An Orkney farmer took extreme measures when her Shetland ... pony, who has dwarfism, into the back of their Toyota and set off from Stenness to Kirkwall. EJ said: "There were a couple of cars ...

They measure up to around 10hh and it is their diminutive stature that often earns them the ‘cute’ name tag from members of the general public — although horse people know better.