In a huge win for cold ponies everywhere, Scotland has decided to dress its nation’s ponies in cardigans.
And in a huge win for people having a sh*tty week, they’ve decided to photograph the ponies and SHARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE WORLD.
It’s literally impossible not to smile while flicking through this gallery. They’re ponies in CARDIGANS. Actual cardigans… probably knitted by their pony Nannas and with little buttons up the front of their pony chests.
We managed to have this post approved, despite the neigh-sayers in the office (cough... Mia). You could say we really dug our hooves in on this one.
Happy Friday, everybody.
And just in case you’re wondering about the purpose of the pony photo shoot… The whole thing is a tourism campaign from Visit Scotland, Scotland’s national tourism organisation – evidently the good old Loch Ness Monster just wasn’t cutting the mustard for them anywhere.
We can also confirm that no ponies were harmed in the making of the photoshoot – apparently Vitamin and Fivla (great pony names) loved their winter woolies.
Can anyone please explain how they even got the ponies into the cardigans? And do you have something that beats the cuteness factor?
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I loved Scotland it’s bloody freezing over there glad the ponies are warm hope they all get a jumper each how cute.
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Can we have more Friday Funnies or should we say Friday Punnies its a nice way to end the week
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Yes, they are cute but I’d really give a pony for their thoughts!
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I have seven ponies … aren’t I a lucky girl?
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You’re going to have fun knitting 7 pony cardigans this winter!
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Loved the puns to go with each picture. Interesting tourist campaign…a bottle of scotch or picture of various distilleries would have worked just as well for me.
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AMAZING
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The combining of the two things Shetland is most famous for… brilliant! I was just there 2 weeks ago, if you make it as far as Scotland then why not go even further north, it’s a lovely and interesting place.
And to answer your question about HOW, scroll down for the video…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2266196/How-turn-pony-jumper–combine-Shetlands-favourite-exports.html
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Haha nice one! it’s bucketing down here in QLD tonight and I was just saying to my other half, should we buy Khaleesi our three month old foal a rug, but now, I think I’d like to get a cardie knitted up for her…takers anyone?LOL. As to how they get them into it, I’d say just picked up each leg and slipped it up the hoof and pulled it up like a sock, andthen repeat for the other side. They also look like they have been buttoned up at the front perhaps? What I really want to know, how the hell do they get Maykbe Diva into her snug flying outfit! Read recently that she has put on a bit of weight while being spelled, and now can’t fit into it, probably ate too many “biscuits” of hay methinks hehehe
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This is great. I love it!
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Daddy, I want a Pony and I want it Noooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwww !!
(* but really afw)
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Gorgeous photos. I like the pun on the 6th photo best. I mentally picture Merida from Disney/Pixar’s Brave saying the line & it makes me giggle more. We like doing accents in our house, especially since our daughter saw her Scottish Uncle Hamish on Skype & stated firmly, ‘he sounds like Shrek!’
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Will this make cardigans more manesteam?!
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Ha! Amazing contribution, Shelly.
Pundemonium reigns!! (or is that “reins”…?)
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Pun-demonium! Love your work, Kahla!
I wonder if they have argyle socks to go with their cardies?
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Gold! People are so weird.
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They are the cutest ponies ever! Great post, it made me giggle
Love the ponies horsing around on the beach!
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That is the actual cutest thing I have e–v–e–r seen, I actually teared up with joy! Thank you.
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I have done hardly any work today. Too busy googling flights to Scotland.
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Nat deserves all credit here.She had to get over a lot of (Mia-shaped) hurdles to get these ponies out of the gate.
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Clever!
And yes, Nat’s campaigning was inspired.
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Oh, damn cute!!!!
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I LOVED the puns!!!
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They’re the handiwork of the newest member of our editorial team Kahla – expect more brilliance ahead!
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“You’ll never get a job by making puns,” they said. Lies!
(Thanks Millie
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very cute. i think i liked the puns more than anything, haha.
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How cute would they look as onesie’s? They could have a couple of ‘flaps’ in the needed areas…. Hahaaa
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Ahh-mazing. BEST FRIDAY EVER.
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