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	Shetland Pony
		Ponies remained on the scattald until required for use "flitting the peats," carrying recently cut peats from the hills to the homes of the crofters for use as the main fuel.
		Shetlanders nearly lost control of their stock during this period, as most of the best stallions were exported for use in the mines.
		Ponies cannot be taller than 14.2h (147 cm), but can be much smaller, down to the Shetland pony at around 10 hands (102 cm),[7] and the Falabella which can be the size of a medium-sized dog.
	www.furrycritter.com /resources/horses/Shetland_Ponies.htm (5780 words)

	The Native Pony, Mountain & Moorland Pony Enthusiasts Community - Hamlet's House Equestrian
		The Shetland Pony is native to the Shetland Islands, of Northern Scotland.
		Whether the Shetland pony is indigenous or not is unclear; it is without doubt one of the oldest Native breeds, and thanks to the isolation of the Shetland Islands, one of the purest.
		Shetland ponies continued to work in the mines, albeit in greatly diminished numbers, long after mechanisation made much of their work obsolete.
	www.hamletshouse.co.uk /breeds/shetlandpony.htm (952 words)

	Shetland Pony Stud Book Society \| The Pony Today
		Today the Shetland pony no longer has the hardworking life of its ancestors, as nowadays the main employment is for a childs riding pony or for carriage driving, and it is hugely popular world-wide.
		They are driving ponies par excellence given their high intelligence and courageous disposition and for their size they are the strongest of all the horse breeds.
		Ponies as small as 26 have been recorded centuries ago in the islands which were just as hardy and thrifty as their larger relations but breeders are not encouraged to breed too small and the popular height for miniatures in the show ring is around 32.
	www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk /about_breed/pony.aspx (431 words)

	Shetland pony@Everything2.com
		The Modern American Shetland Pony represents a further divergence from the original island pony in that even more refinement and elegance is sought by the breeders and this may be achieved through the deliberate outcrossing with part-bred ponies from other breeds such as Welsh or Hackney.
		Shetland ponies were originally from the Shetland Islands, where wild ponies roamed the moors and hills.
		Shetland ponies were also bred with other pony and horse breeds to develop the Falabella Miniature Horse, a small breed of equine.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=327272 (858 words)

	Equine Kingdom - Shetland
		The Shetland pony is, perhaps, the oldest horse breed of Britian.
		Mechanization rendered the Shetland pony inefficient in coal mines by the mid-1900s.
		The English Shetland pony is generally used mostly as a children's pony and as a pet, due to its very small size.
	www.equinekingdom.com /breeds/ponies/shetland.htm (539 words)

	OzPets - Breeds - Shetland Pony
		The Shetland Islands off the northern coast of Scotland, are mostly barren and have a harsh climate and for many centuries the Shetland Pony lived in the open, protected from the elements only by a thick coat and a long mane and shaggy forelock.
		The Shetland Islanders domesticated the ponies and used them to carry peat down from the bogs to the cottages for use as fuel, and to haul seaweed harvested from the shore to be used as fertiliser on the farms.
		Shetland ponies may be any colour known in horses, except spotted, but the most common colour is fl.
	www.ozpets.com.au /horses/review/shetlandpony.shtml (423 words)

	Nederlands Shetland Pony Stamboek
		De Shetland pony is afkomstig van de Shetland eilanden, tweehonderd kilometer ten noorden van Schotland, maar is intussen ook al ruim honderd jaar in Nederland aanwezig en heeft in ons land een grote opgang gemaakt.
		De fokkerij vindt plaats binnen de reglementen van het Nederlands Shetland Pony Stamboek, dat in 1937 is opgericht en daarmee ook het oudste ponystamboek in Nederland is.
		Naast het racen met pony's worden er ook dressuur -en springwedstrijden voor kinderen met Shetland Pony's georganiseerd.
	www.shetlandponystamboek.nl (427 words)

	Ladywildlifes Shetland Pony Page
		The Shetland pony is one of the smallest breeds of horse.
		Shetland Pony and Man: The shetland pony was used by island farmers for transport and to help work their property.
		In the nineteenth century Shetland ponies were used as pit ponies were used as pit ponies that were bred for this purpose had large, ugly heads.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/shetlandpony.html (716 words)

	Shetland Pony Stud Book Society
		Founded in 1890 The Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society is the oldest of the UK Native Breed Societies.
		It exists to maintain unimpaired the purity of Shetland ponies and to promote and protect the breeding of the Shetland pony throughout the world.
		The Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society is the Mother Stud-Book for all pedigree Shetland Ponies throughout the world.
	www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk (168 words)

