My earliest equestrian memory was riding ponies with my brother Peter and doing gymkhanas. My first pony was a Shetland called Smokey. My first pony was a 12.2hh grey mare called Skellig Lady ...

Even the darkest of moods can be remedied with the sight of the Shetland Pony Grand National — "all ... parade at Lambourn this Friday. Chickens riding ponies — and 7 other things we loved ...

They have also been bred to be gentle and trainable, making them excellent partners for kids learning about riding and horse care. The first POA was foaled in 1954. Les Boomhower, a Shetland pony ...

Lizzie Briant, who shows The Queen’s native ponies, put her name down for a well-known schoolmaster pony shortly after her son was born. Now two, Freddie enjoys riding Mr Socks, a 19-year-old Shetland ...

Her love for horses launched when she was just four years old after she was gifted a Shetland pony and grew fond of and adept at horseback riding. Over her long life, the Queen owned hundreds of ...

Jean Halls was delighted when she met Whizz the Shetland pony at her Lowestoft care home ... and was visited by Whizz from Pakefield Riding School. It was part of the home's Dreams Come True ...