With a wealth of factual interest and superb photography, this addition to Graffeg's compact, accessible Nature Books series is the ideal introduction to the British native pony for all nature lovers.

From their physiology, history and environment across the different regions of Britain to their inclusion in myth, legend, art and literature and the prominent place they hold in our culture, chapters are dedicated to the various breeds found around the UK: Connemara, Dales, Dartmoor, Eriskay, Exmoor, Fell, Highland, New Forest, Shetland, Welsh.