Pony
There are many different breeds of ponies. A baby horse or pony is generally called a foal (a colt if male or a filly if female). These horses are raised around farms like other horses. Ponies are usually more chubby than horses and ponies have shorter legs. Miniature horses are not ponies but are actually mini horses because they have the features of a horse (i.e. longer legs and they are not as chubby as ponies). Shetland ponies are around the same height or slightly bigger than miniature horses but are ponies, not miniature horses.
Pony breeds
These are some well-known pony breeds:
- Connemara Pony
- Chincoteague Pony
- New Forest Pony
- Pony of the Americas
- Welsh Pony
- Shetland Ponies
- Dartmoor Pony
Pony Media
A Highland Pony, demonstrating the pony characteristics of sturdy bone, a thick mane and tail, a small head, and small overall size
A Shetland pony shown in harness
a Shetland Pony.
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An Australian Pony shown under saddle
The Shetland pony is one of the smallest pony breeds, but is very strong.
The Connemara pony is a larger pony which occasionally matures over Template:Hands
The full-sized horses used for polo are called "polo ponies"
There is debate over whether the feral Chincoteague ponies of Assateague Island are horses or ponies
