Aberdeen Hosts Shetland Pony Olympics

The first NESCol Pony Olympics is being held today at the College’s Craibstone Campus. The event will see the College’s five Shetland Ponies decked out with matching fluorescent head bands and leg warmers, take on some challenging events - including miniature jumps and bobbing for apples.

They will be assisted by Introduction to Animal Care students.

North East Scotland College animal care lecturer Amy Duncan said, “Our Introduction to Animal Care students have to complete an animal handling unit as part of their course, so we decided to have a bit of end-of-term fun with it. The ponies will be expertly lead around a number of events, including an obstacle course, by their handlers. With each pony having their own distinctive personality, anything could happen on the day. The only thing for sure is that it will be a lot of fun and highly entertaining!”