Winter is a hard time for everyone and especially for animals living outside. Sheep and Shetland ponies are hardy creatures and can withstand most conditions if they can find food
Its been very wet and windy recently and sheep have been finding hollows to shelter in but many ponies are out in the open, often just stood taking the full force of the wind and rain.
Shetland ponies are working horses, or perhaps more used today for riding schools and very popular with the bairns
They do have a lot of character and always come across to see what is happening.
They are also very stubborn, I remember having to wait for about 15 mins when they blocked the road in Unst, all part of the fun.
Of course `Socks' is the most famous Shetland Pony with a youtube video having 13,480,000 views since March 2013
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