Shetland Pony
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Shetland Pony
The Shetland pony may be small but it is incredibly strong, hardy and energetic, ...
Shetland Pony
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smallest breed of horse, originating in the Shetland Islands some 200 mi (322 km) N of Scotland. The Shetland resembles a miniature draft horse and has long been used for working purposes.
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Shetland ponies, also known as shelts, are small (about one meter from the ground to wither) but strong for their size.
Shetland Pony
Shetland ponies are thought to have inhabited the islands just north of Scotland for thousands of years. Although they are small, they are very strong in relation to their size.
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A Shetland pony, properly broken, makes an ideal ridden or driven pony.
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for well over two thousand years there have been Shetland Ponies in Shetland.
A shetland pony is probably one of the most interesting breeds of horse there is. When children see a shetland pony they immediately want one. When adults see them they want one too but may not admit it. But everyone loves shetland ponies.
A Shetland Pony grazing in Pregny, Switzerland. Note the characteristic brown color, thick mane, and short legs.
The Shetland Pony inhabits the Shetland Islands off Northern Scotland although the exact origins are unclear. Shetland Ponies were used as pit ponies and also used for pulling carts of peat and seaweed.
The Shetland Pony Stud Book Society was formed in 1890 to "maintain unimpaired the purity of Shetland ponies and to promote the breeding of these ponies.
Today the Shetland Pony is enjoyed worldwide & there is even an American Shetland as different breeding practices have modified the original bloodlines.
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Shetland Pony
Perhaps the oldest breed of horse in Britain is the Shetland Pony. Named after the islands where it originated, it is now one of the most popular ponies in the world.
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The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles.
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The Shetland Pony is probably the oldest breed in the UK, named after the inhospitable Shetland islands in the North of Scotland.
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The Shetland pony can be seen in all colors except spotted -- black, chestnut, grey, bay, dun, blue roan, piebald or skewbald. Unlike bigger horses, measured in hands, the Shetland pony is measured by inches in height at the withers.
The Shetland Pony - a childs first pony ride.
The Shetland Pony is probably the best known and most recognisable of the pony breeds and is usually the first mount for small children.
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Shetland ponies are among the most popular pony breeds in the world. Most people have probably already heard a little about these small animals.
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Shetland Pony -- smallest of the pony breeds, originating in the Shetland Islands.
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A traditional and popular mount for children in the USA, this hardy little (9.2 to 10.2 hands) dark-colored, thick-coated pony originating in the Shetland Islands of Scotland is a gentle and easy to train worker, ...
UK Shetland Pony - The "UK Shetland Pony" breed is a miniaturized pony registered by The Shetland Register, and standing between 28 to 38 inches tall.
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The Shetland pony is, perhaps, the oldest horse breed of Britian. Named after the islands from where it originated, the Shetland is now one of the most popular ponies in the world.
The shetland pony originates from Shetland Isles situated northeast of Scotland. The harsh landscape and Norse settler and Celtic ponies are said to have influenced the breed.
The Shetland pony is a breed of pony (a type of small horse) that is very strong for its size. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches (10.2 hands, 107 cm) at the withers.
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Few breeds have such a long and diversified history as the American Shetland Pony. The American Shetland descended from the very old breed native to the Scottish Shetland Islands.
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The original Shetland pony came from the Shetland Isles in Scotland, whence its name, and was brought to the United States in the 19th century.
cross between a Shetland pony stallion and an Appaloosa mare; developed as a versatile child’s mount
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In 1888, the American Shetland Pony Club was formed and then the selective breeding commenced. The result was the American Shetland of present day.
All miniature pony breeds can be traced back to Shetland pony origins, crossed with a variety of other pony breeds.
In 1954, Les Boomhower was a Shetland pony breeder and a lawyer with his own practice in Mason City, Iowa. A neighbor offered Les an Arab/Appaloosa mare who had accidentally been bred to a Shetland stallion. She was due to foal that spring.
When a child outgrows his Shetland Pony, he will probably move up to a Welsh or Connemara Pony. While several types of Welsh Ponies are fairly small, the Cob type is large enough to easily carry teens and adults.
Some hold that the horses the Vikings brought with them were related to the English Exmoor pony or the Shetland pony, ...
The Kerry Bog Pony is quite small - almost like a Shetland Pony - about 10 or 11 hands high, with a distinctive dish or curved face. rather like an Arab. Breed colours are chestnut with black mane and tail or grey and also bay.
Breed Description For Shetland Pony
Height: Not exceeding 40 inches at 3 years, and not exceeding 42 inches at 4 years and older.
Color: Anything except spotted.
Grey; height 14 to 15; Use: Carriage, Riding
Shetland Pony (Shetland Islands)
Any color; height 40 to 42 in.; Use: Children, Harness, Racing
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Make believe you are trying to reach the stirrup correctly and not just for the size of a Shetland pony! I will bring the leg up to the top of my desk, to the top of the washer, anything I can reach and do some reps.
Since then, US and Canadian breeders have produced a new Shetland pony called the American Shetland. It has little resemblance to the original. The Shetland is hardy and able to thrive in the harshest environment. It is sound, robust, and long-lived.
The first 75 Shetlands were imported in 1885 by a man called Eli Elliot, and an American Shetland Pony Club was formed three years later. Thereafter, the movement towards an improved pony gathered momentum.
They also sequenced the KIT gene in 16 other white or partially depigmented horses from other breeds (Arabian, Camarillo White Horses, Thoroughbred, Miniature, and Shetland Pony).
 See also: Shetland, Pony, Ponies, Arabian, Thoroughbred
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