27/05/2009 by admin.

We will be sponsoring Scotsburn Horse Trials this year including a couple of the jumps specifically. We will be eagerly watching the 225 competitors that have entered so far as they negotiate the ditch combination (we thought this was very apt as all our horses have to jump big ditches daily to come into work!), but most exciting of all will be watching them tackle the brand new log pile jumps at the top of the hill above the Scotsburn Log which we have sponsored in the name of our sister company MacDonalds Mobile Mills (for more info on having your timber sawn on your site go to www.highlandwildrides.co.uk for our contact details). These new log piles look particularly difficult and will pose a real challenge to riders as well as entertainment for spectators. They have very little clearance around them being wedged between some very mature and leafy Beech trees!

The weather is forecasted to be fantastic, dressage starts at 7.30am and we look forward to catching up with you all there for an action packed day!

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05/05/2009 by admin.

Our 100% Eriskay mare, Cuill Pollei, has finally given birth to her long awaited foal out of Eriskay stallion Tobermory. She had a colt at 2am on the very stormy morning of 5^th of May 2009 which also happened to be part owner, Jonathon Wojtunik’s, thirtieth birthday! We have called him Tolstaidh as a name for everyday on the yard, but his show name is Deich ar Fichead which is Gaelic for thirty.

He is a decent size of a foal and full of beans. He is black at the moment with a pale grey muzzle but will eventually fade to grey like his parents over the next 5-8yrs.

Eriskays are very rare with only around 300 or so ponies having Eriskay blood in them. Every year there are only around 15 Eriskay foals born so Tolstaidh is a very important foal. His father is 95% pure Eriskay making Tolstaidh 97%. His mother is very rare as not only is she 100% but there are only 40 mares left that are completely Eriskay and she is the last mare of her bloodline. We will be looking for another 100% stallion for her this year so please contact us if you know of any that you think may be suitable.

For more information on Cuill Pollei go to www.highlandwildrides.co.uk and click on “ADOPTIONS”.

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05/05/2009 by admin.

We would just like to wish the very best of luck to the pupils from Charleston Academy who have entered our competition to come up with a new business logo for Highland Wildrides. The winner will have their design reproduced on our literature, website, signs and on T-Shirts that will be on sale to the public. On top of this they will receive a prize of £50 Highland Wildrides vouchers to be used on any of our products.

We will announce the winner at the end of this month and look out for our new logo on www.highlandwildrides.co.uk

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05/05/2009 by admin.

The Car Boot Sale was a huge success raising over £340 for our new Riding for the Disabled Group. Some of the sellers had excellent vans and stalls on their pitches and great deals on new and used products. We especially loved the bunnies and Giant Snails that were on exhibition and we look forward to receiving one of the Lion Head x Continental Giants from Morag’s Small Animals once he is old enough to leave his mother.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who turned out for pitches or as shoppers. Your support was very much appreciated. We are hoping to make this an annual event and after such a successful first attempt we hope to see it grow rapidly in popularity over the next couple of years with everyone knowing that the best horsey bargains are found at our horsey boot sale!

For more information on future events at Highland Wildrides or other ways in which you can support our RDA group please go to www.highlandwildrides.co.uk and click on “Events and Offers”.

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05/05/2009 by admin.

Our youngest member of the husky pack, Kramer, had his first paid job since appearing at Falls of Shin to deliver Santa to their Christmas fun day. He took out guests at Highland Wildrides for the first time, and we were delighted to see that he has got real “attitude” and a chance of becoming a lead dog!

He will now join the team on all of their Sled Dog Training Trips that are available at Highland Wildrides. We hope that he will soon lose his title as youngest as we are hoping to have more pups in mid June so watch this space or go to www.highlandwildrides.co.uk for pics and info!

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02/05/2009 by admin.

Cordless Makita Power Drill from HIS

Harry Hall kids hat and scarf set from Horse@HIS

Haylage from Mount Eagle Farm

Kids grooming and sticker set from Sarah Watt

Goody Bag from Wormers Direct

Goody Bag from Seaforth Saddlers including a numnah, silk, and gloves.

Pet Food Hamper from Morag Soska

Breyer stablemates set from Seaforth Saddlers

Equissage session from Sheree Dobson

Canine Reiki Massage from Norma Roche

Equine or human Reiki or Reflexology from Sue Wilson

Sled dog ride for two from Highland Wildrides

Own a Pony Day from Highland Wildrides

Selection of sauces from Caledonian Curry Company

There will also be something from Ross Shire Horse Talk who will also be bringing a selection of second hand and new goods in their van. Pet Pals will also be taking a pitch with their mobile pet shop.

The details of our next fund raiser, the Parelli Demo with Claire Adamson, have been confirmed. It will definitely be on Thursday the 7^th at 7pm. The following day we will be having a Play Day and Claire will be doing online lessons for up to two people at a time. At the moment I believe there may be no charge for these lessons, but donations to the RDA instead would be much appreciated.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

For full directions to Highland Wildrides go to www.highlandwildrides.co.uk

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