Good news for chocolate-loving equestrians — Marks & Spencer has added a touch of equine to its Easter egg range for the second year running in the form of Shaggy the Shetland!
Bar updated packaging — this time they’ve gone for an orange stable with multi-coloured straw at the bottom — the plump little pony looks much the same.
He is wearing a head collar and certainly has the cute factor, although he is possibly carrying a little too much ‘condition’ around his middle to be a healthy representation of his breed.
The hollow milk and white chocolate Shetland weighs 155g and costs £7. On the side of the box are the words: “it’s time for the mane event”.
I see what they did there…
“Shaggy the Shetland will charm everyone this Easter,” says M&S in the description on its website. “Shaggy is an adorable pony lovingly crafted from creamy milk and white chocolate — almost too cute to eat! We’re committed to sourcing our cocoa responsibly.”
Another cute animal in the range is the milk chocolate Hiccup the Hippo, whose branding says, “I hope you pygmy!”
Others include Sunny the Sloth, Daisy the Cow, Ralph the Cavapoo, and Toby the T-Rex.
View Shaggy the Shetland and the rest of the animal friends Easter range on the M&S website here.
About the Shetland pony
Shetland ponies are native to the UK. It is a Scottish breed that originated in the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.
They measure up to around 10hh and it is their diminutive stature that often earns them the ‘cute’ name tag from members of the general public — although horse people know better.
Shetlands are small but very hardy, designed to survive Scottish winters in the wild, and used to carry heavy loads and plough fields in bygone years.
Nowadays they are still used for riding and driving, and are commonly referred to by a nickname with a different vowel (‘i’) replacing the ‘e’ in Shetland…
