I don't know but the Shetland pony is named after the Shetland island
it comes from shetland and is a pony
Shetland Islands - Shetland pony.
Shetland ponies get their name because they are from the Shetland area of Scotland. They can now be found all over the world in many climates.
a good name for a shetland pony is sheba which is from the Hebrew origin it means promise or oath.
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Shetland ponies originated in the Shetland Isles, located northeast of mainland Scotland. Small horses have been kept on the Shetland Isles since the Bronze Age. People who lived on the islands probably later crossed the native stock with ponies imported by Norse settlers.
That is a matter of oppinion. Of course the full name of the Shetland is the Shetland Pony. A pony is any horse under 14 hands. This could be just about any breed, wheras, the shetland is just one breed.
shetland sheepdog
Equus caballus
It's a diminutive form of the breed's full name, Shetland sheepdog.
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Shetland