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I do apologise for missing that-there aren't enough topics in this forum for it to have been buried, I just plain missed it when I looked. So let's take the direction of this thread differently-to the origins of miniatures.
I have read of them being used as far back as the 17th century as work animals; as pit ponies for pulling carts of ore in height restricted situations. So it would seem that perhaps they are a naturally occurring breed that was bred specifically for appearance.
Can anyone confirm this?
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