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2/5. Highlands and Islands. For centuries Highland Ponies have been used to carry stags on their backs down from the Scottish hills after shoots. Dylan Winter discovers that the formidable strength yet biddable nature of these broad-chested ponies has found them a legion of enthusiastic owners across Britain. Their diminutive island neighbour, the Shetland, is the strongest pony in the world relative to its tiny size. For details see yesterday

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