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Welcome to the Pony Identification topic!

In this topic you are going to learn how to identify parts of the pony so next time you are at the stables you can point out the different parts of the pony and name their markings and colour!

The topics we will cover include:

Points of the pony

Height

Gender

Breeds and Types

Colours

Markings

About Pony Identification

You might be wondering why we need to be able to identify a pony? Well, this is a very interesting and useful topic because all ponies are different and recognising them is important!

When buying a horse or pony there will be a description of them on the advert - for example: 13.2hh 7-year-old, bay Welsh section A. This is a basic description that will allow us to make a decision if it is the right type of horse for us!

Horses have passports so we can recognise them and keep track of their vaccinations. The passport will contain a diagram of the horses markings and a description of them.

Here is an example of a passport:

Before you start this topic, test your knowledge in this short quiz and post your score in the comments!