diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_client.py b/src/ahttpx/_client.py
index 61a3977..777936d 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_client.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_client.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async def close(self):
         await self.transport.close()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Client>"
+        return f"<Client [{self.transport.description()}]>"
 
 
 class RedirectMiddleware:
diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_pool.py b/src/ahttpx/_pool.py
index de00ac8..fdd73fe 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_pool.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_pool.py
@@ -69,9 +69,15 @@ def _remove_closed_connections(self) -> None:
             if conn.is_closed():
                 self._connections.remove(conn)
 
+    def description(self) -> str:
+        counts = {"active": 0}
+        for status in [c.description() for c in self._connections]:
+            counts[status] = counts.get(status, 0) + 1
+        return ", ".join(f"{count} {status}" for status, count in counts.items())
+
     # Builtins...
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"<ConectionPool {self._connections!r}>"
+        return f"<ConectionPool [{self.description()}]]"
 
     def __enter__(self) -> "ConnectionPool":
         return self
@@ -107,6 +113,18 @@ def is_expired(self, when: float):
     def is_closed(self):
         return self._state.our_state in (h11.CLOSED, h11.ERROR)
 
+    def description(self):
+        return {
+            h11.IDLE: "idle",
+            h11.SEND_BODY: "active",
+            h11.DONE: "active",
+            h11.MUST_CLOSE: "closing",
+            h11.CLOSED: "closed",
+            h11.ERROR: "error",
+            h11.MIGHT_SWITCH_PROTOCOL: "upgrading",
+            h11.SWITCHED_PROTOCOL: "upgraded",
+        }[self._state.our_state]
+
     # API entry points...
     @contextlib.asynccontextmanager
     async def send(self, request: Request) -> typing.AsyncIterator[Response]:
@@ -189,7 +207,7 @@ async def _close(self):
 
     # Builtins...
     def __repr__(self):
-        return f"<Connection [{str(self._origin)}, {self._state.our_state}]>"
+        return f"<Connection [{str(self._origin)}, {self.description()}]>"
 
     async def __aenter__(self) -> "Connection":
         return self
diff --git a/src/httpx/_client.py b/src/httpx/_client.py
index ee61eaf..0e92f04 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_client.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_client.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def close(self):
         self.transport.close()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Client>"
+        return f"<Client [{self.transport.description()}]>"
 
 
 class RedirectMiddleware:
diff --git a/src/httpx/_pool.py b/src/httpx/_pool.py
index 9ba55cc..9f9859b 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_pool.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_pool.py
@@ -69,9 +69,15 @@ def _remove_closed_connections(self) -> None:
             if conn.is_closed():
                 self._connections.remove(conn)
 
+    def description(self) -> str:
+        counts = {"active": 0}
+        for status in [c.description() for c in self._connections]:
+            counts[status] = counts.get(status, 0) + 1
+        return ", ".join(f"{count} {status}" for status, count in counts.items())
+
     # Builtins...
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return f"<ConectionPool {self._connections!r}>"
+        return f"<ConectionPool [{self.description()}]]"
 
     def __enter__(self) -> "ConnectionPool":
         return self
@@ -107,6 +113,18 @@ def is_expired(self, when: float):
     def is_closed(self):
         return self._state.our_state in (h11.CLOSED, h11.ERROR)
 
+    def description(self):
+        return {
+            h11.IDLE: "idle",
+            h11.SEND_BODY: "active",
+            h11.DONE: "active",
+            h11.MUST_CLOSE: "closing",
+            h11.CLOSED: "closed",
+            h11.ERROR: "error",
+            h11.MIGHT_SWITCH_PROTOCOL: "upgrading",
+            h11.SWITCHED_PROTOCOL: "upgraded",
+        }[self._state.our_state]
+
     # API entry points...
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def send(self, request: Request) -> typing.Iterator[Response]:
@@ -189,7 +207,7 @@ def _close(self):
 
     # Builtins...
     def __repr__(self):
-        return f"<Connection [{str(self._origin)}, {self._state.our_state}]>"
+        return f"<Connection [{str(self._origin)}, {self.description()}]>"
 
     def __enter__(self) -> "Connection":
         return self