Sable Island pony
| Sable Island pony | |
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| Important data | |
| Origin: | Canada - Sable Island |
| Main breeding area: | Canada - Sable Island |
| Distribution: | Canada - Sable Island |
| Stick measure : | approx. 132-142 cm |
| Colors : | Browns, foxes, black horses |
| Main application area: | Riding, driving |
The Sable Island Pony is a very rare breed of pony that developed through isolation on an island over a long period of time and natural selection.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
- very large, straight head
- strong, short, straight neck
- extremely long, thick mane
- straight back
- Hull with protruding rear ribs
- sloping, sloping, scanty croup
- short, stable, dry limbs
- very hard hooves
- Colors: brown, foxes and blacks, no molds and piebalds
- often with small markings
- Height: approx. 132–142 cm
Breeding history
The sandbank-like, treeless island of Sable Island in the Atlantic Ocean , part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia , is home to the semi-wild Sable Island ponies. In 1738 the Bishop of Boston , Andrew Le Mercier tried to colonize the island with people and farm animals, including horses. The project failed, the cattle were stolen by fishermen, the horses feral and reproduced semi-wild. Other sources suggest that the Sable Island ponies can be traced back to northern French ponies that were brought to the island by a Huguenot in the 18th century . When the ponies were no longer needed, they were released and adapted over the years to the rough and extreme living conditions of the island, which is why the Sable Island Pony is very resistant and robust.
Before 1960 horses were caught and sold again and again, often for the coal mines on Cape Breton Island . In 1961, the Canadian government banned the ponies from disturbing or manipulating them in any way, such as catching or feeding them.
In the summer of 2014 there were 552 horses on the island.
See also
Web links
- Sable Island Greenhorse Society: English website with many horse pictures
- www.dutescoart.com: black and white pictures of Sable Island horses
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mary E. Timonin, Jocelyn Poissant, Philip D. McLoughlin, Joseph E. Rubin: "A survey of the antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from Sable Island horses." Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 2017, 63 (3), pages 246 –251, doi : 10.1139 / cjm-2016-0504 .