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Horses and ponies of Britain and Ireland

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    Cleveland Bay

    Breed · England

    Photo: Les Meloures
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Roof Seat Break Véierspänner.jpg”
    Les Meloures
    Les Meloures at lb.wikipedia Les Meloures at lb.wikipedia
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    Clydesdale horse

    Breed · Scotland

    Photo: Bonnie U. Gruenberg
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Clydesdale horse by Bonnie Gruenberg.JPG”
    Bonnie U. Gruenberg
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    Dales Pony

    Breed · United Kingdom

    Photo: Annapennell
    CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Champion Dales Pony.jpg”
    Annapennell
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    Dartmoor pony

    Breed · England

    Photo: DFoidl
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Dartmoorpony.JPG”
    DFoidl
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    Eriskay Pony

    Breed · Outer Hebrides, Scotland

    Photo: Mipmapped
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Eriskay pony beinn sciathan.jpg”
    Mipmapped
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    Exmoor pony

    Breed · United Kingdom

    Photo: Wsupermain2
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Exmoor PonyWindswept.jpg”
    Wsupermain2
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    Hackney horse

    Breed · England

    Photo: Cgoodwin
    CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Hackney horse.jpg”
    Cgoodwin
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    Hackney pony

    Breed · England

    Photo: Heather Moreton
    CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Hackney Pony (7714709846).jpg”
    Heather Moreton
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    Highland pony

    Breed · Scotland

    Photo: Heather Moreton / Beao
    CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    “Highlandpony (2).jpg”
    Heather Moreton / Beao
    2023-09-29: new file version uploaded over an earlier one: Cropped 11 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode. Removed watermark. (Beao)
    Cropped to fit the frame.

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Shire, Shetland, Highland, Welsh and other breeds from Britain and Ireland.

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  1. Cleveland Bay — Breed · England
  2. Clydesdale horse — Breed · Scotland
  3. Dales Pony — Breed · United Kingdom
  4. Dartmoor pony — Breed · England
  5. Eriskay Pony — Breed · Outer Hebrides, Scotland
  6. Exmoor pony — Breed · United Kingdom
  7. Hackney horse — Breed · England
  8. Hackney pony — Breed · England
  9. Highland pony — Breed · Scotland
  10. Irish Draught — Breed · Ireland
  11. Irish Sport Horse — Breed · Ireland
  12. Kerry Bog Pony — Breed · Ireland
  13. Lundy Pony — Breed · United Kingdom
  14. New Forest pony — Breed · England
  15. Shetland pony — Breed · Shetland Islands, Scotland
  16. Shire horse — Breed · United Kingdom
  17. Suffolk Punch — Breed · England
  18. Welsh Pony and Cob — Breed · Wales
Photo credits
  1. Cleveland Bay: “Roof Seat Break Véierspänner.jpg” by Les Meloures · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Attribution: Les Meloures at lb.wikipedia
    Required notice: Les Meloures at lb.wikipedia
  2. Clydesdale horse: “Clydesdale horse by Bonnie Gruenberg.JPG” by Bonnie U. Gruenberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Dales Pony: “Champion Dales Pony.jpg” by Annapennell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Dartmoor pony: “Dartmoorpony.JPG” by DFoidl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  5. Eriskay Pony: “Eriskay pony beinn sciathan.jpg” by Mipmapped · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  6. Exmoor pony: “Exmoor PonyWindswept.jpg” by Wsupermain2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Hackney horse: “Hackney horse.jpg” by Cgoodwin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  8. Hackney pony: “Hackney Pony (7714709846).jpg” by Heather Moreton · CC BY 2.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  9. Highland pony: “Highlandpony (2).jpg” by Heather Moreton / Beao · CC BY 2.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: 2023-09-29: new file version uploaded over an earlier one: Cropped 11 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode. Removed watermark. (Beao)
  10. Irish Draught: “Irish Draught 2017 (cropped).jpg” by Wasechun tashunka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: Original-version file, 2017-08-13: new file version uploaded over an earlier one: This file contains embedded data: After 4.0MiB (4177743 bytes, via Ending): Identified type: image/jpeg (JPEG image data, Exif standard: [TIFF image data, little-endian, direntries=4, xresolution=62, yresolution=70,… (Embedded Data Bot)
    Earlier change: Cropped from the original-version file (Commons Source field) and uploaded as a new file. (Grorp)
    Original version: DublinHorseShow2017 CappaCasanova IrishDraught Conformation.jpg by Wasechun tashunka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons Source field: this file is a crop of that upload (4608x3456, {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}).
  11. Irish Sport Horse: “Irish Sport Horse - Assagart Lord Lancer standing.jpg” by Wasechun tashunka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  12. Kerry Bog Pony: “Kerry bog pony stallion.jpg” by Heather Moreton / Prométhée · CC BY 2.0 · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: 2012-12-28: new file version uploaded over an earlier one: image without watermarks (Prométhée)
  13. Lundy Pony: “LundyPony2.jpg” by Nick Stenning · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  14. New Forest pony: “White and dark bay ponies in the New Forest (cropped).jpg” by CompleteAnonymity · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
    Earlier change: Cropped from the original-version file (Commons "extracted from") and uploaded as a new file.
    Original version: White and dark bay ponies in the New Forest.jpg by CompleteAnonymity · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons "extracted from": this file is a crop of that upload (4032x3024, {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}).
  15. Shetland pony: “289-o-Galant-SWE-71-SH-03.jpg” by Pitke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  16. Shire horse: “Shire horses arp.jpg” by Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) · Public domain · cropped · Wikimedia Commons
  17. Suffolk Punch: “Suffolk Plow Team.jpg” by Amanda Slater · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons
  18. Welsh Pony and Cob: “Welshb shangri-la.JPG” by Hanna V · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped · Our changes to this photo use the same license. · Wikimedia Commons

Horse and pony breeds curated by Fav Tings from Wikipedia’s list of horse breeds · photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited per photo.