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Shetland
Shetland Ponies
For at least 4,000 years, Shetland ponies have roamed the exposed hills and moors of Shetland. This unrestricted lifestyle has led to the evolution of a unique and hardy breed, befitting the environment.
Shetland ponies were used in British coal mines from the 19th century. Hardy, resilient and very strong for their size, the ponies could pass through low underground tunnels hauling truckloads of coal.
At first, ponies were simply rounded up and exported from Shetland but, from around 1880 until the end of the 19th century, there were breeding pony studs in the islands. The best-known of these was operated by the Marquis of Londonderry on the islands of Noss and Bressay, and the story is told in the former stud buildings on Noss.
The export of ponies had greatly reduced the number and quality of stallions in Shetland, threatening future breeding patterns. As a result, the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society was established in 1890 to ensure that purity of the breed was retained.
At home, Shetland ponies were used as workhorses - cultivating the land and transporting peat from hills - an essential addition to crofting families.
Bobby's Bus Shelter is on the northernmost island of Shetland called Unst and is in most of tourists bucket list
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There are whales, seagull, dolphins, otters, seals, porpoises and many other fish the around waters Shetland
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Shetland has 1,700mi of coastline for you to injoy
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