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There is very little known about the first horses of Sable
Island, which is located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ponies
that now exist on the island rarely stand over 14 hands high, but are the
ancestors of horses and can contribute their small height to their
environment. One of the first horses on the island was the stallion, Jolly,
who was taken there in 1801, but there were already horses there and it is
commonly thought that the other horses may have arrived as early as the 16th
century. The ancestry of the Sable Island pony is largely unknown, but they
owe some of their existence today to the Spanish Horse. The majority of the
ponies on Sable Island are feral, but some have been tamed to ride and
feedback says they are excellent, tough and enduring, and able to travel
with ease over any terrain, no matter how rough. The ponies are very hardy
and tend to thrive in an inhospitable environment. The herds are not managed
and therefore exhibit a great variety of characteristics. They generally
have nice heads with a straight or convex profile and have a short, stocky,
muscular frame. Their coats are mostly dark color and they can have
white
markings.
For more information on
the Sable Island Pony, check out the following websites!
http://www.paralumun.com/ponysableisland.htm
http://www.horseforsale.ca/breeds/sableIslandPony.cfm
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