• This is a Ancient breed of small horse found in the Basque region of France and Spain

• The Pottokk (or Pottock) is still semi wild

• There are three types of Pottock: the Standard, the Piebald (between 11 and 13 hands high) and the Double Pottock (between 12.2 to 14.2 hands high)

• The Pottock is a Tarpan descendant

• For generations this pony has been used as a pack horse in the mountainous area of Basque

• It is a tough horse with endurance it is a good harness animal

• They are gathered at the end of January. Branded, and either sold or returned to the hills as breeding stock

• They are good child mounts due to their calm disposition

• The back is straight and the quarters are short and slope down from the croup

• The tail is set fairly high and the feets are strong