The coach was drawn by two Shetland ponies, and Howerton was accompanied by "Tiny Doll", described as "the Major's sweetheart" and other circus performers.
Despite this, and assisted by the Parish, the School purchased the land at Beveridge Road in October 2000, which at that time was used as a yam farm and Shetland pony stud farm.
Its connection with horses continued with the names of three of its buildings: Shetland, Clydesdale and Highland.
Mania was born in 1989, in Galashiels, Scotland to joiner Kevin and mental health worker Lesley Mania, who first sat him on a Shetland pony aged three.
Besides Highland cattle, Shetland pony, and Koniks, an experiment was started in spring 2007 by releasing a small number of Wisents.
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The Highland Pony is one of the three native breeds of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, the others are the Shetland pony and the Eriskay pony.