The Ormiston Family have been involved in breeding the finest quality Highland Cows and Highland Ponies since the mid 1800’s in Badenoch.
We are also well known for our work in providing ponies and cattle for making films. We are located in the new Cairngorms National Park in the middle of “Monarch of the Glen” Country.
We have a new website for the Riding Centre at Newtonmore that has just launched and is undergoing the final modifications and uploading of pictures, please have a look at it and let us know what you think.
The Ormiston Family have been in Badenoch for over 150 years and is very much involved in all aspects of rural life.
We are currently developing our own family museum on site that will showcase this and the history of pony trekking and our Highland Ponies among other things.
Ruaridh is in the process of writing a book on the History of Ormiston Highlands and it will also have lots of funny stories about people and places associated with Highland Ponies and Cattle and will include:
- The history of the Stud back to the Gaick and Glentromie days and old Edward Ormiston and his ponies from the early 1800’s, including pictures where appropriate.
- The history of Ewan Ormiston and the venison days before and during the last war.
- The use of ponies by the deer shooting estates and The Lovat Scouts.
- The start of pony trekking in Newtonmore from 1952 by Ewan.
- The export of Croila Ponies all over the world.
- The story of the Strathmashie Fold of Highland Cattle.
- The involvement in the Film Industry from the 1950s till today.
