Use today: POAs compete in western, English and gymkhana.
Color: Most common are blanket patterns, though some are leopard or roan. 
Height: 46 and 56 inches.

Profile: The first Pony of the Americas (POA) was born in the spring of 1954 after an Arabian/Appaloosa mare accidentally bred to a Shetland stallion. The owner offered to sell the pregnant mare to a neighbor, lawyer and Shetland pony breeder Les Boomhower. Skeptical of this strange union, Boomhower waited until the foal was born before ag...
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