Anderson (right), chair of the Pony Breeders of Shetland Association at Papil, Burra near Lerwick. Photo: Adrian Dennis/AFP
For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of the northernmost part of Scotland and Britain have bred small horses – the Shetland pony.
The animals, named after the unforgiving northern archipelago in the North Sea, have long drawn attention for their distinctive shape, size and rough hair.
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