Lub Shetland Pony tau tsim nyob rau hauv Shetland Isles, 100 mais (160km) qaum teb sab hnub tuaj ntawm Scotland, kwv yees li plaub txhiab xyoo dhau los, txawm tias lawv Lub Koom Haum Niam Txiv tsis tau tsim los txog rau xyoo 1890.1 Lawv yog ib tug uas muaj zog tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv kev sib piv rau lawv lub cev loj, muaj peev xwm rub mus txog ob zaug lawv tus kheej qhov hnyav thiab ntim mus txog ib nrab ntawm lawv qhov hnyav.
Lawv nrov heev thoob plaws Tebchaws Europe raws li menyuam yaus nce toj, tsav tsheb ponies, cov phooj ywg, thiab qee zaus raws li kev pabcuam ponies.2 Lawv cov derivative breeds, German Classic Pony thiab American Shetland, zoo ib yam li lub teb chaws Yelemees thiab North America feem.
Quick Facts about Shetland Ponies
| Species Name: | Equus ferus caballus |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Hlub Level: | Yooj yim rau nruab nrab; xav tau kev saib xyuas tib yam li lwm yam tsiaj pony. |
| Tub: | ntseeg; Txaus siab; Ua siab loj |
| Color Form: | Txhua xim tsuas yog Appaloosa zoo li pom. |
| Lifespan: | Lub neej nruab nrab ntawm 20-30 xyoo; ib txhia nyob rau hauv lawv cov lig 30s thiab ntxov 40s. Tus hlob tshaj plaws hu ua Shetland, Twiglet, yog kwv yees li 50 thaum nws tuag. |
| Size: | Qhov siab: 28 "mus rau 42" siab. Luj: approx. 300-500 lbs. |
| Kev noj haus: | Feem ntau cov zaub mov [nyom, quav nyab, qee zaum seaweed]; dej; minerals; nplej lossis tshuaj ntxiv tsuas yog / raws li xav tau |
| Enclosure Size: | Yam tsawg kawg nkaus - 300ft² hauv "qhuav" ntau, lossis 1/2 txog 2-1/2 acres ntawm pasture [nyob ntawm huab cua / nyom zoo]; Qhov siab tshaj plaws - ntau npaum li qhov chaw tuaj yeem muab tau. |
Shetland Pony Txheej txheem cej luam
Lub Shetland Pony lub hauv paus ntsiab lus tsis meej, txawm hais tias muaj ntau txoj kev xav txog qhov twg thiab lawv tuaj yeem nyob li cas hauv Shetland Isles. Ib qho uas tam sim no tau txais los ntawm Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society yog tias lawv tau tsim los ntawm tus ntoo khaub lig ntawm tam sim no-tuag "Tundra Pony" hom uas nyob rau sab qaum teb sab hnub tuaj Siberia thiab tam sim no-tuag "Mountain Pony" hom ntawm Southern Europe., thiab hla Scandinavia mus rau thaj tsam Shetland Isles thaum thaj av txuas hniav tseem muaj.
Tus ntoo khaub lig Tundra-Roob tom qab tau cuam tshuam los ntawm kev taw qhia ntawm Celtic Pony, nws tus kheej yog Roob-'Oriental' ntoo khaub lig, thiab muaj peev xwm ntawm Tshuag coj los ntawm Vikings thaum lawv txoj hauj lwm ntawm Isles pib nyob ib ncig ntawm 8-9th. ib puas xyoo. Txawm hais tias Shetland cov poj koob yawm txwv tuaj rau Shetland Isles li cas, tsuas yog cov me me thiab tawv txaus kom muaj sia nyob tsis muaj pasturage thiab huab cua hnyav tuaj yeem muaj kev vam meej, ua rau cov neeg paub tam sim no.
