Английская Википедия:British Spotted Pony

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The British Spotted Pony is a British breed of pony characterised by a spotted coat.Шаблон:R The height at the withers does not exceed Шаблон:Val.

History

The presence of spotted horses across Europe from Iberia to Turkey is documented in manuscripts and tapestries as far back as the Middle Ages.Шаблон:R Among the many European breeds that can have a spotted coat is a strain of the Welsh Pony.Шаблон:R A document from 1298 mentions that Edward I of England had a spotted Welsh horse.Шаблон:Cn

The British Spotted Pony descends from indigenous Celtic ponies, particularly from south-west England and from Wales.Шаблон:R A breed society, the British Spotted Horse and Pony Society, was formed in 1946. In 1976 the British Spotted Horse – though unconnected to the Appaloosa breed of the United States – was renamed to British Appaloosa, and the breed society split. The British Spotted Pony Society was formed in that year.Шаблон:R

It may be a rare breed: one source gives a total number of 800 for it.Шаблон:R It is reported to DAD-IS, but no population data has ever been entered;Шаблон:R it is not on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.Шаблон:R

Characteristics

The pony carries the genes for the spotted colouring, which may produce coats of varying patterns; other characteristics associated with the pattern, such as mottled pink skin on the muzzle and at the natural openings, white sclera of the eyes, and striped hooves, are also seen.Шаблон:R Solid-coloured animals with demonstrable Spotted Pony ancestry are registered in a separate section of the stud-book; ponies with piebald or skewbald coat patterns are disqualified from registration.Шаблон:R

It is robust and hardy, with typical pony conformation. The eyes are large, the ears small, and the mane and tail usually abundant.Шаблон:R The height at the withers may not exceed Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:R