The RSPCA has expressed more concerns about horses being overworked in acts of cruelty at the historic Appleby horse fair after the heartbreaking death of a tiny Shetland pony. The animal welfare ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- A grandmother in Edinburgh, Scotland, went for a spin in her care home when a miniature Shetland pony came to visit. RELATED: Miniature horse hitches ride on BART Wilson, a ...

Two Shetland ponies have been providing animal therapy to care home residents in Jersey. Jethro and Sweep are cared for by the animal sanctuary Finni’s Ark, which takes the pair into care homes like ...

JOPPA, Md. — They’re just 42 inches tall at the shoulders, but Olney Farm’s Shetland ponies of Joppa, Maryland, make a big impression at the Washington International Horse Show. This year, 10-year-old ...

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A Dayton man accused of dragging a Shetland pony behind his vehicle on May 7 has voluntarily relinquished the animal to the Houston SPCA. On Tuesday, May 13, Francisco Castillo Cruz, 68, appeared ...

It looks like a small Collie—and was originally bred for that purpose: as a miniature version of the popular long-haired Collie. But the Shetland Sheepdog, or Sheltie, has long developed its own ...

Mr. and Mrs. Vic Melton, operators of the Charles Ise animal shelter, had been startled by the size of the animal brought in by dog catcher Ray Alumbaugh. Rather than the unusually large dog that they ...

“Oh my God, I thought I’d never see him again,” said owner Susie Blackwell. Blackwell and her family said the pony, named Dinero, is priceless to them. “I have Parkinson’s and my balance goes off at ...