This evening as the sun is setting, I meet a boy and his young Eriskay Pony carrying freshly cut peats back to his croft. These rare and beautiful ponies are native to Eriskay and are descended from the native ponies that were once found all over Scotland. Great efforts have been taken to preserve this gentle animal and to keep its offspring pure breed.

Being strong, hardy and cheap to keep these ponies have been used by the islanders for centuries to transport the likes of seaweed, peat, hay and people.