The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shetland pony \Shet"land po"ny\ One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie.
Wikipedia
The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately to an official maximum height of 42 inches Registered stock must not exceed 42 inches (107 cm) at the withers. Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent. They are a very strong breed of pony, used for riding, driving, and pack purposes.
Usage examples of "shetland pony".
And so simply the idea, let alone the fact, of not being able to stay aboard a two-bit, slanty-eyed, pea-brained Shetland pony just about had Joe shitting cupcakes.
After supper the two young detectives drove slowly back to the Shetland pony ranch.
Another child would have demanded something commonplace, like a mongrel or a Shetland pony.
I stepped into the bedroom, retrieved my coat from atop the chenille bedspread, winked at the Shetland pony, and realized that somebody had put a note in my pocket, did it with intentional clumsiness, so that I would know the note was there.
The result was a small brown and white Shetland pony with a long silky mane and tail and a tiny sidesaddle with silver trimmings.
Shaggy as a Shetland pony when naked and sometimes goes on all fours.
Its body was half as long again as a tall man, and as thick around the middle as a Shetland pony.
A Pit Bull, or one of those Japanese killer jobs the size of a Shetland pony.
Inside the stall, a horse not much bigger than a Shetland pony looked moodily out at them.
He came to know them all, from a moderate distance, from Shetland pony to massive draft horse.