The Shetland Pony (Equus caballus) is the smallest of the pony breeds found in Britain. It has lived in Shetland for more than 4,000 years – it is thought to have arrived in Shetland by crossing ice fields at the end of the last ice age. It has a coat that, in winter, has hairs which shed the rain, keeping the pony’s skin dry and, in the summer, a coat that carries a beautiful silky sheen.
