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The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. 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. (11.2 hands for American Shetlands) Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are conside...
Horses are a widely varied species with hundreds of different breeds, ranging from the small and hairy to the large and sleek. Different breeds are also often considered good at various activities. You rarely see Shetlands eventing, or Clydesdales doing gymkhana games! Physical appearance differs too, such as conformati...
The Shetland pony is named after its home, the Scottish island. Raw weather conditions and a lack of food in this region has developed the breed into an extremely robust race. This race was able to prove its strength in mining and farming which was much appreciated. Today Shetland ponies fulfill a whole range of tasks.
Mushroom is a unique coat color phenotype in Shetland Ponies characterized by the dilution of the chestnut coat color to a sepia tone and is hypothesized to be a recessive trait. A genome wide association study (Gwas), utilizing the Affymetrix 670k array (Mnec670k) and a single locus mixed linear model analysis (Emmax),...