at the moment is the only small horse breed that survives in the Greek islands
breed that survives in the Greek islands
breed that survives in the Greek islands it’s possible that some courses at some
it’s possible that some courses at some
it’s possible that some courses at some point went to the island and they
point went to the island and they
point went to the island and they adapted to the local conditions and
adapted to the local conditions and
adapted to the local conditions and that’s why they are smaller from far
that’s why they are smaller from far
that’s why they are smaller from far away you don’t realize that they are so
away you don’t realize that they are so
away you don’t realize that they are so small because they are well proportioned
small because they are well proportioned
small because they are well proportioned they have the same proportions as a
they have the same proportions as a
they have the same proportions as a larger horse a breed definition of this
larger horse a breed definition of this
larger horse a breed definition of this green horse is no taller than 116 the
green horse is no taller than 116 the
green horse is no taller than 116 the withers preferably smaller no white
withers preferably smaller no white
withers preferably smaller no white markings of any kind so no white stars
markings of any kind so no white stars
markings of any kind so no white stars no white socks to be a block color Bei
no white socks to be a block color Bei
no white socks to be a block color Bei done dark brown a thicker mane and tail
done dark brown a thicker mane and tail
done dark brown a thicker mane and tail which is more kind of non-domesticated
which is more kind of non-domesticated
which is more kind of non-domesticated course strong hard who’s expressive eyes
course strong hard who’s expressive eyes
course strong hard who’s expressive eyes not a particularly pretty face but a
not a particularly pretty face but a
not a particularly pretty face but a handsome head in the island there was a
handsome head in the island there was a
handsome head in the island there was a large much larger population until in
large much larger population until in
large much larger population until in the second world war and a few thousand
the second world war and a few thousand
the second world war and a few thousand horses and they were used in agriculture
horses and they were used in agriculture
horses and they were used in agriculture we were concerned about one the welfare
we were concerned about one the welfare
we were concerned about one the welfare of the scaring horses that they were not
of the scaring horses that they were not
of the scaring horses that they were not in great shape they weren’t in good
in great shape they weren’t in good
in great shape they weren’t in good condition but two really concerned about
condition but two really concerned about
condition but two really concerned about and not being a definable breed that
and not being a definable breed that
and not being a definable breed that there were very few ponies that looked
there were very few ponies that looked
there were very few ponies that looked the same
the same
the same we became both interested from a
we became both interested from a
we became both interested from a conservation perspective but also from a
conservation perspective but also from a
conservation perspective but also from a welfare perspective and then starting
welfare perspective and then starting
welfare perspective and then starting very much was like but within that we
very much was like but within that we
very much was like but within that we have to have an education perspective to
have to have an education perspective to
have to have an education perspective to change local people’s opinion about
change local people’s opinion about
change local people’s opinion about what’s carrying horses how we should
what’s carrying horses how we should
what’s carrying horses how we should look after it how we should protect it
look after it how we should protect it
look after it how we should protect it the university got involved because they
the university got involved because they
the university got involved because they wanted to reconstruct the pedigrees
wanted to reconstruct the pedigrees
wanted to reconstruct the pedigrees especially for a breed that is small in
especially for a breed that is small in
especially for a breed that is small in numbers it is important to know the
numbers it is important to know the
numbers it is important to know the relationships between
relationships between
relationships between the animals so that inbreeding is
the animals so that inbreeding is
the animals so that inbreeding is avoided when we first started off we
avoided when we first started off we
avoided when we first started off we were breeding and that was our main
were breeding and that was our main
were breeding and that was our main concern from the horses that we’ve bred
concern from the horses that we’ve bred
concern from the horses that we’ve bred that we’ve kept we then could begin to
that we’ve kept we then could begin to
that we’ve kept we then could begin to train those horses for riding train
train those horses for riding train
train those horses for riding train those horses for driving train their
those horses for driving train their
those horses for driving train their horses flat ground agility and so
horses flat ground agility and so
horses flat ground agility and so exploring different ways that the Pony
exploring different ways that the Pony
exploring different ways that the Pony has value in a contemporary society and
has value in a contemporary society and
has value in a contemporary society and in a society such as Greece where
in a society such as Greece where
in a society such as Greece where there’s not a long history of equine
there’s not a long history of equine
there’s not a long history of equine activities by moving on the ponies that
activities by moving on the ponies that
activities by moving on the ponies that we’ve bred I’m now able to go off into
we’ve bred I’m now able to go off into
we’ve bred I’m now able to go off into the big wide world and hopefully promote
the big wide world and hopefully promote
the big wide world and hopefully promote the scary and Pony and the Ireland we
the scary and Pony and the Ireland we
the scary and Pony and the Ireland we can then breed with the mares that we’ve
can then breed with the mares that we’ve
can then breed with the mares that we’ve bred which are better quality than the
bred which are better quality than the
bred which are better quality than the mayor’s we originally had to produce
mayor’s we originally had to produce
mayor’s we originally had to produce hopefully even better quality scurrying
hopefully even better quality scurrying
hopefully even better quality scurrying horses
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