Siv
Cov ponies tau siv los ntawm cov crofters hauv zos thiab cov neeg nuv ntses tau ntau pua xyoo los pab cog cov av, thauj peat (ib hom fossil-roj qhov chaw pom hauv bogs), seaweed, thee, thiab lwm yam khoom siv hauv cov hnab ntim hu ua kishies uas tau ntim rau ntawm cov pob ntoo hu ua klibbers, thiab tig lawv cov plaub hau rau hauv cov kab nuv ntses thiab nets.
Nyob rau hauv nruab nrab-1800s, ntau daim nqi kho mob kuv tau dhau los hauv tebchaws Askiv, uas ua rau muaj kev nce ntxiv ntawm Shetland Ponies raug xa tawm los ntawm Isles mus rau qhov chaw ntawm cov menyuam yaus los ntim cov thee tawm ntawm cov collieries - feem ntau geldings, tab sis ib tug loj tus naj npawb ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws stallions thiab. Qhov no cuam tshuam qhov zoo ntawm cov tsiaj uas tseem raug tsim nyob rau hauv Shetland Isles, mus rau lub ntsiab lus uas ntau hom qoob loo, los yog studs, tau tsim los kho qhov no. Kev tsom xam tshwj xeeb tau muab tso rau hauv kev tsim cov tsiaj txhu uas yuav ua tau zoo hauv "qhov". Cov tswv ntawm cov studs no tau ua hauj lwm ua ke los tsim Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society hauv 1890.
Thaum siv Shetland Ponies rau kev tsuas thiab kev ua liaj ua teb lub teeb tsis zoo li yav dhau los, lawv tsis tau txo qis hauv qhov chaw zoo li lwm yam, cov qauv loj dua tau ua. Niaj hnub no, lawv feem ntau pom raws li cov menyuam yaus nce thiab ua tus tsav tsheb, ob qho tib si sib tw thiab kev lom zem.
Puas Tau Shetland Ponies Nqi?
A Shetland Pony tus nqi yuav yog nyob ntawm ntau yam, suav nrog tab sis tsis txwv rau lawv lub hnub nyoog, kev sib haum xeeb, ntshav, thiab qhia cov ntaub ntawv. Feem ntau, qhov no yuav nyob nruab nrab ntawm $500 thiab $3,000; Qee qhov xwm txheej, tshwj xeeb nrog cov menyuam yaus thiab cov nees ua tau zoo, lawv yuav muag tau ntau dua $ 5,000.
Lwm cov nqi los txiav txim siab suav nrog:
- Veterinary ua haujlwm,
- Kev txhaj tshuaj txhua hnub thiab kho hniav lossis xwm txheej ceev
- Farrier mus xyuas txhua plaub mus rau yim lub lis piam
- noj zaub thiab noj txhua hnub
- Txhua tus nqi nce nqi yuav tsum tau, yog tias koj tus pony tsis khaws cia rau ntawm koj tus kheej cov khoom
Nws yog ib qho nyuaj rau kev kwv yees tias ntau npaum li cas txhua hli mus rau ib xyoos ntawm kev tu tus pony yuav raug nqi, vim lawv sib txawv heev los ntawm ib cheeb tsam mus rau ib cheeb tsam, txawm tias lawv feem ntau yuav tsawg dua li ntawm cov nees caij nees..
Kev coj cwj pwm & kev kub ntxhov
Shetland Ponies yog docile nrog lub siab txaus siab thaum kawm tsim nyog; lawv cov kev txawj ntse thiab kev tsis txaus ntshai dav dav tuaj yeem ua rau lawv xav xav, tawv ncauj, thiab impish lwm yam. Txhua tus yuav muaj nws tus kheej, txawm li cas los xij. Qee qhov zoo dua los ua menyuam yaus lub mount, thiab lwm tus zoo dua nrog cov neeg laus tuav lawv li tsav ponies. Lawv paub tias muaj peev xwm "tuav lawv tus kheej ntawm ntau cov ponies loj."
