Check out these real-life (and super cute) Thelwell impersonators
Young riders show us their best Thelwell impressions
The Shetland pony is a breed of native pony originating from the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches. Registered stock must not exceed 42 inches (10.2 hands) at the withers.
They are a strong breed of pony, used for riding, driving, and pack purposes.
Young riders show us their best Thelwell impressions
Army mascots — including ponies, a drum horse, sheep, Irish Wolfhounds and goats — took part in the first ever mascot camp
The military mascot, who famously took a swipe at The Queen’s flowers last year, met the monarch as she arrived at Balmoral Castle
The youngster is believed to be the first miniature Shetland-donkey cross
The pony will need ‘weeks of treatment and care’
Shandwick Bentley wowed the judges at this year’s Royal Windsor Horse Show
The pint-sized military Shetland has struck up a new friendship on his trip, with a 17.1hh drum horse named Adamas
‘The scale of Teddy’s achievements is really hard to put into words, even the great Nicky Henderson has had to stand back in admiration’
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‘The Queen always asked for him and everyone always smiled when they saw him, this is a testament to how loved he was’
The cheeky Shetland also took a swipe at The Queen’s flowers when Her Majesty visited Stirling Castle last summer
It’s not just children who have been busy writing their Christmas lists this year...
The Shetland pony, who has dwarfism, needed to urgently see a specialist for her cracked tooth
The adorable Shetland takes a staring role in the short film as he imagines how it would feel to gallop along the turf to the roar of the crowd
The pony’s mother was also seriously wounded
The cheeky Shetland welcomed The Queen to Balmoral for the start of her annual summer holiday
The sharp-eyed Shetland mistook the flowers for a tasty snack and was firmly told to “go away” by the Queen, before receiving a consolatory pat on the nose
When a tiny rider’s legs barely skirt the saddle flaps or a bigger rider is stuck at school, keeping pint-sized ponies in peak condition can be a challenge
It’s mini marvels week at Horse & Hound and we’re celebrating some of the smaller champions in the equine world
To celebrate this week's 'mini marvels' special of Horse & Hound magazine (1 June 2017), we meet some of Britain's tiniest ponies and miniature horses