Shetland pony
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Shetland pony
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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When they got bored, they’d rope rocks, the Shetland pony and calves with small horns, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
The King was also introduced to the regiment's official mascot, the Shetland pony Corporal Cruachan IV.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Among the anecdotes: working with Lady Gaga on “American Horror Story”; how meeting Carrie Fisher led to Debbie Reynolds calling his mother and the Shetland pony he got as a child named Midnight.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
She learned to ride on a Shetland pony named Peggy, which King George V, her grandfather, had given her when she was 4, and over the years, she became an avid rider.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
There were adorable wicker ones with a bench along each side on which lucky children sat while they were pulled along by a Shetland pony.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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