Emily a two year old Clydesdale horse assists Dave Garman with a felled tree. Garman, 45, originally from Los Angeles, where he was once the chief of the Scottish American Athletic Association, the co...

Young pipe majors await the final gathering of the pipes to offically close the Cowal gathering in Dunoon the largest highland games in Scotland. Every summer, a group of athletes, musicians and dance...

Neil Elliott, dressed in a kilt and holding a caber on a likeside near his home in Dumbarton. He competes in over 40 Highland Games and heavyweight events across the world throughout the summer.

Gregor Edmunds, former world caber tossing champion and World Highland Games Champion in 2007 sorts through his garage at his home. He has stored some cabers on a wall rack behind him.

Gregor Edmunds from Scotland has been world caber tossing champon, No 1 Highland Games athlete in the world and World Highland Games champion 2007. Here seen carrying Chieftain Blythe Duff, a UK TV pe...

Gregor Edmunds holds his trophies at the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon, Argyl and Bute. The Scotsman has been world caber tossing champon, No 1 Highland Games athlete in the world and World Highland Games...

Neil Elliott wears a kilt and holds a caber near his home in Dumbarton. He competes in over 40 Highland Games and heavyweight events across the world throughout the summer.

Gregor Edmunds from Scotland has been world caber tossing champion, No 1 Highland Games athlete in the world and World Highland Games champion 2007. Here, he throws a hammer at the Cowal Gathering, in...

Neil Elliott holds a caber near his home in Dumbarton, West Dumbartonshire. He competes in over 40 Highland Games and heavyweight events across the world throughout the summer.

Gregor Edmunds from Scotland has been world caber tossing champon, No 1 Highland Games athlete in the world and World Highland Games champion 2007. Here he stands in a garage holding the national flag...

Neil Elliott wears a kilt and holds a caber near his home in Dumbarton. He competes in over 40 Highland Games and heavyweight events across the world throughout the summer.

Neil Elliott (left) and other competitors prepare for the World Championships for tossing the caber at the Inveraray Highland Games, held at Inveraray Castle in Argyll.

Neil Elliott shows his hands after tossing a caber near his home in Dumbarton. Neil competes in over 40 Highland Games and heavyweight events across the world throughout the summer.

Neil Elliott wears a kilt as he holds a caber near his home in Dumbarton. He competes in over 40 Highland Games and heavyweight events across the world throughout the summer.

Neil Elliott competes in the World Championships for caber tossing, the hardest of the heavy events at the Inveraray Highland Games, held at Inveraray Castle in Argyll.