PONY

small horse, officially any horse under 14.2 hands (58 in./145 cm) high. Most ponies are of Celtic origin. They are noted for their extreme hardiness and gentle natures. Some ponies are only 26 in. (65 cm) high. See Shetland pony; Welsh pony.

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books on: Pony  - 5215 results

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Understanding Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and The Pearl: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Book by Claudia Durst Johnson; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Literature and history--United States--History--20th century--Sources, Steinbeck, John--1902-1968--Of mice and men--Sources, Steinbeck, John--1902-1968--Pearl--Sources, Steinbeck, John--1902-1968--Red pony--Sources,
...events can be controlled. The gift of the pony accelerates Jodys inevitable initiation...where death intrudes. Even before the pony arrives on the scene, Jodys innocent world...Billy and his father go to town to buy the pony. After the pony arrives, there is an...
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Riders of the Pony Express
Book by Ralph Moody, Robert Riger; University of Nebraska Press, 2004
Subjects: Express Service--United States, Pony Express
punishment of a daylong run, many a Pony rider came into his home station a worn...other boys made fabulous rides, but it was Pony Bob who seemed indestructible. Bob Haslams...greatest. During the first six weeks of the Pony Express, Bob was wounded twice by Indian...
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The Pony Fish's Glow and Other Clues to Plan and Purpose in Nature
Book by George C. Williams; Basic Books, 1997
Subjects: Adaptation (Biology), Evolution, Human Evolution
...to the mystery of what the light in the pony fish was for. He verified predictions...light it would emit, and other features of pony fish biology that would not have been discovered...Hastingss story is not really about how the pony fish got its photophore but rather why...
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International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature - Vol. 1
Book by Peter Hunt; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Children's Literature--Encyclopedias, Children's Literature--History And Criticism, Children--Books And Reading--Encyclopedias
...running or helping at riding stables, pony trekking, rescuing ponies, and taking part in other pony-centred adventures. Very often a series...is why the children long hopelessly for ponies). Pony books are obsessed with the costs, care...
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A Guide to Silent Westerns
Book by Larry Langman; Greenwood Press, 1992
Subjects: Silent Films--Catalogs, Western Films--Catalogs
...St. W. E. Wing; Cast includes: Marguerite Gibson, Fred Burns. Pony Express, The 1907 , Kalem. 1 r. Pony Express 1909 , Edison. 1 r. Dir. Edwin S. Porter. Pony Express 1911 , Nestor. 1 r. Pony Express, The 1925 , Par. Dir. James...
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Flying Black Ponies: The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam
Journal article by Curtiss H. O'Sullivan; Air Power History, Vol. 57, 2010
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Flying Black Ponies: The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...Curtiss H. OSullivan Flying Black Ponies: The Navys Close Air Support...Four (VAL-4)--the Black Ponies--had a short, but an action...starts with a dramatic Black Pony flight that captures the readers...plankowners" of the Black Ponies who went through those times...
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Notebook
Journal article by Neal Grandgenett; Mathematics and Computer Education, Vol. 40, 2006
Subjects: Circus Ponies NoteBook, Circus Ponies Software Inc, Information storage, Software reviews
...circusponies. com/ Contact: Circus Ponies Software, Inc. P.O. Box 31417 San...called NoteBook, published by Circus Ponies Software, Inc. It is currently available...outlining program. It is defined by Circus Ponies Software as an "outliner and free form...
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Barbour Terrace Revisited: Ellison Orr's 1938 Survey in Modern Perspective
Journal article by Michael J. Perry; Plains Anthropologist, Vol. 51, 2006
Subjects: Anthropology, History, Houses, Maps, Polls & surveys
...richness of the archaeological remains in the Pony Creek valley (Keyes 1924). Keyes was...Rowe, who had collected artifacts along Pony Creek for several years, and they inspected...1953), it is clear that the mouth of Pony Creek is one of the richest areas of the...
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Drinking for Wages: Alcohol Use among Cantineras *
Journal article by Maria Eugenia Fernandez-Esquer; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 64, 2003
Subjects: Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Economic aspects, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Research, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects, Hispanic American women--Alcohol use, Hispanic American women--Employment, Hispanic American women--Research, Waiters--Alcohol use, Waiters--Research, Waiters--Social aspects
...also called a "pony" that the hostess...regular" 12 oz, "ponies" 8 oz, and "big...Cantineras initiate the ponies-for-tickets transaction...types. Working the pony For cantineras...4 for every $10 pony, half of each beers...have to drink 67 ponies. This commitment...
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A.L. Lloyd in Australia: Some Conclusions
Journal article by Graham Seal; Folk Music Journal, Vol. 9, 2006
Subjects: Folk songs--Research, Folk-songs--Research, Folklorists--Criticism and interpretation, Folklorists--Works, Lloyd, A.L.--Criticism and interpretation, Lloyd, A.L.--Works
...mettlesome steed. mettlesome steed. <br/ Hes only a pony, but still hes no Hes only a pony, but still hes no weed. weed. <br/ As she...replaced with never worked back <br/ And the pony he quivered and pulled And the pony he quivered...
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Conserving Britain's Last Wild Ponies: Ponies Have Been Roaming Freely in Britain for as Long as Four Millennia. Just a Century Ago, an Estimated 10,000 Untamed Animals Were an Integral Part of Our Remotest Landscapes. but Today, Relatively Few Survive, with Potentially Alarming Consequences for Britain's Rich Biodiversity
Magazine article by David Anthony Murray; Geographical, Vol. 80, June 2008
