To show a shetland in Canada it must be registered with the Canadian Pony Society which only allows "A' type Shetlands, they must measure under 44". We only have one performance division "Single Registered Shetland Pony" which is for "Modern Harness Ponies". At our Biggiest Show the Royal Winter Fair (Canadian Championship) we only had Four Ponies.
A few of the members (we are one) are trying to push the Pony Society into opening our rules to allow B ponies in and up the hieght to 46". The ponies in Canada are all A's on there papers but alot of false registrations have taken place because we dont have a B registry. Alot of the Canadian Shetland people are ignoring or denieing the fact that the Modern Shetland in Canada has Hackney in it. Some are even Hackneys that didn't grow so people put false Shetland papers on them.
: I have had a Shetland exhibitor tell me that American Shetland Breeders have told him that Canada is doing it right and that the ASPC should never have started the B registry, because it has made a mess out of shetlands in the USA. I AM TOTALLY LOST WITH THAT STATEMENT. The ASPC gets 500 ponies at there Championship Show and we get 4 at ours. But They say we are doing it right.
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: The People here also started the Canadian Show Pony(Canadian Version of the American Show Pony). It had one season with only three ponies exhibited to my knowledge.They think the B's should show in it because an A cant beat a B. WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER DIVISION THAT IS GOING TO BE DESPERATE FOR ENTRIES :lol:
Anyways I thought I'd mention this to you all to let you know my struggle in trying to save my breed and I would Love your imput.
Devon Morrow
Two Morrow Stables
Edwards (Ottawa) ON
http://www.Twomorrow.homestead.com/
A few of the members (we are one) are trying to push the Pony Society into opening our rules to allow B ponies in and up the hieght to 46". The ponies in Canada are all A's on there papers but alot of false registrations have taken place because we dont have a B registry. Alot of the Canadian Shetland people are ignoring or denieing the fact that the Modern Shetland in Canada has Hackney in it. Some are even Hackneys that didn't grow so people put false Shetland papers on them.
Anyways I thought I'd mention this to you all to let you know my struggle in trying to save my breed and I would Love your imput.
Devon Morrow
Two Morrow Stables
Edwards (Ottawa) ON
http://www.Twomorrow.homestead.com/