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.
pity, compassion, commiseration, condolence, sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. felt pity for the captives; compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare.