found and recognised brown hooves. |
HindquartersGeneral shape above hock joint is round, wide at the pins, with good width between hips and between thurls. Rump broad, strong and rounded. BodyGood length of barrel, proportionate to height, rib cage well rounded. Gait and MovementStraight, covering the ground. SheathTight and firmly attached. TesticlesTwo moderately decended small testicles. UdderCompact, well attached, high with even quarters. Small to medium length teats with dark pigmentation and good capacity. SkinDark pigmentation, black nose and rounded eyes. Found and recognised dark brown skin around eyes. ColourAny colour or combination of colours most common black, red, steel grey to almost pure white. All colours and broken colours should have black points - eyes, nose, horns and tail switch. CoatShort, dense and sleek. SizeAt withers behind hump not to exceed 107cm/42" at two years of age. VoiceBull cough, grunt and roar. Cows to a lesser extent. FaultsAny departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. |