Fife is a compact, coastal county between the Firths of Forth and Tay, with St Andrews at one end and good agricultural land across the East Neuk villages and the rural interior. Its position gives easy access into Edinburgh and the Lothians to the south and Perthshire and Dundee to the north, making it a practical, well-connected place to search from without the premium prices of the capital itself.
Fife has a solid, unshowy family-pony culture rather than a specific breeding tradition, and coastal grazing in places is exposed to sea winds, producing hardy, weather-used ponies in those areas. Bridges over both firths make travel more straightforward than the geography might suggest, so do not assume Fife is cut off just because it sits on a peninsula.