- Pony of the Americas -

The Pony of the Americas is a new breed founded during the 1950s and developed through an Appaloosa mare crossed with a Shetland stallion. The first foal of this cross was called Black Hand 1, who is the foundation sire. The Pony of the Americas has since benefited from such breeds as the Quarter Horse, Welsh, and Arabian, as well as further infusions of the Appaloosa and Shetland lines. The resultant Pony of the Americas combines the best features of all these breeds and has quickly developed into a very popular and versatile children's pony.

In conformation the POA resembles the Quarter Horse and Appaloosa, and they have superb temperaments with the presence of an Arabian. They have an attractive fine head with a slightly dished profile, compact through the body with well sprung ribs and finely musceld hindquarters. Their tails are carried high and their action is free-flowing and balanced. The POA must have one of the acceptable Appaloosa spotted coat patterns to be accepted for registration with their breed society. POA's generally stand between 11.2 and 14 hands high.

Take a look at the following websites to find out more about the POA ponies!

http://cowboyfrank.net/fortvalley/breeds/PonyOfTheAmericas.htm

http://www.equinepost.com/resources/breeds/showBreed.asp?ID=108

http://www.thehorseguide.com/breed/ponyofamericas.htm

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/poa/

http://www.equinecanada.ca/EC/EC_HIC_BIC_POA.shtml

http://www.the-horse-site.com/horsebreeds/pony-of-the-americas.htm

http://www.furrycritter.com/resources/horses/Pony_Of_The_Americas.htm

http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/poa.html

http://www.poac.org/

http://vip.6to23.com/gorster/Americas&Antipodes/Ponyofamericas.htm

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