Subjects: Ponies--Protection and preservation
...protect Britains pony heritage. All semi...society-registered ponies have pedigrees...semi-feral fell pony foals were born in England. Ponies are in decline for...important to choose ponies of local origin; says fell pony breeder Roger Cartwright...
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The First Pony Express: April 3rd, 1860
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 60, April 2010
Subjects: Mail receiving and forwarding services--History, Mailing services--History, Pony express--History
The First Pony Express: April 3rd, 1860. by Richard...and dangerous Indian country, gave the Pony Express a lasting place in the history and...were carried on west by stagecoaches. The Pony Express was the brainchild of William Hepburn...
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The South Pole Ponies
Magazine article by Nick Smith; Geographical, Vol. 80, June 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The South Pole Ponies (Book)--Book reviews
The South Pole Ponies. by Nick Smith by Theodore K Mason First...first polar explorer to attempt to use ponies as a means of expedition transport across...and snow of Antarctica. After seeing ponies in action in Shanghai, Shackleton decided...
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Downsizing, 1860s-style: Lessons from the Pony Express
Magazine article by Larry Schweikart; Ideas on Liberty, Vol. 50, August 2000
Subjects: Corporate reorganization, Economics, History, United States
...Downsizing, 1860s-style: Lessons from the Pony Express by Larry Schweikart No image in...people needed to achieve greatness. The Pony Express Since the concern with unemployed...living. One such case study is of the Pony Express. Created in January 1860, the...
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Smack the Pony
Magazine article by Andrew Billen; New Statesman, Vol. 128, April 26, 1999
Subjects: Television programs--Reviews
Smack the Pony by Andrew Billen The mostly female sketch show Smack the Pony (Channel 4, Fridays) began its run last month with...seems clearer that the genuine virtues of Smack the Pony - and when it comes down to it, its virtues are identical...
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PONY CLUB; Forget Boutiquesand Catwalks,truefashionistas Aredonning Jodhpurs Andheading for the stablesLIFE STYLE
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 11, 2007
Subjects: Bartley, Luella--Criticism and interpretation, Clothing industry, House of Chanel
...versions of My Little Pony, after all. I suspect...Radcliffe, and polo pony Lucas, has incorporated...My first memory is of ponies, says a wistful Emma...Radcliffe, and polo pony Lucas, has incorporated...My first memory is of ponies, says a wistful Emma...
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The Eriskay Pony Tale; the Future of a Remote Island's Rarest Inhabitants Is under Threat. Due to a Feud between Those Sworn to Save Them
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 24, 2004
...to the Eriskay pony, the last survivor...centuries, the ponies have roamed free...things: a working pony and a sailing boat. The ponies were strong and...breeding of the ponies, says Mary McGillivray...of the Eriskay Pony Society, based...
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Larne Horse and Pony Show at Carnfunnock Country Park
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 23, 2004
...Max. Class 3, Open Riding Pony, for ponies not exceeding 128cms, riders...Mahona. Class 4, Open Riding Pony, for ponies over 128cms and not exceeding...Hollywood. Class 5, Open Riding Pony, for ponies over 138 cms and not exceeding...
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Wild Ponies Feel the Chill Wind of Change
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), April 8, 2007
...future of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society, that ponies continue to run...upon unregistered ponies of unknown origin...the wild pedigree pony must be the preferred...efficiently as any exotic pony. Its also important to choose ponies from herds of local...
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THIS IS A PIT PONY...AND THIS IS 1997!; 'There's No Life in Their Poor Eyes - They've Gone Past Boredom'
Newspaper article by Alexandra Williams; The People (London, England), October 19, 1997
...runs a horse and pony sanctuary near Pontypridd...campaigning for pit ponies in Wales for the...the state of the pony and amazed that pit ponies were still used...Uchaf Horse and Pony Centre, where he...has 25 horses and ponies. Steel, about...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pony  - 24 results

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Pony Express
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PONY EXPRESS in U.S. history, relay mail service. At its inception in Apr., 1860, the pony express operated between St. Joseph, Mo...continued until the destination was reached. The pony express was operated by the freighting firm...
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Welsh Pony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WELSH PONY breed of small horse of European origin...Thoroughbred horse . It is a popular childrens pony and has been used extensively for light labor...those of the Standardbred horse . The Welsh pony is taller than the Shetland pony , averaging...
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Pony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PONY small horse, officially any horse under 14.2 hands (58 in./145 cm) high. Most ponies are of Celtic origin. They are noted for...only 26 in. (65 cm) high. See Shetland pony ; Welsh pony...
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Shetland Pony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SHETLAND PONY smallest breed of horse , originating in the Shetland Islands some 200...horse and has long been used for working purposes. The most popular of the ponies, it has a gentle disposition and is therefore a favorite mount for children...
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Horse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...arisen independently. The small breeds called ponies may derive from a southern, light horse or from...type. Among the small horses are the Shetland pony and Welsh pony . The terms cow pony and polo pony refer to the animals use rather than...
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