A horse is easily distinguished from the pony mainly by height. The ponies are shorter than horses. When ponies come to a height up to 14.2 hands (hands are generally used to determine the height of horses and ponies), the horses come to a height of more than 14.2 hands and mostly 15.2 hands.
Learner's definition of SYMPATHY. 1. : the feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc. : a sympathetic feeling. [noncount] She went to her best friend for sympathy. Letters of sympathy were sent to the families of the victims.
fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) noun. empathy with understanding of, feeling for, appreciation of, compassion for, rapport with, commiseration for the king's empathy with the suffering of his people.