The people of Eriskay were solely responsible

for the conservation of this unique pony up

until 1972.

  “Without the people of Eriskay there would be no pony

but without the pony there would have been no people on Eriskay”

Quote by Fr Calum MacLellan, himself a native of Eriskay.

The Eriskay Pony is not (as so often said by those not in the know) the last of the Western Isles type pony – it is the last remnant of Scotland 's native horse. Now accepted by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as a rare breed, the Eriskay Pony is of inestimable value to Scotland and in the climate of fast disappearing species holds a place of some importance in the world scheme. Eriskay is the only island in the Outer Hebridean archipelago which has held on to its pony heritage