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    The Shetland Pony Grand National – sponsored by the Thelwell Estate

    • Charlotte Peters

    Who better to be a sponsor of the popular Shetland Pony Grand National than Thelwell? Norman Thelwell (1923-2004) was an English landscape artist and illustrator. He was most famous for his hilarious illustrations of determined little girls with their naughty, hairy ponies who invariably have the upper hand. (Read more…

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