Zoo & Varieties
Shetland Ponies uas nyob nruab nrab ntawm 28-34" raug cais raws li Miniatures, thaum cov nyob nruab nrab ntawm 35-42" raug suav tias yog Standard-sized. Lawv qhov siab tsawg kawg nkaus tso cai yog 28 ", thiab lawv tsis raug tso cai ua, lossis tshaj, 43". Feem ntau cov yeeb yam tsiaj tam sim no nyob ib ncig ntawm 32 ". Cov kab uas yog bred rau cov cua ntsawj ntshab-los yog tsav tsheb-lub hom phiaj yuav hnyav dua li qhov sib dua, caij caij nplooj ntoos hlav-pony kab, txawm hais tias ob qho tib si tseem yog Shetland Ponies.
Txawm hais tias me me los yog Standard, Shetland Pony yuav tsum muaj tib yam kev faib ua feem uas tau teev tseg los ntawm Shetland Stud-Book cov qauv:
- Sturdy, muaj zog pony nrog ib tug me me mus rau nruab nrab-loj, proportionate head
- Slope xub pwg
- Lub plawv-girth nrog “zoo-sprung tav”
- Muscular build
- Siab, ceg tawv.
Nws hooves yuav tsum yog tawv thiab zoo tsim; lawv tau tsim los ua ib yam li ntawd vim yog yuav tsum taug txoj kev nyuaj ntawm Shetland Isles txhua hnub.
Lawv tuaj yeem ua tau txhua yam xim, tshwj tsis yog muaj cov cim zoo li Appaloosa. Cov xim feem ntau yog xim dub, txiv ntseej, grey, thiab bay. Lawv tuaj yeem yog palomino, buckskin, dun, roan, cremello, thiab nceb, thiab lwm yam. Pinto-zoo li cov cim, hu ua Piebald yog dub-thiab-dawb thiab Skewbald rau feem ntau lwm yam 'thiab-dawb' xim ua ke, kuj tau txais.
Yuav Ua Li Cas Saib Xyuas Shetland Ponies
Enclosure
Raws li UK Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Hauv Nroog [DEFRA], cov ponies khaws cia rau hauv cov tiaj ua si xav tau qhov twg los ntawm 0.2-1.0 hectares [0.5 txog 2.5 acres] ntawm grazing rau ib tus neeg yog tias tsis muaj kev pub noj ntxiv; Cov cheeb tsam me tuaj yeem tsim nyog yog tias thaj chaw grazing tsuas yog siv rau kev tawm mus. Kev hla ib ntus kuj tseem siv tau los faib cov teb loj rau hauv cov ntu me rau kev sib hloov grazing.
Fencing yuav tsum yog qhov tsawg kawg nkaus ntawm 1m [3'3"] siab, thiab Shetland Ponies yuav tsum tau muab qee yam ntxoov ntxoo thiab cua daj cua dub, txawm tias qhov ntawd yog nyob rau hauv daim ntawv ntoo / hedges, cov chaw nyob, lossis qhov ruaj khov nyob ntawm koj qhov kev xaiv tswj tus kheej.
Ponies yuav tsum tsis txhob khaws cia ze ze ntawm cov ntoo Walnut dub. Thaum Maple tsob ntoo toxicity yog ib qho teeb meem nyob rau lwm qhov, tib hom U. K. (Field Maple, A. campestre) tsis suav tias yog kev phom sij rau nees; yuav tsum paub yog tias cov cuab yeej koj tus pony khaws cia muaj ib hom imported.
Qhov kev pom zoo tsawg kawg nkaus ntawm lub khw rau Shetland Ponies yog kwv yees li 3.05m x 3.05m [10'x10'].
Nyob
Shetland Ponies tsis tas yuav tsum tau pw thaum khaws cia rau hauv pastures lossis hauv qhov dej ntws zoo. Yog tias muaj teeb meem, xav txog kev muab cov quav nyab, quav cab, lossis ntoo shavings rau hauv av qhuav ntawm qhov chaw paub txog teeb meem ua ntej lawv yuav tsum tig av nkos.
