The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-26
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WIFI NOT 4 Poyr SHOW.
Americas Boys Could send . Great vspiet,
OF lnterrsssng Little Hsrses.

OF lnteresssng Little Herses.
Some thousands Of small boys who attended
the horse show wondered why q pony show
had never been tried. There Is an interesting
pony show every spring over in the horsy end
OF Twenty-fourth street but It Is nothing to
what could be done II the best ponies In the
United States should be brought together in
Madison Square Garden.
The small people OF this country draw upon
half OF the world for ponies. Scores Of Welsh
farmers devote themselves to raising ponies In
large part for the American market Hun
dreds OF Shetland ponies are brought over
every year. while American lads ride ponies
from the Black Forest OF Germany. from Aus
tria and Hungary. from Iceland. and from all
parts OF our own Atlantic coast.
Many OF the so-calicd Shetland ponies really
come from Wales Welsh ponies are worked
in the summer and fattened in winter for the
spring export trade. They are brought over
in steamships. landed along the North River
docks. and sent Gathering across town at all
hours Of the night Few die on the way over.
and after few days ashore they are in condi-
ton to sell The Welsh and Shetland ponies
have an unhappy tendency toward what horse
men ineleGantly term pot belly" 1t comes
Of overlooking on hay. The true Shetlands are
smaller and longer haired than the Welsh
ponies. There is a great variety OF breeds on
the several islands of the Shetland group.
Welsh ponies are more nearly uniform. The
Austrian ponies are stnnteI little creatures,
bred for use in the mines. Smaller still are
the Icelandic ponies. They are the tiniest Of
the equine tribe. and their coats are long and
rough. They are seldom brought over. and
they are not sold easily.
Ponies are found all along the Atlantic coast
from Labrador to Florida. and perhaps even
further SOUTH Nearly every locality has a ira
ponies. That OF CHARACTERISTIC is that a ship
laden with vel-arown horses was wrecked on
that the. race OF ponies is descended from
these unfortunates. This is probably true OF
Collins sSns s1s sosss II. .p. Breton sns
MES are famous Throughout the British North
American possession. They are astonishing.
they develop great sickness and beauty. The he
essn
land ponies. and nearly twice as large as those
the race on the Atlantic coast. Fifty years ago
they were commonly sold to wealthy planters
raised on Chincoteasue and it's neis hbor island
q Assateaeue The ponies are most frequently
hsn ay
common enough, in thincoteague to see a
whole family over roads that are e more than
fetlock deep N the sand. The ponies are al
most the sole inhabitants Of AssateaSue. In
summer the little creatures swim from island
to island in search Of fresh pastures. Their
food is the yividiy green salt marsh grass:
usually scamper Off at the approach OF a
stranger. The ponies are rounded up once a
year. usually in August and the colts. which
keep close BY their dams. are branded with
the marks OF the owners The pony pennin9
on Chincoteague brings a crowd from the
mainland. and results in the consumption Of
unlimited apple and peach brandy.
the winters are. mild. Currituck beach and
Cape Hatteras. the scenes Of many shipwrecks.
are favorite feeding grounds for ponies. The
Currituck ponies do not sell well in the North
large for toys and too small for work.
The price Of a pony depends upon form. size.
speed color. and temper. The sma llest. when
we'll formed. bring better prices than the
largest A well matched pair Of very small
ponies brings a fancy price. b. acks and bays
Of unusual color-cream. with white names. for
example-fetch good prices. Ponies OF ordinary
size. form. and color bring at auction from $40
to so. A well Unmatched pair will bring from
form or color as high as $3.50. Ponies rarely
trot in less than three minutes. and even a
I9ur, minute nopy brings fancy price.
broken. They seem to be Of bet
ter disposition than native ponies. probably |
because they have been domesticated for !
generations. and are reared especially for |
market. while the native ponies often run wild |
market Horsemen say that ponies are moro !
,apriciOus than wel-grown horses but seldom |
vicious.