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POA question??

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#1 ·
Does anyone know what the standard size is for a POA. I was reading a sale ad in our local paper and the ad said a POA for sale 14.2 hh. I always thought that to be a POA it would have to be under 14hh??? just wondering if anyone knows??:roll:
 
#5 ·
POA means Pony of America. It refers to an Appaloosa pony.
 
#7 ·
if i understand correctly... to show it at a POA show it must be 14h or smaller. but sometimes bigger ones pop up in the breed. so you can still have a 14.2 poa, but you couldn't show it (or you would have to do something to be allowed to? or something?). From what I've been told, technically a POA and an Appy are 2 separate breeds, so a POA is not just a 'small appy'. but some people just take a pony sized appy and call it a POA. So my guess is it's got something bigger mixed in, a small Appy, or just a large POA.


this is what i can remember from a lengthy convo with a very enthusiastic poa lover before i took on her pony for training...
 
#9 ·
I didn't realize that the POA has developed to a particular breed. I was under the impression that it was just an Appy pony but in following this thread I found an good article about the beginning of the breed: Pony of the Americas Club, Inc. Official Website
 
#11 ·
That's true, ponies are under 14.2h, but in this breed they cap the height at 14h. If I'm not mistaken, an exception is the Arabian which is still a horse at 14h.
 
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