Are these the most adorable Shetlands ever?

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Pint-sized legs, flowing manes and a cheeky look in their eye — it's easy to fall for Shetlands. But for their hardcore fans, a 400-page coffee table book, entitled 'Shetland Pony' by Troels Dalberg could be just the ticket for Christmas. Get a taste of the Shetland extravaganza below...

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Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.