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Shetland Ponies

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Exceptional Child’s Shetland: First Ridden Lead Rein & Side Saddle Star

  • Shetland
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 6
  • 10.1hh / 105cm

Exceptional Child’s Shetland: First Ridden Lead Rein & Side Saddle Star


Ref #: 419523
  • Huge success under side saddle
  • Tiny tots first ridden
  • Handled and cared for by children
£10,000
  • Shetland
  • Grey
  • Gelding
  • 6 years
  • 10.1hh / 105cm
  • Huge success under side saddle
  • Tiny tots first ridden
  • Handled and cared for by children

Coppice Moonshadow

Abbotsford Ice Cube x Riccalton Marigold

6yr old grey Shetland. Available on behalf of stud.

Moonshadow is a true-to-type, leg-in-each-corner stamp of a Shetland. My 8yr old daughter has enjoyed huge first ridden success with him this year, including:

⭐ 1st and Champion TSR at Three Counties

⭐ 1st and Champion NPS First Ridden at NCPA Staffs

⭐ 1st and Champion NPS First Ridden at NPS Area 7

⭐ 1st Novice Ridden at the Shetland Performance Show

⭐ Multiple placings in HOYS qualifiers

My daughter has also started her side saddle journey on Moonshadow in fine style. Together, they have taken part in demonstrations at county shows and enjoyed some fantastic results:

⭐ 1st Cygnet Equitation, National Side Saddle Show

⭐ 1st Junior Concours, National Side Saddle Show

⭐ 1st Junior Concours, NPS Summer Championships

It takes a genuinely rock-steady pony to do this job, and Moonshadow has excelled himself. He is also ridden by my 4yr old son, is excellent in traffic and safe in open spaces.

In previous seasons Moonshadow has excelled on the lead, including narrowly missing his HOYS with a 2nd in 2025.

Moonshadow has recently started jumping and is showing plenty of scope, much like his sister Coppice Mollie! He is still green in this area and just needs more mileage to develop his potential.

He is an absolute pleasure to have around. The children do everything with him, and we have found him easy to catch, trim, box and clip. He has no vices or hang-ups. He has no known health issues, including laminitis or sweet itch, and has not had a day sick or sorry with us.

We would love Moonshadow to find a lovely family showing home where he will be appreciated and adored as much as he has been with us. He can be seen and tried near Solihull.


Mothers Dream

  • Shetland
  • Black
  • Gelding
  • 8
  • 10.2hh / 107cm

Mothers Dream


Ref #: 419802
  • Lead Rein for the tiniest of tots, Fr, Jumping all round superstar
  • Active Pony Club member
  • Prolific show winner
£10,000 OVNO
  • Shetland
  • Black
  • Gelding
  • 8 years
  • 10.2hh / 107cm
  • Lead Rein for the tiniest of tots, Fr, Jumping all round superstar
  • Active Pony Club member
  • Prolific show winner

Blackertor Denman - 8 Years Old Gelding

Up to date with teeth, jabs, physio, perfect for farrier barefoot, loads into anything, rocksteady in traffic, beach rides, fancy dress, gallops, you name it and he’s done it.

Full up to height boy built like a table and the comfiest of rides.

Snaffle mouthed at all times.

Success in the show ring -

Q RIHS 2025 2026 PP LR

NPS Summer Champs

Open lead rein winner, Mini Champion, Mini Supreme, top 6 pull for overall Supreme. Home Produced lead rein winner, overall Reserve Champion

NPS Spring

Open Lead Rein Winner, Overall Reserve Champion

HOYS Q only contested one class ever and that was this year, placed 3/18 at the New Forest.

Southern Shetland Breed show 2026

Open LR winner, Mini Champion, Supreme of Show, Overall Best of Breed.

SEIB SFAS

Open pony club LR Winner Q for YHL

TSR

Open LR Winner Q for Finals

Countless wins locally, county, more supreme championships than i’d be able to count, he truly is a winning machine.

Active member of the Pony Club, most recently being borrowed by a very small tiny tot, gymkhana, jumping, xc, fancy dress.

I bought this special little pony at weaning, he’s made all of our dreams come true and more. An incredibly hard sale due to my daughter heading down the jumping route with her new pony, he has taken the backseat and truly deserves to be someone’s number one again.

Open to any vetting or viewing.

Can assist with transport if not a million miles away.

Based in Portsmouth

Email St Ninian
Blackertor Delphine

Real Life Unicorn

  • Shetland
  • Palomino
  • Gelding
  • 4
  • 10.1hh / 105cm

Real Life Unicorn


Ref #: 419412
  • Rosette Machine
  • Child’s Best friend
  • Mothers Dream
£10,500
  • Shetland
  • Palomino
  • Gelding
  • 4 years
  • 10.1hh / 105cm
  • Rosette Machine
  • Child’s Best friend
  • Mothers Dream

Finetime Johnny D is a 41.5” standard Shetland gelding.

Johnny is the full package and a real life unicorn and mother’s dream. He has many wins and championships under his belt. He excelled in hand as a youngster and is a pro at large busy county shows and stay away shows both in-hand and ridden.

He has excelled in his first year under saddle. Johnny needs no lunging, plugs or calmer at shows. He has won Tiny tots, LR/FR showing, CHAPs, SJ and WHP.

