Sausage pony??!!!
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Flicker
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Oh god that is so funny! Poor pony!
Eira
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I want a sausage pony ! What an odd mix
Kate260881
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You beat me too it... I was just copying and pasting to put this on here. Weird looking thing though.
wowser
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we have one near us, shes smaller than the sheep she lives with
Divasmum
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How cute. Her legs are like a Jack Russell!
JanetGeorge
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I want a sausage pony ! What an odd mix
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It's not a mix - the 'animal rescue expert' is NOT a horse expert. It's a Shetland that is an achondroplastic dwarf - my neighbour rescued one that was due to go into sausages (or wherever). Poor little thing was virtually crippled!
I want a sausage pony ! What an odd mix
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It's not a mix - the 'animal rescue expert' is NOT a horse expert. It's a Shetland that is an achondroplastic dwarf - my neighbour rescued one that was due to go into sausages (or wherever). Poor little thing was virtually crippled!
Doris68
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Well said Janet - before I saw your post, I thought, *poor b....dy thing*
Was the 'animal rescue expert' from the RSPCA?
Was the 'animal rescue expert' from the RSPCA?
kelly09
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poor pony her legs are tiny
Vizslak
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I want a sausage pony ! What an odd mix
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It's not a mix - the 'animal rescue expert' is NOT a horse expert. It's a Shetland that is an achondroplastic dwarf - my neighbour rescued one that was due to go into sausages (or wherever). Poor little thing was virtually crippled!
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was about to post the same thing, thank you janet. poor thing is a cripple, a true dwarf and if as they say in article its a nf x shettie il eat my bloomin hat.
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I want a sausage pony ! What an odd mix
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It's not a mix - the 'animal rescue expert' is NOT a horse expert. It's a Shetland that is an achondroplastic dwarf - my neighbour rescued one that was due to go into sausages (or wherever). Poor little thing was virtually crippled!
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was about to post the same thing, thank you janet. poor thing is a cripple, a true dwarf and if as they say in article its a nf x shettie il eat my bloomin hat.
Dionkelly
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Poor thing...I WANT ONE!!
How did thay bread that one??
How did thay bread that one??
JanetGeorge
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Poor thing...I WANT ONE!!
How did thay bread that one??
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They f**ked up! It's actually more common in miniatures than in shetlands - but if you breed a very small shetland to another very small shetland in an attempt to get a SMALLER shetland, that's the risk you run. The jury is out on the exact cause, but it appears likely to be a recessive gene carried by BOTH parents. And it shows up more in in-bred ponies.
Poor thing...I WANT ONE!!
How did thay bread that one??
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They f**ked up! It's actually more common in miniatures than in shetlands - but if you breed a very small shetland to another very small shetland in an attempt to get a SMALLER shetland, that's the risk you run. The jury is out on the exact cause, but it appears likely to be a recessive gene carried by BOTH parents. And it shows up more in in-bred ponies.
MurphysMinder
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There is one like this not too far away from me, its hind legs are almost non-existent
It looks to be grazing quite happily but I imagine it is putting a terrible strain on its limbs.
Murphy88
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I thought the way it looked was familiar and its because I learnt about achondroplastic dwarfism a few weeks ago, but we were only shown pics of it in cattle. I didn't realise it appeared in horses too, so thanks Janet!
Poor pony though, presumably even if its ok now its going to have some serious problems sooner rather than later.
Poor pony though, presumably even if its ok now its going to have some serious problems sooner rather than later.