Edinburgh University Exmoor Pony Trekking

Edinburgh University Exmoor Pony Trekking We are a student run non-profit organisation that promotes the Exmoor breed through our treks. Come trekking!! We own 11 ponies at present.
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We run treks every Saturday and Sunday during the term time and we can try and arrange treks during the week. Visit our website www.exmoorponytrekking.co.uk

Email us: [email protected]

Call/Text us (summer time only) : 07582834171

The University of Edinburgh Exmoor Pony Trekking is a student-run non-profit making organisation (all the money we make goes back into caring for the pon

ies, trek leaders are not paid). We cater for all levels of rider - whether you've never sat on a horse or whether you have ridden all your life, we guarantee you will have a fun time! The ponies are currently at Swanston farm, South Edinburgh. You can either drive or take the 15/4 midlothian bus from the city center. Find out more on how to get to us on our website. We offer 3 different types of treks:

Morning: 2-3 hour advanced/intermediate £35
Afternoon: 1-2 hour beginner/novice £25
Pootle: 30-45 minutes lead rein £15

If you would like to come out trekking more frequently we can offer you a membership costing £15, and this gives you £5 discount off every trek. Trek leaders are University of Edinburgh students who have taken a 1 year course to learn the ropes. They get taught first aid, pony first aid and how to take out a safe and enjoyable trek. If you are a student at the University of Edinburgh and would be interested in doing our Trek Leader Course please send us a message. Fill out our BOOKING FORM http://www.exmoorponytrekking.co.uk/book-a-trek.html

Some recent snapshots of our gorgeous ponies !! Our Christmas treks are up on our website for anybody wanting to see the...
10/12/2024

Some recent snapshots of our gorgeous ponies !! Our Christmas treks are up on our website for anybody wanting to see them before Christmas !! 🎅🎄

Some pony noses !! It’s getting a little bit chilling up in the pentlands so all of our ponies are super fluffy! Can you...
03/12/2024

Some pony noses !! It’s getting a little bit chilling up in the pentlands so all of our ponies are super fluffy! Can you recognise any of the ponies just from their nose??

The ponies had the farrier come up today to do their feet! They get a routine trim and front shoes put on every 6-8 week...
26/11/2024

The ponies had the farrier come up today to do their feet! They get a routine trim and front shoes put on every 6-8 weeks to make sure they are maintained properly. We also sometimes give them licks to distract them in case they get a bit impatient sometimes (like Win in this photo). As we have so many ponies, we usually split the herd into 2 separate days where trek leaders will come up and hold them for the farrier 🧲🐎🎠

Some snowy ponies today !! It’s feeling like proper winter up in the pentlands ❄️☃️
23/11/2024

Some snowy ponies today !! It’s feeling like proper winter up in the pentlands ❄️☃️

Some gorgeous recent photos of our ponies taken by one of our lovely trek leaders. Although they are super photogenic th...
16/11/2024

Some gorgeous recent photos of our ponies taken by one of our lovely trek leaders. Although they are super photogenic they can be very nosy about the camera as well! 🐴

Our merch is now live on our website!! All of the merch will be embroidered with our EUEPTS logo and will be available u...
13/11/2024

Our merch is now live on our website!! All of the merch will be embroidered with our EUEPTS logo and will be available until 28th November so order soon! Shipping or Collection for the merch items will be either in central Edinburgh or up at the tack shed around the end of December - January but we will contact you when you merch arrives to make arrangements. We are looking forward to seeing all of you wearing your merch soon!!

We introduced Annie earlier this semester as an unbacked youngster on loan to us- here she is in one of her first weight...
04/11/2024

We introduced Annie earlier this semester as an unbacked youngster on loan to us- here she is in one of her first weight introduction sessions recently being an absolute star! 🌟

Lots of hard work has been put in by our Youngstock Coordinators since September to prepare her for this after her extended holiday in the herd over the summer and she’s taken to it really well ❤️

The ponies are wishing you all a happy Halloween!! Can you recognise which of our ponies have dressed up as what ??
31/10/2024

The ponies are wishing you all a happy Halloween!! Can you recognise which of our ponies have dressed up as what ??

The ponies have been enjoying the cooler autumn weather up on the pentlands and now it’s starting to get a bit spooky as...
26/10/2024

The ponies have been enjoying the cooler autumn weather up on the pentlands and now it’s starting to get a bit spooky as we reach Halloween- keep your eyes out for any spooky scary ponies soon!!

