Question #29702. Asked by bekahlen@aol.com.
Last updated Jan 04 2017.
The Shetland pony "Mr. Butler", owned by Bonnie Blue Butler, plays an important part in a subplot. Its presence in 1870s Atlanta is a bit of an anachronism. Shetland ponies are native to the Shetland Islands of Scotland. There are no records of their importation to the US prior to 1885.