Hill Pony Resources

02/11/2026

Sharing again& hopeful we can raise our target this year 🙏.

Please help us to continue to care for the ponies at Hill Pony Resources

01/11/2026

A busy weekend and a complete contrast to last weekend with lovely weather yesterday and with exception of cold mist this morning , today as well. From start to finish busy as per usual but with addition of moving ponies to our second field yesterday. Things didn't go to plan as we were going to try to move Amber and Tina. Always a worry as they have to be herded on to transport but I thought I had all escape routes covered but not so ! Tina found her way through the hedge and we spent the next hour or so frantically trying to work out how to get her back. 😲 She really wanted to get back to her herd and in particular Amber of course but was obviously quite stressed out about the whole situation. I began thinking about her little adventure a few years back in the South Hams with her old pal Midnight which involved a community helping to catch them , they even made the news ! But this time she was alone and desperate to return to her companion. Anyway we eventually coaxed her back with a little boundary remodeling (!) and a bucket of pony nuts phew ! After that event & a much needed coffee break we decided to opt for plan B which meant Amber & Tina stayed put and instead we tried to load Tomsk. (To move with Chancer & my mare Calico.) Well after a little while Tomsk loaded well. It is the first time loading using a head collar and leading so this is really good progress for Tomsk and now he is sited on a quieter road we should be able to help him progress to little walks off site. As it works out I am trying to integrate Treacle with Amber & Tina as I think they may be matched temperament wise and Treacle really needs friends that are going to stay awhile. She really is a sweet mare. So that is the plan for this week. I hope you all had a less eventful weekend than us !

Thank you to Chrissy Tucker for donating bags of pony nuts today , pony nuts come in very handy for some of our ponies !

30/10/2026

They are here ! Our 2027 Calenders featuring Several of our Ponies (who have been cared for by us this year) have arrived and are available to purchase. With grateful thanks to the following sponsors: Angela Pitts Gill Dixon Pegasus Horse Travel Queen of Hooves Equine Podiatry JC Equestrian. Julia Whitting Langton Farm Livery Stables. Heather Laird-Ruocco Giselle Lockett & Lois Paul & Chrissy Tucker for sponsoring our Calendar this year.

Calenders are £10 each & £3.50 p/p (up to 2 calenders please contact for postage price on more ).

They make great Christmas gifts 🎄 🎁.

We also have Christmas Cards available at £6 per pack. 🎄 Please get in touch if you would like to order :)

29/10/2026

Coming soon !!!

28/10/2026

⭐£1 Wednesday !! ⭐

Dear supporters - we desperately need to raise funds to get us through another winter. It has been a really tough year with the extended heatwave, more ponies returning, few adoptions, & drop in donations. We really could do with a little (or large !) help to enable us to continue to care for the ponies with us & those in foster homes too ! We know many people are struggling but if you follow our ponies and their antics on Social Media perhaps you donate just £1 to support us please? we have over 6K followers now so our total could be raised We have set up a Crowdfunder Appeal - perhaps you could share this with your friends and family too. There are other ways you can help too which we will be sharing with you over the next week or so - any help at all is appreciated. And over course a big Thank you to everyone who makes a donation to us including one off and regular donations - we honestly couldn't survive without your help
Thank You

Please help us to continue to care for the ponies at Hill Pony Resources

27/10/2026

Trim day for a few ponies today. All were very good with exception of Twiglet who likes to give her party tricks demonstration from time to time ! But the star of the show is lovely Bear who is now getting the hang of having his hooves trimmed including practice with backs too. Little Amber was a bit miffed having to stop grazing for a few minutes but very good all the same. All the ponies who had been 'difficult' in the past have progressed really well thanks to the patience of our lovely trimmer Queen of Hooves Equine Podiatry Thank you :)

26/10/2026

It wasn't a good start to the week (weather wise) so we were very grateful to our lovely volunteers Jackie & Dave for turning up to help on the yard. We would like to say a huge "thank you" for their help and commitment since starting with us. Volunteering makes such a difference to the daily workload especially going through winter when the chores get more difficult. Many hands make light work and we always find time for a cuppa too ☕ :). We have had a few volunteering enquiries lately so hoping that these people will join us too. We especially need help at the weekend. We ask volunteer to complete a short form & provide a reference too. Please get in touch email [email protected] if you would like to help :)

25/10/2026

Sunday Update

After a chilly start we welcomed a day with mostly sunshine ☀️. Lots of yard chores including re fixing the electric fencing , replacing mud mats displaced by recent muck heap removal ! As well as putting out new mats to make solid standing places for ponies. Alongside this making up what feels like a never ending task of making up haynets. The ponies spent a lot of time on the yard due to the weather so there was also never ending poo picking to be done ! Once the bad weather hit there was little space to get everyone onto yard shelter areas we are definitely over horsed (or should I say over ponied !) at the main yard. And we still have to find space to fit Cola in too ! This week I will set up a paddock at our field that has been rested for a while so that we can move a few ponies there. More plans to make and electric fencing to put up , mud mats to lay , but hopefully by the next batch of stormy weather we will be able to cope slightly better
Now where can I put Cola ? !! 🤔

24/10/2026

& today we have rain ! ☔ I know the reservoirs need it but ..........