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Title: The Shetland Pony
Note: Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Shetland Pony" by Charles and Anne Douglas is a detailed account on the history and characteristics of the Shetland pony breed, written in the early 20th century. The work explores the pony's origins, contemporary usage, and the breeding practices surrounding it, representing a significant contribution to equine literature. The book discusses the breed's endurance, physical traits, and lifestyle, highlighting the intimate relationship between the ponies and their Shetland environment. The opening of the book introduces the significance of the Shetland pony as one of Scotland's earliest domesticated animals, tracing its lineage back to small, hardy horses mentioned in historical accounts. It illustrates the pony's ancient roots through archaeological findings, emphasizing its native status in Shetland long before the Viking invasions. Additionally, it reflects on the unique adaptations of the breed to harsh environmental conditions while establishing the Shetland pony's undeniable importance in the cultural and agricultural landscape of the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Douglas, Charles, 1865-1924
Author: Douglas, A. I. (Anne Isabel)
Contributor: Ewart, J. C. (James Cossar), 1851-1933
EBook No.: 59957
Published: Jul 21, 2019
Downloads: 83
Language: English
Subject: Shetland pony
LoCC: Agriculture: Animal culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Shetland Pony
Note: Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by F E H, MWS and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "The Shetland Pony" by Charles and Anne Douglas is a detailed account on the history and characteristics of the Shetland pony breed, written in the early 20th century. The work explores the pony's origins, contemporary usage, and the breeding practices surrounding it, representing a significant contribution to equine literature. The book discusses the breed's endurance, physical traits, and lifestyle, highlighting the intimate relationship between the ponies and their Shetland environment. The opening of the book introduces the significance of the Shetland pony as one of Scotland's earliest domesticated animals, tracing its lineage back to small, hardy horses mentioned in historical accounts. It illustrates the pony's ancient roots through archaeological findings, emphasizing its native status in Shetland long before the Viking invasions. Additionally, it reflects on the unique adaptations of the breed to harsh environmental conditions while establishing the Shetland pony's undeniable importance in the cultural and agricultural landscape of the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Douglas, Charles, 1865-1924
Author: Douglas, A. I. (Anne Isabel)
Contributor: Ewart, J. C. (James Cossar), 1851-1933
EBook No.: 59957
Published: Jul 21, 2019
Downloads: 83
Language: English
Subject: Shetland pony
LoCC: Agriculture: Animal culture
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.