Shetland Pony
hardy, clever, independent
Origin
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Withers height
up to 107 cm (withers)
Children's ponyDrivingLeisure
Traits & strengths
- ✦very clever and quick to learn
- ✦hardy and weatherproof
- ✦ideal children's and leading pony
- ✦exceptionally strong for its size (driving)
Breed-typical predispositions
EMS / laminitis tendency
Disease →extremely easy keeper — strict pasture/energy management
Hyperlipemia
Disease →with energy deficit/stress (esp. ponies/mares) — veterinary emergency
Latest findings
Pony insulin dysregulation
ongoingHardy ponies show marked insulin dysregulation — early BCS control significantly lowers the endocrinopathic laminitis risk.
Source · ECEIM EMS Consensus