I am encouraged that at least three pony enthusiasts read last month's column which obviously motivated them sufficiently that they felt the need to write letters to the SF in defence of their much ...

ONE OF Scotland’s rarest native ponies was the centre-piece of a rather special day recently in Perthshire, recently, to celebrate Donald and Mary McGillivray’s 40 years of involvement with Eriskay ...

Long only accessible by sea, Eriskay's isolation has protected the Eriskay pony, one of the UK's oldest and rarest breeds and the last remnant of Scotland's native horse. Strung off the western ...

Now a campaign to raise awareness of the Eriskay Pony – one of three native breeds left in the UK – is underway, with fresh hopes to build an island centre that both celebrates the heritage of ...

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A rare breed of Scottish pony looks to be making a comeback after becoming dangerously close to extinction. The Eriskay pony stands between 12 and 13.2hh and originates from the Hebridean islands.

A new campaign has been launched to save the Eriskay pony, once used on crofts throughout the Western Isles. The mid-sized ponies were used to carry baskets of peat and harvested seaweed - or even ...

For centuries, Eriskay ponies were crucial to crofting life until 1970s farm technology and modern ways took over, and their numbers dwindled. Today the tough island breed, surefooted and with a ...

‘Nature reserves are meant to be protecting wildlife and biodiversity, but many are using Polish ponies to graze, instead of the traditional breeds.’ Eriskay ponies – which are native to the ...

VISIT THE HEBRIDES WITH CL The island's biggest attraction is its herd of wild Eriskay ponies. Small but sturdy, these native Hebridean ponies – one of the UK's oldest and rarest breeds – were ...

Long only accessible by sea, Eriskay's isolation has protected the Eriskay pony, one of the UK's oldest and rarest breeds and the last remnant of Scotland's native horse. Strung off the western ...