The Australian Pony developed, as its namesake suggests, in Australia. Since the continent has no native breeds, all horses that now live there are from imported stock, which first arrived in 1788 on the ship First Fleet from South Africa. In 1803, the first Timor Ponies arrived from Indonesia, and provided the foundation stock for the breed. The Australian Pony also had later influence from the Welsh Mountain Pony, Hackney pony, Arabian, Shetland Pony, Highland Pony, Connemara Pony, Exmoor Pony, and from small Thoroughbreds. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
