Shetland Pony
"I may not be big, but I am strong. I can pull twice my weight… compare that to a wimpy Draft horse that can only pull half its weight! (Oops… I hope they didn’t hear me say that… they ARE bigger after all!)"

Shetland Pony is the strongest horse for its size

and can pull up to twice its own weight!

These are hardy and strong ponies built to withstand extreme cold and limited nutritional resources. The development of the Shetland Pony is the result of over 2000 years of living on the Shetland Islands, off the northern coast of Scotland. Here the environment is extremely cold and windy in the winter, and the terrain is very rugged. Their diet is made up of rough heather and grasses able to grow in the thin acid soil, and some seaweed washing up on the shore. Shetland Ponies are an extremely tough and durable breed, with a thick double coat in the winter, and a thick mane and tail to provide extra warmth.