Houlls Horses And Hounds

Highly recommend Houlls Horses and Hounds for horse trekking in the Shetlands! Dorothy is super welcoming and incredibly knowledgable about Icelandic horses and horse culture. The 2 hour trek was a fantastic ride with great scenery and lots of opportunities to experience the Tolt gait. The horses are all gorgeous and so well cared for, it was a wonderful experience.

We had a really fantastic ride with Dorothy on her lovely Icelandic horses. Dorothy catered really well to our different experience levels (one experienced and one novice rider). The ride was extremely scenic and Dorothy provided lots of interesting insights into Shetland life, and I also learned a lot more about Icelandic horses. Lovely Orri and Hördur (sharing with a chicken) enjoying a meal after our ride.

My daughter Isabel (11) visited these stables twice during our recent stay in the Shetland Islands and Dorothy could not have made her more welcome. It was without doubt the highlight, of what was an amazing two weeks, for her. Thank for your wonderful hospitality Dorothy, Izzy is already planning her next visit!!

This was the #1 experience we had on our 10 day UK adventure. Before we even arrived, Dorothy was so helpful and communicative, making sure we had all the information we needed before arriving (and would wear appropriate clothing/footwear). The before we began our trek, we were just floored by Dorothy's style of teaching. We have all taken riding lessons and done trail rides at various points in our lives, and no one has ever explained things as well as she did. We learned so much about Icel...

Utterly amazing, booked the 2 hours excellent value for money and had a wonderful time with Dorothy. Would recommend this to anyone even remotely interested in horses. Thank you Dorothy, it was perfect, Barbara.