> > In general use, pony is not a very precise term. In the western US > vernacular a pony can be any equine under about 14.2 high, or a mustang > (Indian pony), or a race horse (go bet on the ponies). And then there > are polo ponies (http://www.sportpolo.com/Polo_Pony/default.htm), a TB > x QH mix.
We also use "pony" as a term on endearment in our family. My daughter always refers to her 17 year old son and his 15.1 h Arab gelding as "the boy and his pony". And we always refer to "feeding the ponies", although the Standardbred Twist stands 15.1 h. Nancy
