Breed characteristics of the American Shetland pony
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The American Shetland Pony is a far cry from the original Shetland Pony from the Shetland Isles. Just like with almost anything else brought to America, the original Shetland had to conform to American tastes. If you want a small, flashy Hackney Pony, or a large Miniature Horse, then the American Shetland is for you. But if you are looking for a Shetland Pony, be sure it’s not an American Shetland. (Even the so-called “Classic” American Shetland is just an American Shetland).
It wasn’t just moving to the New World that radically changed the chunky, sturdy Shetlands into the American Shetland prima donnas we see today. American breeders took a core breeding group of 75 Shetlands and added a liberal amount of Hackney, small Thoroughbreds and small [ Continue Reading ]