Basotho pony

Ponies in Lesotho The first ponies in Lesotho are said to have been captured from the roaming Griqua tribes in the early 1800s. In 1829 Chief Moorosi, whose village was perched upon what is…

Solly Motingoe and Samson Phupha spent 10 days in Lesotho in December, and there were lots of ups and downs to the trip. It was good to see that there was fodder and feed available…

The first thing I notice is the hats. This is not Ascot, so there are no ladies in ostrich feathers, but a ragged crowd of men wearing everything from gumboots and jeans to big…

Pony trekking holidays on the hardy Basotho ponies are immensely popular and a fantastic way of exploring Lesotho's beautiful rugged terrain as the bridle paths that criss-cross Lesotho are barely wide enough for vehicles…