She is here! The American Shetland Pony Club, (ASPC) American Miniature Horse Registry, (AMHR) are excited to announce âHopkins the Jokers Jacquelineâ is the first registered foal of 2015. Congratulations to her owners, Brad and Debra Hopkins from Heavensent Miniatures.
First registered miniature foal of 2015!
She is here! The American Shetland Pony Club, American Miniature Horse Registry, are excited to announce âHopkins the Jokers Jacquelineâ is the first registered foal of 2015.
© 2015 by Heavensent Miniatures
Fanciers of Shetlands began importing these hardy little ponies from the Shetland Isles and Europe in the late 1800s. Immediately, the earliest enthusiasts embarked on a road to improve the quality of stock by selectively breeding for improvement and, thereby, established a truly American pony.
Todayâs American Shetland and all its divisions are tributes to the goals of those early pony enthusiasts who sought to create beautiful, elegant and brilliantly animated ponies.
The American Shetland Pony Club was established in 1888 to govern the burgeoning interest in Shetlands in the U.S. Founders wanted to establish the purity of the stock and to maintain a reliable record of pedigrees and transfers for the American Shetland Pony.
In addition to fostering and building the American Shetland over the last 120-plus years, the ASPC, Inc., has established other breeds and divisions under its auspices. ASPC, Inc., established the first American Miniature Horse Registry in 1971. In the 1980s, recognizing memberâs fondness for the Shetlands of the 1950s, the ASPC established a Shetland division for that interest and shortly after the millennium, added an additional option for even more historically traditional Shetlands.
For more information about the ASPC, AMHR or any of its programs, visit www.shetlandminiature.com or call the ASPC/AMHR Office at (309) 263-4044.
About The American Shetland Pony Club
The American Shetland Pony Club, the American Show Pony Registry and The American Miniature Horse Registry are non-profit organizations established to preserve and refine the bloodlines of these small equines and promote the enjoyment of small equines. Recognized as the oldest and most versatile registry in the United States, the American Shetland Pony Club offer a variety of programs for Shetland Pony and Miniature Horse enthusiasts of all ages. Visit their website at www.shetlandminiature.com or 81-B East Queenwood Road, Morton, IL 61550