UMary Allen
Intshayelelo: Ngaba iiponi zaseShetland zibafanele abantwana?
Iiponi zaseShetland zithandwa kakhulu ngamahashe abantwana, kwaye ngesizathu esivakalayo. Bancinci, bahle, kwaye banokuqeqeshelwa ukusebenza kakuhle nabantwana. Nangona kunjalo, njengaso nasiphi na isilwanyana, kubalulekile ukuqonda uhlobo kunye nomoya walo ukuqinisekisa amava akhuselekileyo kunye nolonwabo kumntwana kunye neponi. Eli nqaku liza kunikela amagqabantshintshi ngamahashe aseShetland, ubuntu bawo, ubukhulu namandla awo, iimfuneko zoqeqesho, amanyathelo okhuseleko, imiba yempilo, iimfuno zokuzilungisa nezinto ezizonwabisa zabantwana neeponi.
I-Shetland Ponies: Isishwankathelo seNzala
Amahashe aseShetland afumaneka kwiZiqithi zaseShetland eSkotlani, apho ayesetyenziselwa ukuthutha, ukulima amasimi nokuthwala i-peat. Ziyinzala encinci, emi phakathi kwe 7-11 yezandla (28-44 intshi) egxalabeni kwaye inobunzima obuphakathi kwe 150-450 pounds. Zinedyasi engqindilili, ephindwe kabini ethi iphalale ehlotyeni kwaye izigcine zifudumele ebusika. Amahashe aseShetland anemibala eyahlukahlukeneyo, kuquka emnyama, i-bay, i-chestnut, i-palomino, kunye ne-grey. Baziwa ngokuba lukhuni, ukomelela, nokuqina, kunye nobukrelekrele babo kunye nokuzimisela ukusebenza.