Horses, Ponies and Minis: What's the Difference?
Overview
The bare minimum to complete an assignment on Open Educational Resources. My apologies for the poor quality of this resource.
Intro
What is the difference between horses and ponies and minis? Is a pony just a small horse? Is a horse older than a pony? Is a mini just a baby pony? These are the kinds of questions many students have asked when they have visited the farm.
A HORSE is a member of the equine family who grows taller than14 Hands, the unit used to measure horses (One HAND is equivalent to 4 inches).
A MINI is a member of the equine family who grows NO TALLER than 36 inches.
A PONY is a member of the equine family who grows between 37 inches and 13.3hands, or the height just before the shortest HORSE, which is 14 hands.