Produced by F E H, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Transcriber’s Notes Footnote anchors have been changed from numeric to an alpha plus numeric sequence such as: [F1] [F2], to create a point of difference between footnotes and endnotes which are also numeric. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ Page 43—both spellings of ‘maiseys’ and ‘klibbar’ from the writings of Hibbert of 1820’s and ‘maysies’ and ‘clibber’ from Cowies writings of 1874 have been retained. Other changes made are noted at the end of the book. [Illustration: CHANGING QUARTERS.] The Shetland Pony BY CHARLES AND ANNE DOUGLAS With an Appendix on The Making of the Shetland Pony BY J. COSSAR EWART _GRAVURO AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS_ William Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London 1913 _ALL RIGHTS RESERVED_ PREFACE. This account of the Shetland Pony is intended to give, in brief outline, the chief facts of the history, and some idea of the present character, position, and use of the breed. The time seems opportune for placing on record some recent phases of its development which might otherwise be forgotten. We are much indebted for information and help to the Ladies Estella and Dorothea Hope, to Mrs Wentworth Hope Johnstone, to Mr Robert Alexander, R.S.A., to Mr Robert Brydon, to Mr R. W. R. Mackenzie, and to Mr W. Mungall. The illustration of Norwegian rock-drawings is reproduced from Du Chaillu’s ‘The Viking Age,’ by kind permission of Messrs John Murray & Son. We are especially grateful that we are allowed to include, as an Appendix to the volume, Mr Cossar Ewart’s very interesting discussion of “The Making of the Shetland Pony.” C. D. A. D. CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I. THE EARLY HISTORY 1 II. THE PONY IN SHETLAND 24 THE FETLAR PONY 46 III. THE MODERN PONY 48 IV. THE MANAGEMENT OF SHETLAND PONY HERDS 79 V. THE PONY AT WORK 100 APPENDIX— THE MAKING OF THE SHETLAND PONY 113 NOTES 173 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. CHANGING QUARTERS _Frontispiece_ A SCANDINAVIAN ROCK-DRAWING _Facing page_ 4 THE HORSE ON THE BRESSAY STONE ” 12 BY THE VOE ” 26 GOING SOUTH ” 30 COMING FROM MARKET ” 38 CARRYING PEAT ” 44 JACK (16) ” 50 ODIN (32) ” 54