The Modern American Shetland is a subtype of the American Shetland. It differs from the Foundation and Classic subtypes in its conformation and movement.

The most showy American Shetland:
Modern American Shetlands are perhaps the epitome of a show-pony. They have lean bodies--that resemble a small Hacney--and the iconic 'showy' standing pose of tacking their head high and arching their necks up-and-forward while stretching their hind legs far behind their bodies.

When moving, these ponies exhibit the high knee-action that they inherited from their Hackney ancestors. In particular, their high-stepping trot, makes them unique among American Shetlands, because the other subtypes of American Shetlands have a regular trot.

Performance metrics:
The following are the: range, average, (SD), and MOE of performance metrics of ordered Modern American Shetlands in Horse Isle (not bred ones). In rare cases, horses might have metrics outside of the range. Breeders can produce horses that are beyond this range.

Speed: 11.6-13.5, 12.4 (0.5), 0.11.
Sprint: 16-32, 23 (4), 0.84.

Accel: 0.83-1.06, 0.95 (0.05), 0.01.
Decel: 0.83-1.04, 0.93 (0.04), 0.01.

Jump: 4.93-5.26, 5.07 (0.08), 0.01.
Pull: 0.13-1.00, 0.55 (0.26), 0.05.

Turning: 43.54-59.77, 50.73 (2.91), 0.57.
Reverse: 2.2-2.8, 2.5 (0.2), 0.03.

Stamina: 39.57-45.45, 42.67 (1.39), 0.27.
Reaction: 0.55-0.70, 0.63 (0.03), 0.01.

Coats & Height:
Colors & patterns: all colors and patterns except for champagne, dominant-black, pearl, manchado, and leopard.

Height: 7hh to 11.2hh, though usually over 7.1hh.

(For more info, see the 'American Shetland.')