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Xilingol Horse

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The Xilingol comes from the steppes of southeastern Xilinggral Meng in Inner Mongolia and is a relatively new breed that was developed in the 1960’s.
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Westfalen Pony

Origins

The Westfalen Pony is a sport type pony that was developed in Westphalia Germany, they are the pony version of the Westfalen Horse. I could find very little information about this pony breed, but they are one of the German Riding Ponies developed mainly as a children’s mount for show & sport.
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Welsh Pony of Cob Type (Section C)

Welsh Pony (Section C)

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Intro

All sections of the Welsh ponies come from Wales and the Welsh Pony of Cob Type registers under Section C of their studbook. The cob type Welsh pony is essentially a smaller type of the Welsh Cob (Section D).
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Welsh Pony (Section B)

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Intro

All sections of the Welsh ponies come from Wales and the Welsh Pony registers under Section B of their studbook. This pony breed is a larger version of the Welsh Mountain Pony which was the foundation for the breed.
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Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A)

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Intro

All sections of the Welsh ponies come from Wales and the Welsh Mountain Pony registers under Section A of their studbook. The Mountain pony is the original, an ancient breed that inhabited Wales prior to Roman invasion, of the four types of cobs, this is the oldest.
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Welsh Cob (Section D)

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Intro

All sections of the Welsh ponies come from Wales and the Welsh Cob registers under Section D of the Welsh Pony studbook. This area has bred a horse of cob type for centuries, useful for both farm work, carriage & riding purposes.
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Sumbawa Pony

Origins

The Sumbawa Pony is a close kin to the Sumba Pony, but they tend to be smaller & originate on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Often they are referred to as the same breed because of the close proximity of the islands and the amount of cross breeding between them.
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Sumba Pony

Origins

The Sumba pony shares close ties to the Sumbawa Pony but they originate from the Indonesian island of Sumba. Often they are referred to as the same breed because of the close proximity of the islands and the amount of cross breeding between them. They are common & well known for their use in native dance and lance-throwing competitions.
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Thoroughbred Horse

Intro

Few breeds, (besides perhaps the Arabian & the Andalusian) have traveled as far & as wide as the English (or British) Thoroughbred animals have. While racing horses has been a sport for as long as we have been on their back, the British took horse racing to another level entirely.
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Shetland Pony

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Intro

The Shetland is the smallest of the pony breeds & comes from Shetland Islands of Scotland. They are known affectionately as “Scotland’s Little Giant” by the people of the islands.
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