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The Pony of the Americas is a new breed founded during the
1950s and developed through an Appaloosa mare crossed with a Shetland
stallion. The first foal of this cross was called Black Hand 1, who is the
foundation sire. The Pony of the Americas has since benefited from such
breeds as the Quarter Horse, Welsh, and Arabian, as well as further
infusions of the
Appaloosa and
Shetland lines. The resultant Pony of the Americas combines the best
features of all these breeds and has quickly developed into a very popular
and versatile children's pony.
In conformation the POA resembles the Quarter
Horse and Appaloosa, and they have superb temperaments with the presence of
an Arabian. They have an attractive fine head with a slightly dished
profile, compact through the body with well sprung ribs and finely musceld
hindquarters. Their tails are carried high and their action is free-flowing
and balanced. The POA must have one of the acceptable
Appaloosa
spotted coat patterns to be accepted for registration with their breed
society. POA's generally stand between 11.2 and 14 hands high.
Take a look at the following
websites to find out more about the POA ponies!
http://cowboyfrank.net/fortvalley/breeds/PonyOfTheAmericas.htm
http://www.equinepost.com/resources/breeds/showBreed.asp?ID=108
http://www.thehorseguide.com/breed/ponyofamericas.htm
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/poa/
http://www.equinecanada.ca/EC/EC_HIC_BIC_POA.shtml
http://www.the-horse-site.com/horsebreeds/pony-of-the-americas.htm
http://www.furrycritter.com/resources/horses/Pony_Of_The_Americas.htm
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/poa.html
http://www.poac.org/
http://vip.6to23.com/gorster/Americas&Antipodes/Ponyofamericas.htm
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