Hooftrek; Hiking with Pack Ponies in the Welsh Mountains

24/01/2022

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06/07/2021

May we introduce Pearl and Swagger ❤

Looking for new homes. 4 year old, approx. 11hh, registered Section A hill ponies.

Llethonow Black Pearl is a gorgeous, showy, black mare and Llethonow Swagger is a sweet, gentle, dapple grey gelding. They are both well mannered, polite and love being fussed with. They have each done many miles in hand over open country and in traffic and have since been backed and ridden away. They are currently doing light hacking in company and enjoy and take pride in their work.

We have loved them dearly since they were foals and hope they will go on to make a young rider, family or show home very happy.

Also available: Similar 3 year old grey Section A pony, Llethonow Silver. He is a beautiful, intelligent young gentleman with great conformation and paces. Very well handled and has done a lot of outings on the lead rein. Great with catching/ hooves/ groundwork/ wearing tack. Ready to be lightly backed by the right person now, or would be a lovely companion pony.

They are all good to travel in the lorry and are up to date with regular hoof trims and worming. Only to go to experienced homes as they are still young and green.

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19/05/2021

A big thank you to Phoebe Smith for the lovely article in Country File magazine. What a lovely couple of days they had for their overnight camping trip with the pack ponies last year!

14/05/2021

Wow! Hooftrek founder Will Williams in the press. In his own words, 'I never thought I would be in the Horse & Hound' 🙂 ❤

29/03/2021

Here's Susie Pony getting back in shape ready for the upcoming Hooftrek season!

25/09/2020

Thank you so much to equine photographer and journalist, Claire Thomas, for the stunning photos and beautiful write-up of our full day trek. Wow! xx

The Welsh Mountain ponies have for centuries roamed the hills and mountains of Wales. With their numbers now in decline, a new tourism initiative seeks to give them a renewed purpose and modern value.

18/09/2020

Lovely ladies from Australia, America, Germany and the UK out on trek this week xx

17/09/2020

All set for our expedition with the ponies this weekend! Let's hope the weather sticks... 🙂

10/09/2020

Great Hooftrek today with Lyndy's ladies! Congratulations all, it was a good climb up to the trig point but we made it! I think Billy- pony was puffing the most 🙂 ❤

03/09/2020

Lovely half day hike today with pack ponies Noni and Billy trekking in tandem and youngster, Silver, along for the walk. Well done all, especially the little guys when we almost lost you to the ferns around Hooftrek HQ...!