“they’re such delightful characters”

On Scotland’s western edge, the Isle of Skye is a timeless haven of windswept cliffs, dramatic landscapes, legends and enduring spirit

A Highland pony scores a double win, an eight-year-old bags her first HOYS ticket and a one-eyed ex-racehorse wins at Hickstead

Alastair MacDonald Jackson spent two years visiting as many of Scotland’s west coast islands as possible. Here he showcases some of the greatest wonders of the west – and offers practical advice on how to see them

A DATE was set, and my contact in Shetland, Pearl Young, promised they would send me photographs once they had sorted through their lambs. This was to ensure we were happy with the lambs they would ta

Dr Andy Dell on the all-conquering mare that inspired the genetic programme that has played a major part in reviving the Cleveland Bay and other rare breeds

Photographer Helen Iles revisits Ynys Enlli for a few days of seal watching and star shooting. She finds much had been left unchanged on this ‘Island in the Currents’ as she volunteers to protect its ways from the wild elements that encircle it