Thank you so much to everyone that came to our fundraising ceilidh or bought raffle tickets on Sunday.Pleased to announc...
22/10/2024

Thank you so much to everyone that came to our fundraising ceilidh or bought raffle tickets on Sunday.

Pleased to announced that we have made about £450 🎉 all of which will go straight back to the ponies!!

Thank you to all our sponsors and the amazing band too ❤️

Edinburgh University Folk Society Ceilidh Band

*if anyone would prefer not to be included in these images please message us and we can remove them*

20/10/2024

Live draw of Ceilidh raffle prizes!

Thank you to all of our sponsors tonight! We'll be livestreaming the raffle draw tonight at 9 pm!Harbro Ltd Thyme Uplan...
20/10/2024

Thank you to all of our sponsors tonight! We'll be livestreaming the raffle draw tonight at 9 pm!

Harbro Ltd Thyme Uplands Roast Little Horse Portraits Edinburgh Chihuahua Cafe Doodles Ceramics Workshop

Womble and Dingane are here to remind everyone…Our Autumn Ceilidh is TOMORROW! We are ready to come together and raise m...
19/10/2024

Womble and Dingane are here to remind everyone…

Our Autumn Ceilidh is TOMORROW!

We are ready to come together and raise money for these gorgeous boys and the rest of the herd, but have you bought your tickets yet?!

Last chance to buy ceilidh tickets and also raffle tickets with some amazing prizes to include:

A £20 Gift Voucher for Doodles Ceramics
2 £50 Harbro vouchers
A voucher for 2 to the Edinburgh Chihuahua Cafe
Uplands Roast Coffee beans
Gift basket from About Thyme
Original Artwork of one of our ponies by Sylvie Becker
EUEPTS Merch
75th Anniversary EUEPTS book

https://www.exmoorponytrekking.co.uk/product/ceilidh-ticket/

It is now only 4 DAYS until our Autumn Ceilidh!We still have some tickets available and would love to see everyone (stud...
16/10/2024

It is now only 4 DAYS until our Autumn Ceilidh!

We still have some tickets available and would love to see everyone (students and non students welcome!) for what promises to be a great night!!

Tickets include a free soft drink! There will also be a raffle and a stall with merchandise as well as food and drinks available to purchase on the night.

All profit from the event will be returned to our herd of Exmoor ponies.

Tickets are £16 for our non-members and £14 for our social members and TL’s/TLC’s and are available on our website. You can also now purchase raffle tickets!

https://www.exmoorponytrekking.co.uk/product/ceilidh-ticket/

We are very sad to be retiring Bailey and Dary but are wishing them the best in their retirement!!�Bailey is a super swe...
11/10/2024

We are very sad to be retiring Bailey and Dary but are wishing them the best in their retirement!!�Bailey is a super sweet boy that is a favourite among our trek leaders. He loves going on speedy rides and looking after our advanced trekkers as well as getting lots of attention in the field from our trek leaders. Bailey has been with us since 2015 so we will really miss him. The physio was really pleased with him for his age (20 this year!) and we’re sure he could keep going but deserves some time to relax now!
We’ve also really enjoyed having Dary with us over the last year - unfortunately he wasn’t really suited to Scottish winters so is returning to his owner. He is a very gentle and chilled pony who has been reliable and steady on rides so he was another popular pony amongst our trek leaders.

We hope everyone enjoyed meeting our Exmoor ponies!
03/10/2024

We hope everyone enjoyed meeting our Exmoor ponies!

We’ve got two new lovely girls that have recently joined our herd. Meet the gorgeous Imogen and Annie!!These two joined ...
28/09/2024

We’ve got two new lovely girls that have recently joined our herd. Meet the gorgeous Imogen and Annie!!
These two joined us this spring and have become super popular among our trek leaders. They are both super friendly and enjoy scratches in the field (as you can see Annie enjoyed a good scratch in the 3rd picture). Imogen is proving to be a great all rounder and is starting to take new trekkers so keep an eye out for her on your treks !! Annie is learning the ropes and is being taught to be ridden this year so you may see her around the tack shed as well 😊

Thank you so much ! We were very happy to have you trekking with us 😊
28/09/2024

Thank you so much ! We were very happy to have you trekking with us 😊

Address

Glendevon House Drive
Glendevon
FK147JY

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+447564335203

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