Friday 3 September 2010
IN 2006, Vyv Wood-Gee and her daughter Elsa with their two Fell ponies Lancer and Mikado rode 1,335 miles from John O’Groats to Lands End in aid of Cancer Research.
Scotland’s leading dressage rider Jo Barry is not resting on her laurels and despite winning three national titles at last month’s British Dressage winter championships she’s hungry for more.
Eriskay ponies are few and far between and it is no surprise that they are on the critical list of the Rare Breed Survival Trust.
HORSES AND farming can work together as the cross-country training course at Braeside of Lindores, Newburgh near Cupar in Fife proves.
Mountain and moorland ponies are going through a purple patch as riders recognise the versatility these breeds can offer.
Unfortunately, by the time the symptoms of liver poisoning appear it’s often too late – irreversible damage has taken place.