Manipur and Assam states of North-East region

• The breed is available in 14 different colours viz;bay, black, grey, mora white, leiphonwhite, sinai white, stocking, liver chestnut, roan, light grey, reddish brown and dark bay.
• These ponies are small in size with compact body, very active, long forehead extended nostril, wither with a good shoulder, short back, well developed quarters and strong limbs. Mane is generally coarse and upright. It has small pointed ears, eyes are alert and slightly slant. The area between the nostrils is flat not crispy. Withers are not prominent. Face is concave and tail is well set and commensurate with height.
• Average height: 11-13 hands (110-130 centimetre)

• Strong and hardy breed and has very good adaptability to extreme geo-climatic conditions, intelligent and extremely tough and have tremendous endurance.
• Load carriage capacity in hilly area and suitable for riding and polo game. Polo was started first time in India with these ponies.
• Closely associated with the socio-economic life of the people of hilly region and used to travel, transport and hunting purposes.