I love journeying with them, sleeping under the stars.” “I looked at it last year but COVID-19 had other ideas. “He’s given me a few good visits to hospital. I reckon he thinks he’s still living on the open plains of Montana. I seem to be a glutton for punishment,” Karen laughs. Like Connie, seven-year-old Monty has behavioural issues and has left Karen needing hospital treatment on more than one occasion. Karen plans on taking Monty the mustang on a similar trip (Image: perthshireadvertiser)

I didn’t quite believe it and so watched the ceremony again.ĭespite the honour, the real prize from the trip has been the change in Connie’s behaviour. “I thought it had been nice to be asked to submit something but I didn’t even watch it. “They had a Zoom thing and when I looked at the entries, they had some serious contenders. “Someone from America got in touch from the awards asking if I wanted to submit it. “It’s gone a bit global - I’ve sold books all over the world. “When I came back, I did a couple of talks and raised some money so I decided to type up the diary and see if I could sell it for charity.

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“When I was on the trip with the horse and dog, I kept a diary, just for my own sanity, to write down how Connie had been behaving. “It was a nice surprise,” Karen (45), from Caputh, told the Perthshire Advertiser. Karen’s ‘The Deaf, the Daft and the Ditsy’ journey round the Outer Hebrides captured the imagination of animal lovers across Perthshire and beyond.Ī diary she compiled was made into a book, and has helped her raise thousands of pounds for animal charities.Īnd late last year it was named the winner of the ‘international equine travel award’ at the Equus Film Festival. Little did she know that, four years later, that trip would see her recognised at a worldwide awards ceremony. In 2017, Perthshire ’s Karen Inkster went on a 300km journey in a final desperate bid to save her horse, Connie.

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