The Yonaguni is a
small native pony of the southwest
islands of Japan. In 1996 there were
about seventy-five living Yonaguni
ponies on East and North Ranches on
Yonaguni Island, located on the west
side of the Yaeyama Islands.
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Origin:
Japan.
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Colour:
usually chestnut.
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Height:
about 11hh.
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Conformation:
head is large with
well-placed eyes and relatively
small ears; the neck is short and
thick; the shoulders tend to be
straight; the back is long; the
croup is often quite level with a
high tail-set; the quarters are
slight; the legs often tend to be
splayed; the hooves are vertically
long and very hard.
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Character:
gentle in nature and
very strong and enduring.
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Uses:
n/a.
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