The Kerry Bog Pony Co-Operative Society Ireland

a) The management committee shall appoint annually an Inspection Committee which shall be responsible for the implementation of Breed Standards and control of the accuracy of all pedigree and performance records. The animals and breed records of members are subject to examination by the Inspection Committee.

b) The Inspection Committee is empowered to obtain blood and/or tissue samples in accordance with an established best practice. The samples are for the purpose of checking pedigree information using appropriate procedures.

c) The Inspection Committee is to report to the Management Committee, which has powers to act if any irregularities arise.

d) The Management Committee shall arrange inspections. There must be two approved inspectors and a veterinarian present at each official inspection event.

e) At official Inspections no Inspector may inspect ponies owned or bred by him or her or by close relatives.

f) Training sessions for Inspectors will be organised by the Management Committee at intervals. The purpose of such training is to endeavour to have similar standards applied by each inspector in the assessment of a pony brought before a panel of Inspectors. Efforts will be made to have experienced horse people from other Breed Societies available to give their expert advice.

g) The maximum heights acceptable to the Management Committee are those specified in the Breed Standard. The current maximum heights may have to be modified as knowledge accumulates about the growth records of Kerry Bog Ponies reared on lowland grassland as opposed to mountain, moor-land and bog.

h) Stallions that are presented for inspection or for classification must pass a veterinary inspection. Stallions that fail the veterinary inspection will be moved to Class 3 and will not be recommended by the Society for breeding.