Cov ntaub ntawv no yog cov insulators zoo thiab yog absorbent, cia hauv av thaw tawm rau lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav thiab nqus cov dej nag thaum ntxov es tsis txhob tsim cov pas dej. Qhov no tsis ua haujlwm yog tias cov ntaub pua plag ntxiv rau saum cov av nkos uas twb muaj lawm; cov av nkos yuav nqos cov ntaub pua chaw pw es tsis tsim qhov chaw zoo, qhuav.
Nco ntsoov tias cov quav cab uas siv los rau hauv txaj los yog tsim cov chaw qhuav qhuav hauv qhov chaw tsis muaj hwj txwv, thiab-los yog cov ntoo shavings siv yog los ntawm hom ntoo uas tsis muaj tshuaj lom. Koj yuav tsum zam cov khoom siv ntoo Walnut tshwj xeeb, vim nws tuaj yeem tua cov nees.
Climate/Environment
Lub Shetland Isles yog ib qho chaw cua daj cua dub thiab hnyav heev nrog rau lub caij ntuj no qhov kub thiab txias tsis tshua muaj siab tshaj qhov khov, txawm hais tias cov ponies 'ob lub tsho loj thiab tuab manes thiab tails cia lawv vam meej. Cov plaub hau sab nrauv ntawm lawv lub tsho tiv nag los nag, pab kom lawv sov thiab qhuav. Qhov chaw ntxhib, toj roob hauv pes thiab peat ntug dej ntawm cov chaw noj zaub mov, lossis cov chaw ua haujlwm, muab cov cua daj cua dub los pab lawv nrhiav chaw nyob.
Puas Shetland Ponies Tau Nrog Lwm Tus Tsiaj?
Shetland Ponies feem ntau yuav tsum tau khaws cia nrog cov equines zoo sib xws, vim lawv yog tsiaj txhu. Nws muaj peev xwm ua kom lawv nrog cov nees loj dua, tab sis qhov sib txawv me me yuav ua rau lawv muaj kev pheej hmoo raug ncaws tawm hauv qhov chaw txaus ntshai, xws li lub taub hau lossis caj dab - thaum twg nees nyob ua ke, lawv yuav tsum tsis txhob hnav cov khau hlau ntawm lawv ob txhais taw..
Yog tsis muaj peev xwm los tsev nrog, los yog nyob ze, lwm tus pony lossis nees, yuav tsum xav txog lwm tus tsiaj nrog. Muaj peev xwm xaiv lwm hom tsiaj txhu muaj xws li tshis, yaj, nyuj me, los yog nees luav. Txhua tus nees sib txawv, thiab tej zaum yuav tsis tau nrog cov tsiaj no.
Dab kuj yog ib qho kev xaiv uas tsim nyog, tsuav yog lawv raug cob qhia kom tsis txhob caum lossis nip ntawm ponies. Lawv tuaj yeem ua phooj ywg zoo thaum caij tsheb kauj vab thiab.
Yuav Ua Li Cas Pub Koj Cov Pony Shetland
Shetland ponies zoo li suav hais tias yog 'yooj yim-keepers.' Lawv muaj kev hloov pauv hloov pauv hloov pauv ntau heev vim muaj ntau pua xyoo ntawm kev ua neej nyob tsis zoo ntawm cov tsiaj txhu, lossis thaj chaw grazing uas feem ntau heather moorland, ua ke nrog noj seaweed pom ntawm ntug hiav txwv dej-ib qho chaw ntawm ntau cov zaub mov uas cov nyom tsis muaj.
Ib qho khoom noj khoom haus feem ntau - kwv yees li 1 mus rau 1.75 phaus ntawm cov nyom nyom zoo ib yam li 100 lbs ntawm lub cev hnyav - nrog rau qee hom kev noj zaub mov zoo lossis kev noj zaub mov zoo feem ntau yog txhua yam lawv xav tau. Lawv yuav tsum tau muab me ntsis kom tsis muaj nplej, vim tias qib siab ntawm carbohydrates los ntawm cov concentrates, nrog rau cov hom nyom lossis quav nyab, tuaj yeem ua rau lawv hnyav dua.
