• Hebridean Pony

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Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

The 1970s

Place of Breeding

Hebridean Islands, Scotland

Variety

former variety of Berra, Mull, Rhum, Skye, and Uist

Synonym

Western Isles Pony, the term of group

Extinction Reason

Crossbreeding and absorbed into the Highland Pony | Mechanization of agriculture

Description

Extinct except for the Eriskay.

References

McKay, F. (2015, June 28). Threatened Hebridean pony breed makes a comeback from brink of extinction. The Herald. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13414794.Threatened_Hebridean_pony_breed_makes_a_comeback_from_brink_of_extinction/

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.

Scottish Travellers Bear Brunt of extra fee to enter EU countries under Brexit “disaster”, say snp. The Scotsman. (2022, August 22). http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/threatened-breed-of-hebridean-pony-makes-comeback-1-3814844

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, October 18). Poney des Hébrides. Wikipedia. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poney_des_Hébrides (in French)