Photo: Montanabw · CC BY-SA 4.0 horse breed · 671 on Animalso
American Shetland Pony
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- Pony
- Origin
- United States
About the American Shetland Pony
The American Shetland Pony is a pony breed from the United States, descended from the traditional Shetland Pony of Scotland’s Shetland Isles. Cross-breeding with other horse and pony breeds shaped a taller, more elegant pony than its Shetland predecessor. Its build is closer to the Hackney Pony, with some Arab influence, and it lacks the traditional Shetland’s thick coat. It is one of two American pony breeds derived from the traditional Shetland; the other is the Pony of the Americas. The breed is noted as the most numerous pony breed in the United States, with an estimate of more than 50,000 in 1994.
What stands out
- American pony breed with Shetland ancestry
- Taller and more elegant than traditional Shetlands
- Hackney-like conformation with some Arab influence
Worth knowing
- Does not have the traditional Shetland’s thick coat
Who it suits
It may interest people looking for an American pony breed with Shetland ancestry and a taller, more elegant build.
In short
The American Shetland Pony combines Shetland ancestry with traits shaped by other horse and pony breeds. Its U.S. presence is notable, though the available population estimate is from 1994.
More horse breeds from United States
American Drum Horse United States Photo: Ultra7 · Public domain 
Other pony breeds
Photo credits17 photographs on this page
- American Shetland Pony — Montanabw · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Bashkir Curly — Eponimm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Belgian Draft — Richard · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Cream Draft — Jean · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American creme and white horse registry — GOETZ Christine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Drum Horse — Ultra7 · Public domain · file page
- American Indian horse — JD Lamb · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Miniature Horse — agriflanders · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Paint Horse — Betty Wills · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Quarter Horse — José Reynaldo da Fonseca · CC BY 2.5 · file page
- American Saddlebred — Just chaos · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Warmblood — Josette · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Appaloosa — Darrell Dodds · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- AraAppaloosa — Heather Moreton · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Banker horse — Tania Gail · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Camarillo White Horse — Haase B and others · CC BY-SA 2.5 · file page
- Carolina Marsh Tacky — Anthony Surbeck · CC BY 2.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.