Highland Lass

Today we  drove up to Perthshire to visit my wife's sister. This afternoon I was extremely privileged to spend an hour with Annabella, a Highland pony and her three day old foal.

It was a wonderful experience watching her protect her new offspring. I found it very difficult to choose between the shot of Annabella and her foal.

There is possibly no Mountain and Moorland breed that has enjoyed more of an upsurge of popularity over the last few years than the Highland. Originally bred on the Western Isles and parts of the Scottish mainland, there are now studs not only in Scotland but in many parts of England, Wales, Continental Europe, USA and Australia. More and more people are appreciating the wonderful temperament and the versatility of this, the largest and strongest of the native breeds.