Kirkcarrion Highland Ponies
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purely my own, not representative of the University of Dundee, the Highland
Pony Society, or any other body.
Further Reading on Highland Ponies
Here are a few of the books and publications you might want to look at if you have a chance. Most of the
books are out of print (OOP) and hard to come by (prices reflect this) but
there are copies about, so try book searches etc if you're really keen! For Highland websites, see the Highland main page or links page.
Key books:
- New Century of Champions - Sally Leslie-Melville. Published 2004 and available from the HPS, this has photos and details of every Royal Highland Show Champion of the last century. Unmissable.
- Highland Ponies (with reminiscences of Highland Men) - John Macdonald (OOP)
- The Days of the Garron - A F Fraser (OOP)
- Bred in the Highlands - Ben Coutts (available) - more anecdotal but
fascinating - Ben is Sally Coutts' husband and still does some
commentating at HP events and has written other books on similar
lines which have Highland ponies mentioned including a recent one
called Auld Acquaintance, but its less pony based than the first.
- Forthcoming new book on Highland Ponies by Valerie Russell,
nearing completion apparently but not quite there yet. I'll certainly be
buying a copy.
For current news etc, 2 main publications:
- Highland Pony Gazette - Duncan McArdle at Denmill Stud in
Aberdeenshire produces this at about quarterly intervals. Some
back issues available.
- Highland Times - the newsletter of the HPEC, an English based
enthusiasts group with local branches across the UK of a similar
kind to the 4 Scottish groups. Again some back issues available.
- There used to be a Highland Pony News before the Gazette, now
no more, but again if you are interested in the "old days" you can
sometimes find back copies.
There are 2 main sales lists incidentally, the HPS list
available from Fiona Roebuck at the HPS office in Perth, and the HPEC list
from Linda Impey in Essex which is split into breeding and riding ponies.
Both cover both Scottish, rest of UK and overseas sales as submitted.
