Talk:Sable Island horse

almost 300 hourses run wild in sable island N.S —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.138.76.194 (talk) 19:20, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

The name of this article should actually be changed to Sable Island Horse - it is a common misconception that they are ponies. I don't know where the average height measurement came from either, but there are several ongoing studies of the horses from which I will try to get information. HiFlyChick (talk) 00:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Please source your information. Horse breeds task force consensus is that If there is a registry or organization dedicated to the breed, we can go with whatever they call them, horse or pony.  Barring that, if there is an entry on the breed at the International Museum of the Horse site, that will also work. But please provide a verifiable source, per WP:V.  It will be a bit of bother to change it if we need to, because other articles will also have to be corrected, so please provide a source.  The only thing that's a bigger bother is to change it and then have to change it back!   Montanabw (talk) 03:45, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The Green Horse Society web site (http://www.greenhorsesociety.com/Horses/Horses.htm) has all sorts of information on the Sable Island horses; it was created and is kept up to date by Zoe Lucas, a biologist who has lived on Sable Island for over 30 years and has been documenting the horses for decades. Although it is not dedicated exclusively to the horses, it does cover them quite extensively.  This past summer, there was also another biologist named Phil McLoughlin who is starting a long-term study of the horses, including conformation details such as size.  His URL is http://www.usask.ca/biology/mcloughlin/HiFlyChick (talk) 11:11, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I forgot to mention that I would definitely put a redirection from the old title to the new (if you decide that it's worth it to change), since a lot of people seem to think they're ponies - might have something to do with the book/series "Pit Pony", a story about a Sable horse taken off the island to work in the Cape Breton coal mines. Since this happens to be one of my pet peeves, though, I'll leave the decision to someone who's been here longerHiFlyChick (talk) 19:01, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * OK. I'm OK with the change. First though,  I'd put that source in the article as a reference, just for starters. Then, if you change the name, be sure to use the "move" command so the talk page and page history goes with it. Using the move command automatically creates a redirect.  But there is more to do:  There is also switching the article from the Pony section to the Horse section at List of horse breeds and using the "What links here" tool in the toolbox to fix all double redirects.  Holler if you need help.   Montanabw (talk) 04:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Requested move
Sable Island Pony → Sable Island horse – It appears that these are horses and not ponies. How horses came to Sable Island, Provincial Horse Act, Sable Island Horses, Free as the wind and Philip Dunstan McLoughlin. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 18:59, 18 April 2013 (UTC)


 * DONE. You didn't need a move request, just discussing at talk.  This was pretty clear-cut.   Montanabw (talk) 22:52, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

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Needs date of introduction
none listed... thoughts? Island dwarfism section? are there other pygmy horses on islands elsewherE? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.79.194.204 (talk) 05:24, 3 July 2018 (UTC)