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My wife and friends came across a wild pony today on top of Gyrn, in the enclosures/sheepfolds on the north east side. Grid reference 648688

They tried getting it out but it had presumably jumped in, and couldn't get enough of a run up to leap out again. It was too big to go through the low sheep gate in the wall.

They tried to get it out without success, it probably needs a farmer/ranger with a quad bike/winch.

Any ideas who we could contact to let them know?

Ta

GTE

Just done some googling, looks like this chap could be a good start:

https://twitter.com/1garethwynjones?s=21

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gallery/wild-carneddau-po...

Good luck. 

Well, he's been tweeted (twet? Tweeten?), and is on the case.

And a friend has asked Ogwen MRT if they have any contacts who can help 

Thanks 

GTE

Well done!

Bump.

If anybody is going up to check that the pony has been freed this weekend?

If I found it still there, presumably it is a dry stone enclosure. Taking down a short piece of wall would let the pony out. 

The wall can be rebuilt, the pony not.

Dewi here from the Carneddau Pony Society. I have just seen your message and someone will go up to the sheep pens to check up on the pony sometime in the next 24 hours

UPDATE: Someone was due to go up this afternoon, Friday. I will post a further update tomorrow.

Dewi

Thanks Dewi,

Good to hear 

GTE

I love that there is a carneddau mountain pony society. They are a magnificent sight - the ponies, not the society  

Thank you very much, diolch.

The society is a group of farmers that graze sheep on the Carneddau and look after the ponies in all weather. As a society, we must thank the charity Horse Sense Wirral for looking after any sick or injured ponies that we have to take off the mountain

Do we know if the pony is now OK?

I haven't heard anything. My wife reckons it was on its last legs, but is by no means a pony expert.

I'd love to know the outcome too

That's a shame, esp. not to know.  Though I did read up on these ponies online and apparently if they die on the hills they leave the remains there as they feed back into the eco-system.  So perhaps that is what happened.

Is that true? My understanding was that, although feral, the Carneddau ponies are technically owned by various farmers. And that therefore any ones dying on the hill would legally have to be disposed of? (legally that is, I guess plenty of hill livestock dies and no one realises so it just gets left).

I read it here:  https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2018/09/wild-ponies-wales-rugg...

I am seriously interested in horses, always have been, but strangely hadn't heard of this group of ponies prior to this thread, so I've been finding out about them.

Any news on this Pony, Dewi? There are a few people waiting, including the walker who called it in. Thanks.

I was up there on Tuesday (1st March) and didn't see any sign of it.

Thanks for the link, that really surprises me.