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My very limited knowledge on this would have me liken pony to horse as calf is to cow hides go.
Please correct me if I’m wrong. I understood calf would be preferred over cow as a younger calf would likely have fewer skin abrasion marks, resulting in a higher quality leather. I would assume the same about pony versus horse, but the U.S. Army specifications for both require them to be “free from obvious imperfections”, so I don’t know any other difference here than possibly cost. With identical success criteria, maybe they were willing to pay a bit more for pony in order to meet early-year production needs?