UMary Allen
Intshayelelo: I-Global Distribution of Ponies
Iiponi, amahashe amancinci angaphantsi kwe-14.2 izandla ukuphakama, anokufumaneka kwihlabathi jikelele. Ukusuka kummandla weArctic ukuya kutsho kuMzantsi Merika, kukho iindidi ngeendidi zamahashe eziqhelana nemekobume yawo. Kusaxoxwa ngemvelaphi yamandulo yeeponi, kodwa kukholelwa ukuba ekuqaleni zaye zakhuliswa ngenxa yokuqina kwazo nokukwazi ukuphila phantsi kweemeko ezinzima. Namhlanje, iiponi zisasetyenziswa njengezilwanyana ezisebenzayo, ukuzonwabisa, kunye nezilwanyana zemiboniso.
IYurophu: Ikhaya kwiintlobo ezininzi zeeponi
IYurophu ilikhaya kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeeponi, kuquka i-Welsh, iConnemara, iDartmoor, kunye ne-Exmoor ponies. Ezi ntlobo zifumaneka ikakhulu eUnited Kingdom, eIreland naseFransi. I-Welsh Pony kunye neCob Society yasekwa ngo-1901 ukuze kugcinwe kwaye kukhuthaze iintlobo ze-pony yaseWales. Ezi poni zinezinto ezininzi kwaye zingasetyenziselwa ukukhwela, ukuqhuba, kunye nokubonisa.
IZiqithi zaseShetland: Indawo yokuzalwa yehashe laseShetland
Iziqithi zaseShetland, ezikude nonxweme lwaseSkotlani, yindawo eyazalelwa kuyo ihashe laseShetland. La mahashe ebekho kwezi ziqithi iminyaka engaphezu kwama-4,000 1890 yaye ayesetyenziselwa ukutsala iinqwelo nokusebenza emasimini. Namhlanje, zisetyenziswa njengamahashe okukhwela kwaye zithandwa ngabantwana. IShetland Pony Stud-Book Society yasekwa ngowe-28 ukuze kugcinwe olu hlobo nokukhuthaza intlalo-ntle yalo. Iponi yaseShetland yenye yezona ntlobo zincinane ehlabathini, imi kuphela ubude obuziintshi ezingama-42-XNUMX.