| 1. | When is a horse a pony
什么时候一匹马算是矮马呢？ |
| 2. | We must aware that horses and ponies mature at different rates depending on their breeding
我们必须注意马和矮马受育种的决定成熟速度不同。 |
| 3. | Any horse under 14 hands 2 inches 58inches is a pony . by this definition , a baby horse is not a pony
根据这一定义，一匹幼马并不是矮马，幼马被称作驹。 |
| 4. | Have regular contact with your horse or pony throughout the day , but allow ample opportunity for real rest and quiet
一天要定时和你的马或矮马接触，但是也要给予足够的时间让它有机会真正休息和获得安静。 |
| 5. | Baby horses are called foals . horses that do not develop to roughly the same size as the rest of their breed are not ponies either . underdeveloped horses are called runts
发育不良未长到与同种马一般大小的马也不称矮马。发育不全的马被称作小种马。 |
| 6. | What did it , finally , was the emersons ' great dane . that dog is the size of a pony and has jaws like an alligator . they call him cuddles
最后，直正吓坏了我的是埃默生家的丹麦大狗，那条狗像一头小矮马一样大，而且它的嘴长得像短吻鳄的一样，埃默生家的人管这条狗叫宝贝儿 |
| 7. | There are more than twenty breeds of ponies in the world . the bestknown are the shetlands , the smallest of all breeds , which average a little less than 10 hands , about 39 inches
世界上有20多个品种的矮种马。最著名的是设得兰种，是所有矮马中体形最小的一种，其平均高度略低于10手掌，约39英寸。 |
| 8. | For our own benefit , in order to create a safe riding animal , it is necessary in the early training of horses and ponies to expose them regularly to stimuli such as barking dogs , noisy cars , ect
为了我们自身的利益，为了安全骑乘，有必要在马和矮马的早期调教中让它们定期地接受刺激，诸如犬吠的狗，吵杂的汽车等等。 |
| 9. | In contrast to babies or puppies and kittens , which can be lifted to their mother ' s teats , horses and ponies generally need to stand within a couple of hours to take their first colostrum milk
婴儿，小狗以及小猫可以受到帮助来喝他们母亲的奶，与他们相比，马和矮马通常需要在两三个小时之内站起来喝它们的第一口初乳。 |
