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TIL that King Henry VIII disliked ponies. In the Breed of Horses Act of 1540, he ordered that any stallions shorter than 15 hands high, mares shorter than 13 hands high, and 2-year-old colts under 11.2 hands high were to be killed. Private owners were also forced to kill all of their shorter ponies.

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