| Shetland Pony | |
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| General Information | |
| Origin | Shetland Isles (Scotland) |
| Alternative name | Shetland, Shetlander |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Wild Bay, Seal Brown, Grey, Flaxen, Sooty, Pangare, Cream, Dun, Silver, Mushroom |
| Whites | White Markings, SW1, Tobiano, Sabino1, Roan |
| Not yet in-game | W13, W20 |
| Height | 73-107cm |
| Registry | Shetland Pony Society |
| Alternative name(s) | Shet, Shettie |
| Origin | Foundation |
| Status | In-game (2023) |
| Artist | |
| Lineart | D. Grochowska (2023) |
| Greyscale | D. Grochowska (2023) |
| Colours & patterns | D. Grochowska (2023) |
The Shetland Pony is a breed available in the Horse Reality game that can be obtained from the Foundation.
¶ Conformation
The Shetland Pony is a small pony with a large personality and a robust appearance. These ponies have a small head and a robust body atop sturdy hooves. They should be balanced with a strong hind end and a sturdy double coat to help protect them from the elements.[1]
¶ Colour Genetics
The Shetland Pony Society studbook allows ponies to have any colour known in horses except spotted.[2]
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A+, A, At, a | G, g |
| Dilutions | ||||
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| CR, n | D, nd1, nd2 | ch | Z, z | mu, n |
| White Patterns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | lp | patn1 | SW1, n | sw2 | TO, SB1, RN, n |
Please note that the table includes hidden agouti alleles (A+, and At). Besides testable genes, untestable ones are also present: sooty, flaxen, pangare, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Shetland Pony was released on July 19th 2023.[3] Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the breed received/will receive the following updates:
- The missing KIT alleles will be added to the game through new Foundation horses.[4][5]
- Shetland Ponies currently do not display sooty on silver or mushroom
¶ Breed in Real Life
The Shetland breed originated in the northern Shetland Isles of Scotland. Contributing pony breed types were small out of necessity- larger horses were not compatible with the weather conditions or the transportation available at the time. These ponies had many jobs over the years including working the lands, transporting goods and people, and later on working in the coal pits. The Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society was formed in 1890 and published the first studbook for a native breed of pony in Britain.[6]
¶ References
- UK Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society (n.d.). BREED STANDARD. Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society. Retrieved July 17, 2023, from https://www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk/about-the-breed/breed-standard/
- Articles of Associations of the Shetland Pony Studbook Society, 27th August 2022
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/136/community-update-foundation-batch-2-qol-features-release-date-shetlands-more
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/52/community-update-v2-market-postponed-preparing-3rd-foundation-generation-about-breed-redos-new-art-intern-march-background
- UK Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society (n.d.). BREED HISTORY. Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society. Retrieved July 17, 2023, from https://www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk/about-the-breed/breed-history/