The Shetland Pony

[1] Quoted in R. Holinshed, ‘The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland,’ 1577. Description of Scotland, pp. 21, 22; confirmed by R. Colt Hoare, ‘History of Ancient Wiltshire,’ Roman Era, 1812, vol. ii. p. 11.

[2] Quoted by C. Hamilton Smith, ‘The Naturalist’s Library,’ 1873, vol. xii. p. 120. But the author does not indicate to which St Austin he refers, nor does he give any clue to the quotation, which we have been unable to verify.

[3] ‘A Compendious History of the Goths, Swedes, and Vandals and other Northern Nations,’ written by Olaus Magnus, Archbishop of Upsala and Metropolitan of Sweden, Eng. trans., 1658, Book II., p. 28.

[4] Olaus Magnus, loc. cit., Book XXIII., p. 174.

[5] Gervase Markham, ‘Cavalarice or the English Horseman,’ 1607, Book I., p. 16.

[6] G. Vigfüsson and F. York Powell, ‘Corpus Poeticum Boreale,’ 1883. W. Wagner, ‘Asgard and the Gods,’ trans. M. W. Macdowall, 2nd ed., 1882.

[7] R. Tudor, ‘The Orkneys and Shetlands,’ 1883, pp. 46, 47.

[8] ‘Orkneyinga Saga,’ trans. J. A. Hjaltalin and G. Goudie, 1873, p. 150.

[9] Paz Salas, ‘La Felicisima Armada,’ Lisbon, 1588.

[10] ‘Certeine Advertisements out of Ireland,’ 1588. Collected tracts on the Armada, British Museum.

[11] W. Sheardown, ‘Doncaster Races, Historical Notices,’ &c., 1861, vol. ii. p. 3.

[12] J. Cossar Ewart, “The Multiple Origin of Horses and Ponies;” ‘Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society,’ 1904.

[13] W. Ridgeway, ‘The Origin and Influence of the Thoroughbred Horse,’ 1905.

[14] Ubaldini, ‘Descrittioni del Regno di Scotia,’ 1568, Eng. trans., 1829, p. 63; Edinburgh Bannatyne Club.

[15] “Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum per me Jo Ben, ibidem coletem in Anno 1529.” Macfarlane’s ‘Geographical Collection,’ 1908, vol. iii. p. 304; Scottish History Society.

[16] “Oppressions of the 16th Century in the Islands of Orkney and Shetland, from original Documents;” Maitland Club Miscellany, 1859, p. 68.

[17] Matthew Mackaile, “Short relation of the most considerable things in Orkney,” 1614; G. Barry, ‘History of Orkney,’ 1808, vol. xi. p. 456.

[18] “Acts and Statutes of the Lawting Sheriff and Justice Courts of Orkney and Zetland,” 1617; Maitland Club Miscellany, 1840, p. 69.

[19] Ibid., p. 69.

[20] “A Description of the Islands of Shetland, &c., by Captain John Smith, who was imployed there by the Earle of Pembrock in the year 1633, and stayed a whole Twelve Month there;” Scottish History Society, 1908, p. 65.

[21] ‘A General Geographical Description of Zetland,’ by Hugh Leigh, minister of the Gospel in Brassie and Burs, through John Marr; no date—probable c. 1670; Scottish History Society, 1908, p. 250.

[22] Thomas Kirke, ‘An account of a Tour in Scotland,’ 1677; edited by P. Hume Brown, 1842, p. 32.

[23] J. Wallace, ‘A Description of the Isles of Orkney,’ 1693, ed. 1883, p. 16.

[24] J. Brand, ‘A Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland Firth, and Caithness;’ Edinburgh, 1701, pp. 77–79. Brand was one of the ministers sent as a commission in 1700 by the General Assembly “to visit and order the Churches there.”

[25] ‘A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland.’ To which is added ‘A Brief Description of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland,’ by Wm. Martin, Gent, 1703, p. 377. Martin’s statement is perilously like a copy of Brand’s, but he certainly did visit Shetland.

[26] ‘Shetland Pony Stud-Book,’ vol. i. p. xl.

[27] E.g., T. Gifford, ‘Historical Description of Zetland,’ 1733, pp. 22, 23, 26, 98. D. Edmonstone, ‘A View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Isles,’ Edinburgh, 1809, vol. i. p. 226; vol. ii. p. 206. G. Sinclair, ‘A General View of the Agriculture of the Central Highlands of Scotland’ (Shetland Isles), 1794, p. 247.

[28] ‘An Exact and Authentic Account of the greatest White Herring Fishery in Scotland, carried on yearly in the Island of Zetland by the Dutch only.’ To which is prefixed ‘A Description of the Island by a Gentleman who resided Five Years on the Island,’ London, 1750. Tracts on Orkney and Shetland, 1750–1801, p. 8; Library of Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

[29] “Observations on the Islands of Shetland,” 1801; Highland Society of Scotland’s publications, vol. ii. p. 7.

[30] T. Gifford, ‘Historical Description of the Zetland Islands,’ 1733, ed. 1879, p. 22.

[31] Highland Society Report, loc. cit.

[32] ‘Statistical Account of Shetland,’ 1841, Section “Unst,” by John and James Ingram, p. 45.

[33] ‘The Rider and Driver’: New York, December 1899.

[34] James Mill’s Diary, 1740–1803, ed. 1889; Scottish History Society, vol. v. p. 86.

[35] H. H. Dixon (“The Druid”), ‘Field and Fern,’ 1865, pp. 29, 30.

[36] H. H. Dixon, loc. cit., pp. 12–15.

[37] H. H. Dixon, loc. cit., p. 12.

[38] James Fea, ‘Considerations on the Fisheries in the Scotch Islands,’ 1787, p. 86.

[39] A. Edmonstone, loc. cit., vol. ii. p. 42.

[40] S. Hibbert, ‘A Description of the Shetland Islands’ (date?), ed. 1891, p. 157.

[41] S. Hibbert, loc. cit., pp. 179, 180.

[42] R. Cowie, ‘Shetland and its Inhabitants,’ ed. 1874, p. 181.

[43] Gifford, loc. cit., pp. 76, 77.

[44] H. H. Dixon, loc. cit., p. 37.

[45] Cowie, loc. cit., p. 191.

[46] ‘Encyclopædia of Agriculture,’ edited by Green and Young, p. 497; Article on Strangles.

[47] Ibid., p. 189; Article on Parasites.

[48] See Mr Brydon’s admirable Introductory Article in the ‘Shetland Pony Stud-Book,’ vol. i. pp. xxxvii-xli.

[49] Ibid.

[50] Sheriff and Stewart Court Books of Zetland, 1749, at Lerwick.

[51] In A. Z.’s collection of documents relating to Shetland, in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

[52] R. Tudor, ‘The Orkneys and Shetland,’ 1883, p. 125, a quotation from Campbell’s ‘Great White Fishery,’ 2nd ed., 1753.