Visit the Exmoor Pony Project on this National Trust farm in Exmoor National Park. Meet our amazing herd of Exmoor ponies & project founder Dawn Westcott,  author of the Wild Pony Whispering books

After an introductory chat and a short book reading from Dawn Westcott's book, Rowan The Exmoor Pony, we'll move to an area in the barn where you can be amongst the herd (yet safely separated). You'll meet some of the real-life characters from Dawn's books, Wild Pony Whispering, Wild Stallion Whispering and Wild Herd Whispering, including ponies from free-living moorland herds. 

Observing the Exmoor pony herd is fascinating, as they reveal their beautiful characters and are able to connect with your authentic self. This is a unique opportunity to allow the ponies to bring you into the present moment and a place of mindfulness, forgetting about life's distractions and stresses. Through the connection with their positive herd energy, finding a place of inner peace, stillness and wellbeing - and nourishing it.

We'll practice a short meditation as a group to help 'zone in' to their energy. You can then chat and ask questions or simply 'be', connecting with the ponies. Each session is different, with different ponies drawn to different people. Some participants find it profoundly moving and generally, everyone leaves feeling more self-aware and enriched by the experience. 

Afterwards, there is time for a chat and teas/coffees/biscuits and you're welcome to share any notes and thoughts - or not. Whatever feels right for you. 

Dawn Westcott's books will be available to purchase and can be personally signed, and bags of our wonderful very well-matured, multi-purpose Exmoor Compost (produced by the Exmoor pony herd), are also for sale. Proceeds from the workshop experiences and sales help to support the Exmoor Pony Project. 

The Connecting with Exmoor Ponies & Yourself Experiences are kept to small groups of minimum six and maximum eight participants to enable everyone to have a very special experience. 

We offer seasonal camping for tents and campervans in a beautiful, peaceful, spacious meadow at Holt Ball Farm, which is certified by the Greener Camping Club and open from May until the end of September. There are panoramic views all around of Exmoor moorland, woodland and countryside and across the Porlock Vale to the Bristol Channel. Set in the National Trust's Holnicote Estate, you can experience peaceful, spacious camping for adults (16+ years) and well behaved dogs. Porlock and Minehead are both about 3 miles away. For booking and availability please visit https://www.pitchup.com/campsites/England/South_West/Somerset/Minehead/porlock-vale-campsite/