They stand an average of 13.2–13.3 hands high, and their coat colors are chestnut, bay, black, gray, and sometimes leopard spotted. In his The Book of The Horse Vesey-Fitzgerald gives the following traits of the Altai: height of 129.8 cm, body length of 104.2 cm, chest circumference of 154.0 cm, and pastern circumference of 16.8 cm.
They typically reach a height of 13.2–13.3 hands, and their coat colors range from chestnut to black, gray, bay, and occasionally leopard spotted. According to Vesey-Fitzgerald's The Book of The Horse, the Altai breed has a height of 129.8 cm, body length of 104.2 cm, chest circumference of 154.0 cm, and pastern circumference of 16.8 cm.