Dwarfism or not?

[Zeno]

Hi! I became a owner of this wonderful Falabella x shetland pony this January. Now he has always had a round belly.. and since he is a 75% falabella 25% shetland i find that very strange as both breeds when on healthy weight don't have big belly's. Even on his foal picture he has a round belly & I wondered if this could be dwarfism or not.. Anyone has any clues on what this could be? It's definitely not fat.

 

[Zeno]

More recent pictures!

 

[HersheyMint]

All I can tell you he sure is a cutie!!! but you already know that

 

[Standards Equine]

Some angles look like he could be, others less so. Like @HersheyMint said, stinking cute!! And may I add, the tiny brush boots.... *squee!!* *Dies* They're so darn adorable I just can't even brain. lol!!!

 

[Cayuse]

I'm also going to say maybe, maybe not. In a couple of pics he looks like he has shortish looking legs for his body like one of mine who I've often wondered might be dwarfy. The belly might be lack of proper muscle tone and with work it may reshape itself. I dunno, the more I look at the pictures the more I think not dwarfy. He's handsome and a lovely color!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

How are his teeth?

 

[Kelly]

I agree with everyone else, so stinkin adorable!! You could always do the dwarf testing to find out for sure, but dwarf or not, you love him no matter what

 

[MaryFlora]

Congratulations on your new friend! He is a peach!

What do you look forward to doing with your little guy?