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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Highland Pony ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Highland Pony Book Search: Highland Pony Description The Highland Pony originated in the Scottish Highlands and islands, specifically the Western Isles. These ponies were an all-purpose horse. It is suggested that they derived from the Pony Type 2. The Pony Type 2 resembled the Asian Wild Horse and was possibly crossed with the Pony Type 1. There is evidence to support the importation of horses from Scandinavia during the Bronze Age and also a little later from Iceland. The breed was improved in 1535 by French horses with Percheron ancestry. In the 17th and 18th century Spanish horses were brought in to improve the stock further. In the 1870s the Roadster-type Hackney as well as an occasional Dale and Fell pony were also used to improve the breed. In the 19th century there were also some crossings with the Clydesdales to produce stronger animals for forestry work, which also resulted in the ponies being a hand larger. The Highland Ponies were used on small tenant farms called crofts for light draft work, as a pack pony, and under saddle. There were two types of the Highland Pony: one that was bred on the mainland and one that was bred on the Western Isles. The differences between the two types have disappeared and today there is only one type. The modern Highland Pony would be a great family pony. The Highland Pony is not a fast pony, but is a safe and willing jumper. This pony is also docile and is a great trail riding pony because of its size. The Highland Pony has a height limit which is up to 14.2 hh. Today the Highland Ponies are also bred extensively over the border in England. Google Ads

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