A Garron or Garran (from Scottish Gaelic gearran) is a type of a small sturdy horse or pony.
[citation needed] The word Garron has also been used to describe a Highland cross of a Clydesdale horse with ponies.
[3] Highland deer-stalking estates kept Garrons to bring the stags off the hill, as some still do, for tradition or where ATV access is not practicable.
[4] Garrons are mentioned a number of times in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.
The author Nigel Tranter mentions Garrons frequently in his novels about Scottish history, for example "Macbeth, the King".