Ponies and Horses Archives - Lluest Horse and Pony Trust

The tale of Benjamin Button

by Lluest Horse and Pony Trust | Monday July, 2016 | Our latest news, Ponies and Horses |

Benjamin Button arrived with us in January 2015. Just two years of age this tiny pony, as an unwanted colt, had been heartlessly discarded resulting in him being passed around by several unsuitable owners. He was eventually spotted by a responsible urban pony owner...

A Tale of Two Ponies…Frank and Godfrey

by Lluest Horse and Pony Trust | Wednesday July, 2016 | Our latest news, Ponies and Horses |

Frank (originally known as Santa) arrived as a foal at foot with his mum Mistletoe and friend Tinsel. All three had been siezed by a local council and were due to be humanely destroyed when we stepped in with the offer of a home at Lluest. They settled in well and...

Trooper…our poster pony

by Lluest Horse and Pony Trust | Monday July, 2016 | Our latest news, Ponies and Horses |

Trooper, a Welsh Mountain pony was found in 2012 in a filthy shed on the outskirts of a major Welsh city starving and emaciated. Tests subsequently indicated that he had been eating his own faeces in his bid to survive. He was only found because a dog walker became...

Polly and new arrival Jigsaw

by Lluest Horse and Pony Trust | Wednesday June, 2016 | Our latest news, Ponies and Horses |

We were recently asked to take two very well cared for ponies from the Swansea area. Sadly both were in urgent need of a new home due to Swansea Council’s new legislation and ban on tethering ponies in some areas around the city. The ban has resulted in many ponies...

Gertie and the ‘Storm Ponies’

by Lluest Horse and Pony Trust | Monday June, 2016 | "Storm Ponies" Blog, Ponies and Horses |

Gertie was rescued by Lluest in February 2016 along with her little foal at foot, Eva and two other beautiful ponies, Imogen and Henry. All four had been abandoned on a local mountain and had been struggling to survive for up to 18 months before we were alerted to...

The Story of Robbie