Highland Pony

With a carefully recorded history for many years, the Highland Pony is the truest British native type of horse, with proven pedigrees dating back to the 1880's.  Used as the universal work horse of Scotland two hundred years ago, the horses were about 15 hands at the time, atlhough the current Highland pony registry limits horses to a height limit of 14.2hands.

Queen Victoria was the first of the royal family to fall in love with the Highland Pony breed, and the current queen also has a personal interest in the breed.

Highland Ponies were improved in the 1890's for agricultural work purposes.  The Society did not limit or sectionalize the stud book, so interested breeders could breed from any registered pony in order to create horses for whatever purpose they chose.  There are a wide range of size and type accepted for Highland Ponies due to the relaxed breeding.  Most Highland Ponies are used for bone and substance, but are also used for riding and driving.  Highland Ponies are often used to develop and improve other breed's native intelligence and temperament.