5 PLACES TO SEE WILD HORSES
Wiiiild horses couldn't drag me away
Wiiiild, wiiiild horses we'll ride them some dayyyyyyy
Put down the whisky and the shetland pony and take yourself to bed. These equine beauties aren’t meant to be tamed.
Here’s 5 places to see wild horses.
Wiiiild, wiiiild horses we'll ride them some dayyyyyyy
Put down the whisky and the shetland pony and take yourself to bed. These equine beauties aren’t meant to be tamed.
Here’s 5 places to see wild horses.
Camargue
Camargue, France
If horses were to enter Miss World, these ones would win every year.
They’re just… magical. The kind of mare Gandalf saddles up and rides into battle.
You can see ‘em galloping about the marshes of Camargue (where they’ve been for thousands of years). Go on a ride with a local stable to see them across the marshes. Mmmm, doubley horsey.
The Camargue National Park is an hour from Montpellier.
They’re just… magical. The kind of mare Gandalf saddles up and rides into battle.
You can see ‘em galloping about the marshes of Camargue (where they’ve been for thousands of years). Go on a ride with a local stable to see them across the marshes. Mmmm, doubley horsey.
The Camargue National Park is an hour from Montpellier.
Shetland
Foula, United Kingdom
N’awwwwwwwwww
The Shetland Pony is pretty much the cutest thing in the whole world.
You can see these titchy guys on the island of Foula, where they outnumber humans 50 to 1.
The ponies have lived there since the Bronze Age, on the island known as ‘The Edge of the World’ (population = 30).
Pfffffft, it’s pretty hard to get to Foula. From Inverness, you need to get a flight to Kirkwall, then to Lerwick (6 hours) then get the bus to Wall and a 3x per week ferry to Foula. But, PONIES.
The Shetland Pony is pretty much the cutest thing in the whole world.
You can see these titchy guys on the island of Foula, where they outnumber humans 50 to 1.
The ponies have lived there since the Bronze Age, on the island known as ‘The Edge of the World’ (population = 30).
Pfffffft, it’s pretty hard to get to Foula. From Inverness, you need to get a flight to Kirkwall, then to Lerwick (6 hours) then get the bus to Wall and a 3x per week ferry to Foula. But, PONIES.
Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland’s too tough for most (wussy) horses, but these guys - who arrived with the Vikings in 900AD - have grown sturdy and strong to brave the weather.
Let’s face it, they’re titchy and slow compared to yer classic stallions, so they’ve had to come up with their own way of moving fast called a ‘tolt’ 😍
They *tolt* around Iceland pretty much unphased by people. Pull over in your car and give them a wave - they’re all over the place.
Let’s face it, they’re titchy and slow compared to yer classic stallions, so they’ve had to come up with their own way of moving fast called a ‘tolt’ 😍
They *tolt* around Iceland pretty much unphased by people. Pull over in your car and give them a wave - they’re all over the place.
Konik
Stepnica, Poland
Konik ponies are some of the most ancient in the world - cousins with the ones you see in cave paintings.
They were discovered by Nazis in the Polish sticks, and kept to make purebreeds (sigh).
Most of the ones taken to Germany had to be eaten when the war got sticky, but these Polish lads have had a comeback as they’re used for grazing in national parks round Europe. Catch ‘em in the Oder Delta Reserve in Stepnica.
Stepnica is 2hrs20 from Berlin, or 3 hrs from Poznań.
They were discovered by Nazis in the Polish sticks, and kept to make purebreeds (sigh).
Most of the ones taken to Germany had to be eaten when the war got sticky, but these Polish lads have had a comeback as they’re used for grazing in national parks round Europe. Catch ‘em in the Oder Delta Reserve in Stepnica.
Stepnica is 2hrs20 from Berlin, or 3 hrs from Poznań.
Dülmen
Dülmen, Germany
Top lad Duke Alfred von Croy got worried when he heard the Dülmen Ponies were endangered. He built a sanctuary for them in 1847, and 300 of the hoofy beauties have lived there since.
Watch them frolic frolic frolic in their natural woodland habitat. Neighhhhhhhhh.
The Dülmen Reserve is an hour from Dortmund.
Watch them frolic frolic frolic in their natural woodland habitat. Neighhhhhhhhh.
The Dülmen Reserve is an hour from Dortmund.