Ib txwm muab koj lub Shetland pony nkag mus huv, dej tshiab.
Keep your Shetland Pony Noj qab nyob zoo
Ib qho laj thawj tseem ceeb rau kev txhawj xeeb nrog Shetland ponies yog cov teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv ntsig txog kev rog. Cov kws tshawb fawb hauv Australia tau pom tias Shetlands muaj qhov muaj kev rog ntau tshaj plaws ntawm tag nrho lwm cov tsiaj nyeg thiab nees hauv txoj kev tshawb no.
Obesity nyob rau hauv equines yog txuas mus rau muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm laminitis, equine metabolic syndrome, sib koom tes thiab tendon teeb meem, thiab lub plawv kev nyuaj siab.
Ib cag ntawm qhov no, Shetland ponies nyuaj heev. Lawv yuav tsum tau muab txhuam tawm ua ntej yuav tsum tau caij los pab tiv thaiv lub eeb mob los ntawm kev tsim vim hws thiab av uas muaj nyob nruab nrab ntawm lub eeb ncoo thiab pluab, thiab nyob rau lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav los pab tshem tawm.
Kev mus ntsib kws kho mob ib xyoos ib zaug lossis ob zaug ib xyoos twg yuav tsum tau teem sijhawm los txhaj tshuaj tiv thaiv, kuaj hniav (uas yuav ua rau lawv cov hniav ntab), thiab tswj cov kab mob parasite, hauv daim ntawv ntawm cov qe suav thiab tsom deworming.
Lawv hooves yuav tsum tau muab khaws cia tsis tu ncua, thiab cov sij hawm ntev dua tau teem tseg kom tswj tau lawv ob txhais taw, txawm tias los ntawm txhais taw liab qab los yog khau.
Tshuaj ntsuab
Hauv xyoo 1956, Shetland Islands Premium Stallion Scheme tau tsim tsa. Cov txheej txheem no tso cai rau cov neeg yug tsiaj kom paub cov sire ntawm lawv cov foals, raws li Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Ua Liaj Ua Teb muab cov npe zoo rau cov stallions rau xya ntawm cov grazing scattalds.
The Premium Filly thiab Colt Scheme tau muab tso rau hauv qhov chaw xyoo 1983, pab cov neeg yug tsiaj hauv kev khaws lawv cov foals zoo tshaj plaws rov qab rau lub hom phiaj yug me nyuam yav tom ntej.
Mares raug tsiv tawm ntawm lawv cov tswv 'arable nyob rau hauv-los ntawm av mus rau lub scattalds nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis, rau foaling thiab khiav nrog cov npe stallion kom txog rau thaum lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj, cia lawv yug los rau hauv, thiab yug nyob rau hauv, ib tug natural herd ib puag ncig.. Muaj tsawg, yog tias muaj, tib neeg cuam tshuam hauv cov txheej txheem.
Puas Shetland Ponies haum rau koj?
Yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav tus menyuam lub roob, tsav tsheb lossis lub teeb pom kev tsiaj, tsiaj pob, lossis txawm tias tus khub, koj yuav tsum xav txog Shetland pony. Nws feem ntau docile, txaus siab qhov, me me, thiab tag nrho hardiness ua rau nws yog ib qho kev xaiv haum rau ntau yam ntawm cov neeg thiab cov xwm txheej. Nrog rau qhov kwv yees thoob ntiaj teb cov pej xeem ntawm qhov chaw nyob ib ncig ntawm 100,000 Shetland ponies, koj yuav tsum nrhiav tau ib qho uas haum rau koj txoj kev ua neej.
Ib txwm xav txog lub rooj sib tham nrog ntau tus neeg yug tsiaj thiab-lossis muag ntawm Shetland ponies ua ntej txiav txim siab seb tus pony yuav yuav. Thiab nco ntsoov coj tus phooj ywg los yog tus kws tshaj lij nees, xws li koj tus kws qhia, nrog koj yog tias koj tsis ntseeg siab thaum koj tab tom npaj yuav ib qho.
