{"id":726,"date":"2016-07-31T18:56:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckypony.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/what-difference-between-horse-and-pony\/"},"modified":"2016-07-31T18:56:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:56:24","slug":"what-difference-between-horse-and-pony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckypony.com\/blog\/what-difference-between-horse-and-pony\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Difference Between a Horse and a Pony"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is the difference between a horse and a pony? The primary distinguishing factor of a horse from a pony is the animal’s height. A mature pony will always measure less than 14 hands and two inches at the withers (a hand equals four inches) and a mature horse measures over 14.2. The difference between horses and pony can be a bit more complicated, however, as some short "pony breeds" such as Icelandics, are correctly referred to as horses, while in breeds like Morgans and Arabians, even a horse under 14.2 is considered a "horse". These breed differences are an exception to the rule, however, and generally the 14.2 rule applies to outline the difference between a horse and a pony.<\/p>\n

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