The feral ponies are owned by seven farming families who operate as the Carneddau Pony Society. Its spokesperson is Llanfairfechan’s Gareth Wyn Jones, who said: “If there’s going to be a sprinkling of ...

Mountain ponies have grazed the Carneddau in Snowdonia for at least 500 years, and may even be descendents of the ancient Celtic pony. As well as being important to our genetic and cultural ...