The difference is breed registry, A shetland pony is one breed, a miniature horse is another. http://www.americanshetlandpony.com/ http://www.mamhc1.com/
No it is not a pony it is a breed of miniature horse. It is bred from Shetland ponys, Welsh Ponys and small Thoroughbreds.
There is no such thing as a 'miniature Shetland' pony. You have either a Miniature horse or a Shetland pony. Mini's should never be ridden by anyone ever, they have fragile spines that can be hurt by direct weight. They can however pull a small pony cart with one or two adults in it. Shetlands are a breed of small pony that are very strong and make a great first pony for a kid. They can also pull a cart if trained correctly.
A miniature Shetland pony is a vertebrate. Vertebrates are animals that possess a backbone or spinal column, and ponies, as members of the horse family, fall into this category. In contrast, invertebrates are animals without a backbone, such as insects and mollusks. Therefore, miniature Shetland ponies are classified as vertebrates.
A Shetland pony's nostrils are in proportion to its face, so although they have smaller nostrils than, say, a shire horse, nostrils on a Shetland pony do not usually look particularly small for that pony. I have two miniature Shetland ponies, and from memory I would say their nostrils are about 1-2 inches big.
Mini-mules are produced using miniature horse or Shetland pony mares and small or Sicilian donkey jacks.
poney Shetland - french translation of Shetland pony
it comes from shetland and is a pony
the shetland pony is a breed of pony.. not a "catergory" as such
Miniature horses were never bred for riding and should not be ridden by anyone. The smallest ride-able equine is the Shetland pony.
Well a dwarf horse is like a shetland pony or a regular pony not very big but u can still ride the pony not shetland pony Shetland ponies and ponies in general are not Dwarfs! Dwarfs display certain characteristics that are not present in ponies. A miniature horse (A type of pony really) can give birth to dwarfs due to the high level of inbreeding and genetics.
between 16 and 20 inches depending on size of shetland
I do believe that the Dartmoor pony is more rare than the Shetland pony.