Project Gutenberg 2025-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 193 Gilbey, Walter, Sir 1831 1914 Gilbey, Walter, Sir, 1st Bart. Gilbey, Sir Walter 02021083 Ponies past and present $aUnited Kingdom :$bVinton & Co., Ltd., $c1900. Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archives.) "Ponies Past and Present" by Sir Walter Gilbey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores various pony breeds indigenous to the British Isles, documenting their characteristics, breeding practices, and historical significance. Through a detailed examination of breeds like the New Forest Pony, Welsh Pony, and Dartmoor Pony, Gilbey aims to shed light on the importance of these animals in agriculture and recreation. At the start of the volume, Gilbey introduces the increasing interest in pony breeding, particularly for polo, and hints at a rich history of ponies in the British landscape. He discusses the early origins of horses and ponies in Britain, noting their low stature and the factors contributing to the diverse pony breeds that exist today. The opening sets the stage for a deeper dive into specific breeds and their lineage, exploring how legislative measures by historical figures like Henry VIII attempted to regulate pony breeding while also highlighting the survival and adaptation of these animals in the face of changing agricultural needs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/poniespastpresen0000sirw/page/n7/mode/2up 20241027214319gilbey 1900 GB Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ponies SF Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 195547 2025-06-30T03:30:20.880124 text/html 170039 2025-02-18T05:46:51 text/html 991403 2025-06-30T03:30:25.623085 application/epub+zip 989435 2025-06-30T03:30:22.147110 application/epub+zip 258223 2025-06-30T03:30:21.442091 application/epub+zip 1700347 2025-06-30T03:30:28.227043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1673704 2025-06-30T03:30:25.049055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168207 2025-06-30T03:30:20.515115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148315 2025-02-18T05:46:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15754 2025-06-30T03:30:28.421029 application/rdf+xml 11078 2025-06-30T03:30:21.652061 image/jpeg 1950 2025-06-30T03:30:21.536103 image/jpeg 1541646 2025-06-30T03:30:20.933087 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia