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100 1 _aDouglas, Charles,
_d1865-1924
245 1 4 _aThe Shetland Pony
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-07-21
508 _aProduced 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShetland pony
700 1 _aDouglas, A. I.
_q(Anne Isabel)
700 1 _aEwart, J. C.
_q(James Cossar),
_d1851-1933
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59957
999 _c100783
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