Out in the wild Atlantic, perched on the rugged cliffs of Foula in the Shetland Islands, there are more hooves than footsteps. With only a few dozen people calling the island home, livestock — sheep and ponies — easily outnumber the humans. And when the wind comes howling in off the sea, it’s the hardy native ponies that look like they truly belong. The Shetland pony, one of Britain’s oldest and toughest breeds, was shaped by islands like this — forged by salt air, steep hills, and centuries of