Orkney is an island group off Scotland's north coast, reachable by ferry (or a short flight) rather than by road, and that genuinely shapes everything about buying a pony here — both the size of the local market and the practicalities of ever moving a pony off the islands. It is a small, self-contained community where native and cross-bred ponies are kept on good, if windswept, island grazing.
For a mainland buyer, Orkney is not a casual add-on to a search — factor in ferry costs, crossing times and weather-dependent sailings for both the viewing trip and, if you buy, the pony's onward transport. For island-based families, the local market is small but genuine, and a good pony is worth waiting for rather than importing at real expense from the mainland.