He is a proven safe tiny tots LR. Has taught a complete novice 8 year old to ride off the LR this summer and safely canters in large stubble fields jumps and always looks after her. He isn’t bothered by an unbalanced bouncy child.

Johnny is super to hack, genuine little jumper SJ/XC, stayed away on a beach holiday, done PC camp, showing, whp

Johnny is up to date with his teeth, vaccinations and worming. He is over stamped with CHAPS and the palomino society. Easily handled in all ways by children from catching, grooming, loading etc. Excellent to clip no lami or sweet itch.

Loads of videos available.

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Cutest miniature sheland (unicorn!) for sale!

  • Shetland
  • Cream
  • Mare
  • 14
  • 9hh / 92cm

Cutest miniature sheland (unicorn!) for sale!


Ref #: 419751
  • Sweet, beautiful, cute, little miniature Shetland for sale!
  • Lead rein pony
  • Taught my little girl and boy to ride
£4,500
  • Shetland
  • Cream
  • Mare
  • 14 years
  • 9hh / 92cm
  • Sweet, beautiful, cute, little miniature Shetland for sale!
  • Lead rein pony
  • Taught my little girl and boy to ride

Sadly my children have outgrown our little miniature Shetland pony and now sadly we have to find it in our hearts to let her go to her next loving home. 

Chelsea is just the cutest and prettiest little “unicorn” ridden lead rein pony! She loves attention, has always looked after my children and helped them gain confidence learning to ride their first little pony. She could equally be a fantastic companion pony. 

We would like her to go to a loving home that will enjoy her as much as our children have. 

Video available upon serious enquiry.


Registered IMHPS

  • Shetland
  • Black
  • Gelding
  • 8
  • 9hh / 92cm

Registered IMHPS


Ref #: 414176
  • Gorgeous
  • Would do well in show ring
  • Cheeky and cute
£1,000 inc VAT
  • Shetland
  • Black
  • Gelding
  • 8 years
  • 9hh / 92cm
  • Gorgeous
  • Would do well in show ring
  • Cheeky and cute

He's a full of character little pony.

Up to date with everything and fully registered & passported.

Done lead rein rides over poles & on roads & picnic park rides.

Great with all other ponies / large horses.

Loads & travels very well.

Needs confident experienced home please and low grass.


Perfect Family Lead Rein / First Ridden Pony – Ride and Drive

  • Shetland
  • Skewbald
  • Gelding
  • 9
  • 10.3hh / 110cm

Perfect Family Lead Rein / First Ridden Pony – Ride and Drive


Ref #: 419637
  • Lead rein and First Ridden
  • Safe for children to handle
  • Ride and Drive
£6,000 ONO
  • Shetland
  • Skewbald
  • Gelding
  • 9 years
  • 10.3hh / 110cm
  • Lead rein and First Ridden
  • Safe for children to handle
  • Ride and Drive

Timmy is a super lead-rein/first-ridden pony and a perfect little family pony.

At 10.3hh, he’s an ideal size — small enough for little legs without being so tiny that they quickly outgrow him.

We’ve had lots of fun with him on the lead rein, at local shows and showjumping. He was used as a first ridden in his previous home and has been brilliant for my son learning to steer and become more independent.

He has a great little jump — we’ve only jumped around 30cm on the lead rein, but he definitely has scope for more. He does not mind an unbalanced rider over a fence at all. He's really safe!

Timmy is also broken to drive and loves it — great fun whizzing along in the cart!

He also knows a few tricks, including bowing.

He is safe for children to lead and handle, doesn’t bite or kick, is great with other horses, easy to catch, an angel to clip and very good for the farrier. Barefoot never needed shoes as he's a tough sort.

Fully vaccinated and wormed. No lumps, bumps or sarcoids.

Contact me for many more videos

Price includes tack, 2 person driving cart and harness.

North Devon


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SHETLAND PONY SOCIETY

Website: www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk

 

Breed Standard

Height - Registered stock must not exceed 40 inches (102 cm) at three years or under, or 42 inches (107 cm) at four years or over. Ponies are measured from the withers to the ground by measuring stick and on a level stance, preferably concrete should be used

Colour  - Shetland Ponies may be any colour known in horses except spotted

Coat  - The coat changes according to the seasons of the year; a double coat in winter with guard hairs which shed rain and keep the pony’s skin completely dry in the worst weather. By contrast, the summer coat is short and should carry a beautiful silky sheen. At all times the mane and tail hair should be long straight and profuse and the feathering of the fetlocks straight and silky

Head  - The head should be small, carried well and in proportion. Ears should be small and erect, wide set but pointing well forward. Forehead should be broad wtih bold, dark, intelligent eyes. Blue eyes are not acceptable. Muzzle must be broad with nostrils wide open. Teeth and jaw must be correct

Hind Legs -  The thighs should be strong and muscular with well shaped, strong hocks, neither hooky nor too straight. When viewed from behind, the hindlegs should not be set too widely apart, nor should the hocks be turned in

Fore Legs - Should be well placed with sufficient good, flat bone. Strong forearm. Short, balanced cannon bone. Springy pasterns

Feet - Tough, round and well shaped - not short, narrow, contracted or thin

Action - Straight, free action using every joint and tracking-up well

General  - A most salient and essential feature of the Shetland Pony is its general air of vitality (presence), stamina and robustness

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