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In 1890, the Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society was formed with the objects being “to maintain unimpaired the purity of the breed of Shetland ponies and to promote the breeding of these ponies”.

This was the first society for a breed of native ponies to be formed in Britain and today is the second largest after the Welsh Pony and Cob Society. The first stud book was published in 1891 and recorded details of 408 mares, many with foals, and 48 stallions.The success of this is shown by the fact that the Stud-Book is in the same format today.

MOTHER STUD-BOOK

In 1992 the Society gained official recognition as the stud-book of origin for the breed of Shetland ponies throughout the world. Any other stud-books that record registered Shetland ponies, regardless of their geographical location, are known as Daughter Stud-Books and these must obtain official recognition from the appropriate Ministry within their own country. There can be many officially recognised Daughter Stud-Books within any one country, but only one Mother Stud-Book which sets the principles of entry and the stud-book layout. Approved Daughter Stud-Books must comply with the rules and principles of the Mother Stud-Book (the stud-book of origin of the breed). All the rules of the Mother Stud-Book must be complied with by the Daughter Stud-Books in order to facilitate free trade without barrier.

The Mother Stud-Book was first formed in 1890 in order to protect the pedigree and lineage of pedigree Shetland ponies wherever they may reside in the world. A pedigree Shetland pony born in the United Kingdom, regardless of wherever it is domiciled in the world, has the legal right for its full pedigree to be recognised without restrictions being placed upon its breeding, showing or otherwise. This equally applies to any pedigree Shetland pony registered with any Daughter Stud-Book that is officially recognised.

All Registrations and Transfers of Ownership are processed by the office in Perth, as are Membership applications and Subscriptions.

It is a legal requirement for every UK equine to hold a passport by the age of six months or 31st December in the year of its birth, whichever is later and the Society issues passports for registered Shetland ponies. Details of all these services are to be found on the General Rules pages and Forms.