Anomalies of the Newfoundland POny
Photobombitis
Newfoundland Ponies have great difficulty keeping their faces off of your camera lens, causing most photos to be nostril or eyeball close-ups. This is a common problem for pony owners who try to capture all of their adorableness and antics on film.
PonyPestosis -Newfoundland Ponies prefer to hang out with you than do anything else. While hanging out with you, they will include you in their group-grooming session, nuzzling each other and you without hurting or stepping on you. They'll also walk off with anything you have or are using: tools, jackets, brushes, tarps, and the hat right off of your head.
NoFear-aphobia - Newfoundland ponies are fearless and curious about everything. They do not react to the “scary” things that horses normally react to: Loud noises, tarps, unfamiliar objects. They enjoy or will simply ignore fireworks.
Newfoundland Ponies think first, check it out, then react if absolutely necessary.
Look Dead Syndrome. They nap so soundly in the sunshine that they appear to be dead, causing people to stop their car and knock on your door to alert you that there is something terribly wrong with your pony. You then have to go out and show the good samaritan that they are truly alive. Sometimes you will look out and wonder yourself, then go take a look, eliciting a why-did-you-wake-me-up look from the pony.
Contagious Confuse-the-Neighbors disease. “Radical Color Changers” make people think you traded in your pony for another one, and that you do this repeatedly with the seasons. Once afflicted, telling people that it is the same pony will cause them to think you are an utter lunatic.
Invasive Pony Disorder.
They are very good at escaping, to do things like:
Visit the neighbor’s chickens at 5am.
Climb through a window and push the page button on the barn phone.
Come right up on your porch, open the door and walk right into the house.
Look in your windows and scare the ever living daylights out of you.
Child-atonia
If there are children nearby they must go see them. They react very much like we do when we see kittens or puppies. "Oh, what a cute baby!!" They will even do this during a horse show class.
Generalized Newfoundland Ponyitis.
The most significant genetic anomaly of all, this disorder transmits cross-species, targeting human hearts - Newfoundland Ponies quickly work their way into yours and stay there, forever. Fortunately, there is no cure.
All kidding aside, the Newfoundland Pony has
no known genetic disorders.