	Horse Smarts - Shetland Pony Breed Description
		Small horses lived on the Shetland Islands since the Bronze Age, and while the roots of the ancient wild pony are unknown, it is believed that they are related to the ancient Scandinavian ponies; the islands were once physically connected to Scandinavia up until the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 8000 BC.
		Shetland ponies also were probably influenced by the Celtic Pony, brought to the islands by the Celts between 2000 and 1000 BC.
		Shetland Ponies are hardy and strong due to the fact that the breed evolved in the harsh conditions of the Shetland Islands.
	www.horsesmarts.net /forums/shetland_pony.htm (1120 words)

	eSteed - Shetland Pony
		The Shetland Pony originated in the Shetland Islands and is a cross between the area's native horses and breeds brought there by the Vikings.
		Ponies are often a child's first mount, and the Shetland Pony is a calm, reliable animal - perfect for a child.
		Shetland ponies have lived in the United States since the 1800's and the Shetland Pony community is supported and enhanced by The American Shetland Pony Club.
	www.esteed.com /breeds/shetland_pony.shtml (298 words)

	Shetland pony - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SHETLAND PONY [Shetland pony] 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.
		The most popular of the ponies, it has a gentle disposition and is therefore a favorite mount for children.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-shetldpo.html (260 words)

	Kellas Shetland Pony pages
		A Shetland pony will require a paddock that is large enough to provide most of its nourishment and most of its exercise.
		Some people leave a headcollar on their pony when it is in the field but remember that this may make it easier for someone else to catch the pony and remove it from the field without your knowledge.
		Ponies may have to be be treated for lice, particularly if they start rubbing their coats.
	www.kellas-stud.co.uk /buying_a_shetland.htm (1200 words)

	Shetland Ponies (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shetland ponies are one of the oldest horse breeds in
		The ponies were used to carry materials, such as peat, for fuel, and seaweed, for fertilizing the fields.
		Shetlands are very hardy and seldom become ill, but they need regular worming and hoof care as with all equines.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~klumbra/shetlandpony/ponies.htm (303 words)

	Pony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A pony is most commonly a certain breed of small horse, generally of northern European origin, that usually measures less than 14.2 hh (hands high) at the withers.
		Ponies are 14.2 hands (abbreviated hh) (1.47 m) at the withers or less, while a horse is generally taller than 14.2 hh at the withers.
		Ponies trained by children, rather than by experienced horse trainers, usually turn out to be spoiled because children typically lack the skill to correct bad habits.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pony (484 words)

	The Shetland Pony (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shetland Ponies native land is the Shetland Islands located 100 miles off the northeast cost of England.
		It is for this reason that Shetland Ponies grow a thick double coat with guard hairs that repel rain and keep the skin dry enabling the ponies to weather extremely frigid temperatures.
		The most remarkable feature of the Shetland pony is its strength relative to its size.
	www.emerald-springs.com /facts/shetland_pony.html (158 words)

	Shetland Pony Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Shetland pony bridged the gap between the two sustaining ways of life.
		The royal family was very fond of the ponies when Queen Elizabeth and her siblings were young for several decades, riding and driving Shetlands was popular for the rich.
		dominated the show classes outside of the Shetland Islands, due to the fact that many Shetland ponies on the British mainland may have derived from the heavy fl pony exported for use in the mines.
	www.imh.org /imh/bw/shet.html (1999 words)

	Wildflowers - North Light - Shetland Pony Foal
		This model is North Light's Shetland Pony Foal, shown on the move, and permanently attached to the base.
		The Shetland Pony comes from the Shetland and Orkney Islands of the northern coast of Scotland, where it was isolated for thousands of years before being brought to the mainland in the 19th century.
		When this pony was discovered, it was taken from the islands and put to work in the mines, and its value as a "pit pony" became well known.
	www.wildflowers-northlighthorses.com /shetlandponyfoal (291 words)

	Horses - The Shetland Pony - Horse and Pony Breeds on Equiworld - Equestrian Information - horses and ponies on the ...
		The Shetland pony's versatility and hardiness are legend, who has not seen them at Shows being driven in harness, as leading rein ponies, or 'first ridden' and of course the Shetland Grand National Finals at Olympia.
		One of the Shetland pony's main claims to fame is that it is the smallest pure breed in the world.
		Showing is not the end all and be all of pony ownership, but if a breeder cannot point to the show successes, if not by them personally, then by others who have bought their stock, then that stock is unlikely to be of good Breed type.
	www.equiworld.net /uk/horsecare/Breeds/shetland/index.htm (509 words)

