Cross Breeds

Is there a differenct between Ponies and Miniature horses?

What makes them different? TYPO... sorry.

Public Comments

1. a miniature hrose is a breed and a pony is an equine under 14.2 hands. A hand equals 4 inches. minis have a height standard and they cant be over a certain number of hands but i forget what that is. A pny can grow into a horse (once it reaches 14.3 it is a horse) but a horse cannot become a pony. There are many pony breeds out there lik the Welsh cob or the Haflinger or the Shetland. There are many horse breeds that can have a pony in them. Some Arabians can be small enough to be a pony.
2. yes a pony is a baby horse and a miniture horse is a small full grown horse. one will grow and the other wont. the end
3. Ponies are baby horses while miniture horses are a specific breed, like toy poodles are a mini version of poodle, they are a mini horse.
4. A pony will grow into a full-sized horse. A miniature horse will stay a miniature horse.
5. Heh.. If people think that ponies are baby horses, than my parakeet must be a baby condor. They're two different entitites. Ponies are small horses. They are *NOT* baby horses. Ponies do NOT grow into horses (They have a very rare chance to do that). Miniature horses are a breed that are, indeed, miniature horses. Ponies are small equines, which are foul, evil creatures. Never own a Pony. Never.
6. ponies are not babie horses, foals,fillies,and colts are.a miniature horse is a smaller breed of a horse,so is a pony, it is just bigger.
7. OK, everyone needs to go to equine school! a FOAL is a baby horse...a colt is a baby boy horse...a filly is a baby girl horse! A pony is a "horse" (not really) under 14 hands(equal to three inches I think...quick research, could not find it). Ponies have a stockier build, and a slightly different shaped head from a mini horse. You can breed a pony to a horse and get a pony, you will never get a horse. (I owned a pony bred to a horse...colt never reached 14 hands). A mini horse is not a pony at all, but a shrunk down horse. Standard is 28-38 inches at the withers (shoulder).
8. ponies are babies and miniture horses are a specific breed like the toy poodle
9. Yes its how many hands they are.Min. horses arnt small ponies they're a differnt breed.
10. miniature horses r smaller and shorter than ponies
11. ponies are a size smaller than a horse a ponie has to be a lest 14.00 hh.a mini is like a Shetland ponie and you people that ponies are baby horses you are telling me that i ride a 22 yr baby !!!!!!! a baby horse is called a foal