The Sandalwood (also known as 'Sandel Pony') is an Indonesian pony breed which originated in the islands of Sumba and Sumbawa. It is named after the local sandalwood trees, which it originally helped to transport.

About:
At some point in history, Sandalwood ponies were crossed with Arabian horses, from which they inherited their speed and endurance, two traits that turned the Sandalwoods into excellent raceponies.

Today, Sandalwood ponies are often used for racing on tracks that can be three miles or longer.

Conformation:
Sandalwood ponies have a small head with a straight profile, large eyes, and small ears. Their neck is long, connected to slightly prominent withers and a long, straight back. The croup is slightly sloping, and the chest can be slightly protruding.

The mane and tail are coarse, with the mane being short and upright or medium and bulky. The tail can be short and held somewhat high.

Performance metrics:
The following are the: range, average, (SD), and MOE of performance metrics of ordered Sandalwood Ponies 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: 14.4-15.6, 15.0 (0.3), 0.06.
Sprint: 33-43, 38 (2), 0.42.

Accel: 0.74-0.89, 0.82 (0.04), 0.01.
Decel: 0.73-0.84, 0.80 (0.03), 0.01.

Jump: 4.66-4.93, 4.77 (0.05), 0.01.
Pull: 1.09-1.56, 1.32 (0.1), 0.02.

Turning: 36.12-48.14, 41.54 (2.4), 0.47.
Reverse: 2.0-2.5, 2.2 (0.1), 0.03.

Stamina: 43.53-48.45, 45.92 (1.13), 0.22.
Reaction: 0.76-0.86, 0.82 (0.02), 0.00.

Coats & Height:
Colors: bay, black, brown, chestnut, grey, and dun.

Additionals: flaxen, linebacked, sooty, dark mane & tail. The coat is either solid or tobiano.

Height: 12hh to 14hh.