	Shetland Pony
		Ponies, like any other horse, can develop bad habits if they are spoiled or allowed to do whatever they want.
		The Shetland Pony is a very old breed, one of the oldest breeds in England.
		These ponies are especially long-lived and many families have a shetland pony in the pasture that all their children rode and is now teaching their grandchildren to ride.
	www.nickers.com /shetland-pony.htm (370 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Shetland Pony
		Perhaps the oldest breed of horse in Britain is the Shetland Pony.
		Shetlands are now mostly pets, but compete in weight-pulling events, are shown in halter classes, and put to small vehicles for driving.
		The Shetland Pony is recognized as the strongest Equid relative to size in existence.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/horses/shetland/index.htm (419 words)

	Shetland Tack, Shetland Pony Equipment - From Webtack (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Shetland Pony is probably the strongest equine relative to its size, yet even the stallions are gentle and docile.
		Shetlands are now mostly pets, but compete in weight-pulling events, are shown in halter classes, and put to small vehicles for driving.
		Should a situation arise when such a pony appears, a referee, preferably on the appropriate panel of Judges, should be appointed by the Show Secretary to place the pony in question in its position in the class.
	www.webtack.co.uk /ishop/1023/shopscr301.html (899 words)

	The Journal of The American Shetland Pony Club
		The American Shetland Pony Club was established in 1888 to guard the purity of the stock and to maintain a reliable record of pedigrees and transfers for the American Shetland Pony.
		The Shetland Pony could be considered one of the most popular pony breeds in the United States today as evidenced by the breed's presence in the show ring, its place of honor as a "pet" or children's pony, its use as a "working" pony and its success in the sale ring.
		This is a show persons pony, and, although Moderns may require the extra care of a show horse, they are certainly worth such maintenance with their high-stepping action, the ire of energy they possess and the style they bring to the show ring.
	www.horseshoes.com /magazine/shetland/amstpncl.htm (1667 words)

	Breed Profile - Shetland Pony
		The Shetland Pony originates from the Shetland Islands, a group of islands lying approximately 100 miles off the north coast of Scotland.
		Today there are about 100 Shetland ponies on the islands, but their popularity is such that they are bred extensively in mainland Britain, as well as in Australia, North and South America, and Europe.
		The original use for the Shetland Pony was as a pack animal for the crofters, or farmers, on the islands.
	www.equisearch.com /breeds/shetlandprofile041298/index.html (454 words)

	Horse Breeds
		This pony is found in a variety of colors, from dun and roan to bay and fl.
		The American Shetland Pony is descended from ponies which have lived in the Shetland Islands off the northern Scottish coast since the Bronze Age.
		Shetland Ponies were brought to America originally to work in coal mines in the 1800s.
	cowboyfrank.net /fortvalley/breeds/AmericanShetlandPony.htm (365 words)

	Area VII Shetland Pony & Miniature Horse Association
		The American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) in Morton, Illinois was founded in 1888 and is the only registry for Shetlands in the United States.
		The Shetland became the basis for the Modern American Shetland by crossing them with Hackney and Welsh, the American Miniature Horse by picking the smallest individuals and selecting very small animals from other breeds, and will no doubt be a contributing factor in the American Show Pony Registry.
		Approximately 25% of the Shetland Ponies registered in the first volume of the ASPC Stud Book were 38” or under at the TOP of the withers.
	www.geocities.com /Petsburgh/Farm/2016 (1089 words)

	United States Equestrian Federation, Inc : Eq Sports : Breeds : Shetland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Shetland conformation should be that of a strong, attractive, versatile pony, blending the original Shetland type with refinement and quality resulting from American care and selective breeding.
		The pony shall have a full mane and tail; coat should be fine and glossy; no discrimination should be made because of color of coat or eyes.
		The pony’s structure should be strong with refinement; high withers; sloping shoulders; flat boned, muscular legs (not cow or sickle hocked); strong, springy pasterns and good, strong serviceable feet.
	www.usef.org /content/equestrianSports/breeds/shetland.php (280 words)

	Shetland Pony
		Ponies are measured from the withers to the ground, by measuring stick, and a level stance, preferably concrete, should be used.
		Working ponies of four years old or over only may be clipped in the interest of welfare.
		Should a situation arise when such a pony appears, a referee, preferably on the appropriate panel of Judges, should be appointed by the Show Secretary to place the pony in question in its position in the class.
	www.nationalponysociety.org.uk /index.php/cms/ShetlandPony (995 words)

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