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points of view. The old country type is naturally a pony 

 of power, — a draft horse in miniature — while the 

 American demand is for a pony of less blocky form, with a 

 finer head and neck, a better shape, especially in forehand 

 and hindquarters, and more step. The natural stride is 

 short and pointing, any great display of action usually 

 being due to weighting, which is often excessive. Shetland 

 color is most typically a cinnamon brown or black, al- 

 though piebalds, skewbalds, bays, chestnuts and even 

 odd colors, as dun and mouse color, are encountered. 

 Breeders generally prefer the hard, solid colors, while the 

 broken colors are most popular with the buyers of ponies 

 for children's use. 



Coarse heads, thick necks, round, pudgy middles, steep 

 croups, light thighs and crooked legs are too common. 

 This pony's greatest asset is his docility ; therefore any 

 manifestation of ill temper should be seriously discriminated 

 against. 



179. The Welsh. — Derived from a hardy race of ponies 

 native to the Welsh mountains, this breed has been im- 

 proved in shape and way of going, partly by means of 

 Hackney crosses, till they are very typical heavy harness 

 horses in miniature (Fig. 83) . They range in height from 

 the Shetland limit of 11 hands 2 inches to the pony limit 

 of 14 hands 2 inches. 



The foreign "Welsh Pony and Cob Stud-book extends 

 its classification to include, as cobs, horses of Welsh 

 breeding which stand as high as 15 hands 2 inches. 

 The classification follows : 



A. Ponies not exceeding 12 hands 2 inches. 



B. Ponies 12 hands 2 inches to 13 hands 2 inches. 



C. Ponies 13 hands 2 inches to 14 hands 2 inches. 



D. Ponies 14 hands 2 inches to 15 hands 2 inches. 



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