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.
The Altai horses generally stand between 13.2 and 13.3 hands tall, with coats that can be chestnut, bay, black, gray, or occasionally spotted with leopard markings. Vesey-Fitzgerald's book provides more detailed measurements, including 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.