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The Shetland Pony

Chapter 4: ILLUSTRATION PLATES IN APPENDIX.
By Charles Douglas
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A concise study traces the breed's origins from archaeological and pictorial evidence and compares island types with related northern pony traditions. It describes local varieties and the practical roles these small horses have filled, including their use in farms, transport, and markets, and explains herd management, feeding, and breeding practices. A section examines the modern standard and how environment and selective breeding influenced size, conformation, and temperament. A scientific appendix discusses ancestry and morphology with skeletal plates and measurements, while illustrations and notes provide historical and practical context.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHANGING QUARTERS Frontispiece
A SCANDINAVIAN ROCK-DRAWING Facing page 4
THE HORSE ON THE BRESSAY STONE ” 12
BY THE VOE ” 26
GOING SOUTH ” 30
COMING FROM MARKET ” 38
CARRYING PEAT ” 44
JACK (16) ” 50
ODIN (32) ” 54
MULTUM IN PARVO (28) ” 58
THOR (83) ” 60
PRINCE OF THULE (36) ” 64
SAPPHIRE (1276) ” 68
BOADICEA (998) ” 72
STELLA (1692) ” 76
FOALS IN SUMMER ” 90
A TEAM OF MARES ” 100
A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK
By permission of the Proprietors of ‘Punch.’		 ” 104
ON DUTY ” 108

ILLUSTRATION PLATES IN APPENDIX.

PLATE I. At end
Fig. 1. A 41-inch Java Pony.
Fig. 2. A Norwegian Udganger Pony.
Fig. 3. A 42-inch Pony of the Udganger type from Iceland.
PLATE II. ”
Fig. 4. Skeleton of Highland Chieftain, a 33-inch Shetland Pony.
Fig. 5. Skeleton of Persimmon, a 66-inch Thoroughbred.
PLATE III. ”
Fig. 6. Skull of Eric, a 36·5-inch Shetland Pony.
Fig. 7. Skull of a new-born foal, Celtic type.
Fig. 8. Skull of a wild Prjevalsky horse, from Mongolia.
PLATE IV. ”
Fig. 9a. Cannon-bone, Eric.
Fig. 9b. Cannon-bone, Protohippus.
Fig. 9c. Cannon-bone, Hypohippus.
Fig. 10. Fore and hind foot, Eohippus.
Fig. 11. Fore and hind foot, Orohippus.
Fig. 11a. Forefoot, Neohipparion.
Fig. 11b. Engraving of a small-headed horse.
PLATE V. ”
Fig. 12. Eohippus, 12 inches.
Fig. 13. Orohippus, 16 inches.
Fig. 14. Mesohippus, 24 inches.
Fig. 15. Hypohippus, 40 inches.
Fig. 16. Merychippus, 36 inches.
Fig. 17. Shetland, 33 inches.
PLATE VI. ”
Fig. 18. Skeleton of fore-foot of Mesohippus.
Fig. 19. Forefoot of Merychippus (or Protohippus).
Fig. 20. Forefoot of Hypohippus, the Miocene “forest” horse.
Fig. 21. Upper molar, E. stenonis.
Fig. 22. Upper molar, E. fossilis.
Fig. 23. Premolar and molars of a small mediæval? horse from Aberdour, Aberdeenshire.
Fig. 24. Premolar and molars of a small horse from the Roman Fort, Newstead.