However, without any accidents, polo ponies may have the ability to play until they are 18 to 20 years of age.

" Growing up in London where she could not have a horse she was obsessed with them: all her early books are about girls who have ponies.

Aficionados of the sport of kings will discover that Mr. Kubrick's cameras have captured some colorful shots of the ponies at Bay Meadows track.

Many original ponies have been re-released in different poses or outfits.

Most ponies in the line have shiny or pearly bodies and matte symbols resembling tattoos on one side, known as " cutie marks ".

Early G3 ponies have a magnet in one hoof, used to activate playset items.

Other limited-edition ponies have been the Pony Project promotional ponies and Rosey Posey, who was given to attendees at a charity dinner held by Hasbro.

Plush ponies have been given away as theme-park prizes and used in crane machines.

McDonald's has also featured ponies in its Happy Meal promotions, as have other fast food chains.

Although this is typically not a profitable enterprise, some custom ponies have sold for more than $ 170.

The draft horse ’ s metabolism is often similar to that of ponies in that draft horses have lower needs per bodyweight than light horse breeds, but because of their size, most are fed a significant amount of feed and hay per day.

Sheep, cattle, pigs and ponies were kept, Atlantic cod, saithe and ling were eaten, and whale and seal bones have also been found along with the remains of a single dog.

Miller denied the existence of ponies on Myst island, only to have the monitor blasted by Space Ghost's Power Band (" feeling the ' Wrath of the Ghost '").

Chorus line dancers in Broadway musicals and revues have been referred to by slang terms such as ponies, gypsies and twirlies.

In 2006, there were believed to have been around 300 mares and 4 purebred stallions, and by 2009 this number had risen to around 420 ponies worldwide.

In the past, most pasture commons would have been grazed by mixtures of cattle, sheep and ponies ( often also geese ).

DNA studies have shown ancient shared ancestry with the Celtic-type Asturcón and Pottok ponies.

Many breeds have contributed to the foundation bloodstock of the New Forest Pony, but today only ponies whose parents are both registered as purebred in the approved section of the stud book can be registered as purebred.

All ponies grazing on the New Forest are owned by New Forest commoners – people who have " rights of common of pasture " over the Forest lands.

Smaller ponies may not be suitable for heavier riders, but they often have more show quality.

New Forest ponies have a gentle temperament and are known for their intelligence, strength, and versatility.

The study suggested that the mutation was of relatively recent origin: the founder of the mutated gene may have been a stallion who was both the paternal grandfather and maternal great grandfather of the affected foal, as all the ponies who tested positive for the mutation are direct descendants of this stallion.

He had ordered the ponies brought inside the fortified circle and had assigned Pierre and a band of picked engages the job of trying to keep them steady under fire.

Custer had his men shoot most of the 875 Indian ponies they had captured.

All the boys had ponies and belonged to the Langata Pony Club.

There were also male ponies called ' Big Brother Ponies ', which had slightly larger bodies and feathered hooves resembling those of Clydesdale horses.

Many different sets of Little Ponies were produced, the first of which were the Rainbow Ponies in 1983 ; other variations included the So-Soft Ponies ( covered in flocking ), Twinkle-Eyed Ponies, which had small rhinestones in their eyes, Twice-As-Fancy Ponies with patterns covering most of the body, Brush ' n ' Grow Ponies, which had a longer-than-usual mane and tail stored inside the body, Pony Friends, other animals designed in the same style as the ponies, such as a lion, giraffe, kangaroo and zebra, among others, and Baby Ponies, some of which were smaller versions of previously-released ponies ( their mothers ).

The majority of US domestic mail-order ponies never appeared overseas, although many countries had their own mail-order systems.

Most of these smaller ponies had no official name, and many had the same symbols.

The home had on an average from 800 to 1000 animals a year-cows, bullocks, buffaloes, horses, ponies, donkeys, deer, goats, pigs, dogs, monkeys, cats and hares ; and of birds, parrots, fowls, geese, duck, pigeons, crows and peacocks.

Long galleries were a feature of large sixteenth and seventeenth century houses and had many purposes from entertaining to exercise during inclement weather ; the Phelips children would lead their ponies up these stairs to ride here.

Originally, the breed had a fairly large population, and until the mid-19th century the Eriskay and similar ponies were found throughout the western islands of Scotland.

It soon became an opportunity to show and sell other livestock-particularly locally-bred sheep and Dartmoor ponies, and by the 1920s it had also become a sports day for local schoolchildren.

As she had no groom nor footman, he sat in the phaeton to hold the ponies ..."

The census of stock of 1875 reported just under three thousand ponies grazing the Forest, and by 1884 the number had dropped to 2, 250.

By 1956 the number of ponies of all breeds on the Forest had more than doubled to 1, 341.

For a variety of reasons, including normal trade in the area and attempts to improve the breed, Arabian, Thoroughbred, Welsh pony and Hackney blood had been added to ponies in the New Forest.

The deed was supposed to have been committed by a portion of Armstrong's band in retaliation for the injuries they had suffered and it was also supposed they had a grudge against the Zimmer family, as members of that family had, on different occasions, tied clapboards to the tails of their ponies.

The My Little Pony segment promoted many of the toys available in 1986-1987, featuring a regular cast of Earth, Pegasus and Unicorn ponies with guest appearances by new lines, such as the Flutter and Princess Ponies.

The TV specials, the film and the TV series were all set in the same milieu: Dream Valley, a land inhabited by witches, goblins and other magical creatures with whom the ponies, their human friend Megan, and their dragon friend Spike interacted.

A detailed genetic study shows that the Suffolk Punch is closely genetically grouped not only with the Fell and Dales British ponies, but also with the European Haflinger.