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TRAINER Emma Massingale took her ponies Albert and Ernie on a motorboat, to meet their horsey relatives on the Shetland Islands. <\/p>\n
Emma, 34, practised on a lake, above, near home in Holsworthy, Devon, before making the trip for real. <\/p>\n
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Once there, her Shetlands ran free with herds on their native Scottish isles. <\/p>\n
Emma was pictured loading them on to a little motor boat before they sailed to the islands northeast of mainland Scotland <\/p>\n
She said: The first time, Albert got his front feet on the boat but left his back feet off. Ernie hopped straight on. <\/p>\n
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They were really good by the end. <\/p>\n
Its a wildlife haven out there with dolphins and orcas, quite weird alongside the ponies. <\/p>\n
Ernie, who Emma has owned for four years and rescued from Bodmin Moor, is related to one of the first Shetland ponies on the islands. <\/p>\n
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Emma camped on the islands,met the Shetland Pony Society and traced the ancestry of her diminutive companions. <\/p>\n
In the past, working Shetlands on the islands were used to carry peat and seaweed. <\/p>\n
They also wore their very own knitted Fair Isle jumpers. <\/p>\n
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Emma is a specialist and professional horse trainer, having developed her own unique way of communicating with herds of horses. <\/p>\n
Her latest adventures will be shown on BBCs the One Show on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
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