History of the Highland pony

Ruaridh Ormiston's family have been working with Highland ponies for more than 150 years. As he prepares to showcase this hardy pony's historical significance at the Royal Highland Show 2024, he explains how stalkers use it. For example, his great-great-grandfather was a professional salmon fisherman and he used a Highland pony to transport his catch to the towns and cities. Of course, they are probably best known for carrying deer off the hill and Ruaridh explains the specialist saddles used for that job. Some also take woven panniers, so the ponies can carry grouse back to the larder.
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[@waikarimoana]

Excellent video and footage team thanks, thumbs up and greetings from NZ,, Tony.

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Thanks,Tony. Hope you are thriving. / Charlie

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Great video 👍👍👍👍

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Useless without subtitles

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Not so much but there is a subtitle option on the video, in-between the autoplay and settings.

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