Our Horses

Our Trail Horses
Most of our trail horses are actually ponies!  The best ponies to ride in this tough environment are tough ponies – and Highland Ponies have been shaped by the nature of this land to cope with the toughest of the tough!  Most of our ponies are therefore, Highlands, or Highland crosses, but Blue, Saffy and Rain were already here before the business was started, so it made sense that they join in too!
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Blue
Blue is Charys’ 14.2hh skewbald roan Irish Cob mare, who loves going ‘off-road’. 
A good sturdy native pony, she is ridden by guests now, and is in her element running through the heather.
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Misty
Misty is a 14.2hh grey Highland mare. 
Rae
Rae is a 14.1hh grey dun Highland mare.  She is a real sweetheart and is mum to our foal, Mhaia.  Obviously Rae is on maternity leave at the moment, but will be back at work in the spring of 2008.
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Saffy
Normally ridden by Jan, Saffy is a14.2hh fleabitten grey Polish Arab gelding.  Saffy always wants to know what is round the next corner, so trail riding is perfect for him.
Smokie
Smokie is a 14.2hh grey Highland mare.  She used to work as a stalkers pony bringing deer off the hill and has also been used for driving.

Zangus

Zangus
Zangus is a 15hh dun Highland gelding.  He is too tall to be shown, as officially Highland ponies should be no more than 14.2hh, but is perfect for us, as he is alovely weight carrier!

 Rain

RainRain is a15.1hh Appaloosa mare.  We have owned her since she was a yearling.  She is a real softie, but to be honest, not the brightest horse we’ve ever met – a bit of a bimbo!  She has only just started being ridden, and we hope that she will join us on the trail in late 2008/early 2009.

Zoe

Zoe
Zoe is a 14hh Highland x Arab – she loves swimming, and is always up for a good gallop - we know her as the ‘pocket rocket’!  She is an unusual roany dun colour that changes with the seasons!

Does my bum look big? (Actually Zoe, it looks huge! Zoe's been on a diet since this pic was taken)

Other Horses and Ponies
 

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Tori
Tori is an ancient New Forest mare – we don’t know exactly how old, but she’s somewhere in her 30’s.  She babysits Rain and Mhaia when the others are out, and is still ridden out once a week by a young local lassie, which she absolutely loves.

Orion

Orion is a 16.3hh Clydesdale X thoroghbred that Charys has on loan - He's errr - big!