. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. SHETLAND PONY 151 Fair Isle, and Bressay. For example, on Fetlar, Lady Nicholson, a Scotch breeder, has used Arab pony stallions on Shetland mares, producing a pony of considerable refinement about 46 to 48 inches high. These are known in the trade as Fetlar or Lady Nicholson ponies. On Bressay, Iceland ponies have been crossed on Shetlands. Visitors to the islands have there seen work horses weighing from 1200 to 1500 pounds, some of which have been bred to Shetland stallions. Characteristics of the Shetland pony. Tlie height ranges from 36 to 4
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. SHETLAND PONY 151 Fair Isle, and Bressay. For example, on Fetlar, Lady Nicholson, a Scotch breeder, has used Arab pony stallions on Shetland mares, producing a pony of considerable refinement about 46 to 48 inches high. These are known in the trade as Fetlar or Lady Nicholson ponies. On Bressay, Iceland ponies have been crossed on Shetlands. Visitors to the islands have there seen work horses weighing from 1200 to 1500 pounds, some of which have been bred to Shetland stallions. Characteristics of the Shetland pony. Tlie height ranges from 36 to 44 inches in choice specimens, but with variations outside r-^if-sr. Fig. A pony mare in winter coat on one of the Shetland Islands. Photograph from John Anderson & Sons, Lerwick, Shetland of this. Eli Elliott of Iowa, who has bred and imported many from the islands, says : " I never saw in any country what I believed to be a ' right Shetland' that was as much as 46 inches high. As a rule they are 40 to 43, and some as small as 36 to 38 inches, and the smaller the ; The smallest pony ever seen by Mr. Elliott was 34 inches high, weighing under 200 pounds. Feeding and care, however, will affect the height and weight. On the prairies of the American corn belt the pony tends to increase in size from generation to generation. In the American. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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