Highland Horse Power

27/03/2024

New (Reborn Allt Duaine) Monadhliath Windfarm North of Kincraig on Alvie, Dunachton, Kinrara and Coignafearn estates (I think although it isnot clear?) - I do not think it is visible from the A9 or locally ?
If there is truly decent "Community Benefit" I will support it - maybe get a local public swimming pool again !
What do others think ??

 Highland Wind Farm Ampyr Energy and ESB Asset Development UK, in partnership with four Highland Estates are currently investigating the potential their land offers to help deliver net-zero for Scotland through renewable energy generation.The proposals are currently at an early stage, with a Scopin...

01/03/2024

Jack Clyne Carriage (I think) for sale at Smile Oyne Auctions at their Tool Sale on the 20th March 2024 - you can bid online too !! I will post the link below
Please Share with anyone you think might be interested :-)

25/06/2023

Highland Show Highland Pony Centenary Extravaganza (Pantomine/Quadrillies) in the main ring 2023 performing “Tam ‘o Shanter” - now available on LIVE TV on “catch up” !
Follow this link it starts at about 9hours 20mins 🙂 Sadly the first part of the performance has been missed because of adverts - but still great all the same 🙂
Please enjoy AND PLEASE SHARE 🙂
Congratulations to all involved especially the ponies and riders and not forgetting Ewan MacKeachan and Sylvia Ormiston who put so much in to it - but all the cast and those in the background too 🙂
Please tag in the comments anyone I have missed please 🙂

Missed the livestreams on Friday 23rd? No problem, catch up on all the content right here!

30/10/2019

A few pictures of some of our Working Highland Ponies with carts and on the land as well as our Cleveland Bays and Clydesdale Rosie - sadly no longer with us :-(

30/10/2019

28/07/2019

I had forgotten about this video of us with our Highland Pones at a working demo for the BHS in 2015 - I think I just about hogged the whole video lol :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzOfVHSOdk8

Make hay while the sun shines! With the treble themes of horse power, agricultural heritage and education, the fourth BHS Scotland working horse day took pla...

10/05/2019

Flying Scotsman steam train today at Kingussie Railway Station for almost an hour from 4:30pm to 5:20pm - go and see it what a spectacle and there will be two steam engines in a “double header” :-)

The Nation’s Favourite Locomotive Flying Scotsman was originally built in Doncaster for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), emerging..

08/02/2017

Opening again for 2017 Season on Saturday the 18th of March with Saddle Club from 10am to 12:30 for local children £15.00. Look forward to seeing you all as we start another year :-)

20/01/2017

We plan to have a celebration weekend at Kingussie for the 65th Anniversary of Pony Trekking this year on Sat 17th and Sun 18th of June at Highland Horse Fun - Kingussie - was Newtonmore Riding Centre - All Welcome - this will also be the weekend at the end of the Golden Hoof Ride (Scotland) 2017. I have updated the celebration page to from the 60th to the 65th - look forward to seeing you all :-) https://www.facebook.com/ponytrekkingscotland

The 70th Anniversary of Pony Trekking is due in 2022 and we will have a Long Weekend of Celebrations

14/01/2017

15/06/2016

This time last year - Mail Coach 100 - charity run to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the last Mail Coach in the UK we believe - thanks to David Burwell for the video and everybody who helped make it happen :-) See if you can see yourself in this great video :-) PLEASE SHARE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNErcPaJ_bA

Kingussie to Tulloch Station & Roy Bridge and then Return- 100 years after the very last one.

30/05/2016

BHS Documentary on Working Horses and a special Highland Pony section by me on how to get started from abouit 50 secs to 5mins 40 secs but the whole thing is really good - Crieff last year :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzOfVHSOdk8

Make hay while the sun shines! With the treble themes of horse power, agricultural heritage and education, the fourth BHS Scotland working horse day took pla...