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The Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

Hello and thanks very much for downloading the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

I'm Mark Stephen.

My guest in the podcast this week is Claire Aldred.

Now, Claire's based in the north-east of Scotland, as am I.

And for a number of years, she's been exploring the landscape in her neck of the woods and beyond,

sometimes for days at a time.

But she doesn't go alone.

Her partners on these treks are her two horses.

Oh, he's not so good about it this time.

Do you remember that from five years ago, six years ago?

Hmm?

So this is yogi who's walking behind you.

He's a Highland Cross thoroughbred.

He's ginger and he's about 15 one hands. He's a cheeky chap, very lovable.

He's got great drive on the trails. He really likes to push on up hills. He tends to

drive the whole team forward. And then on my right here is Swift. She's an Appaloosa cross quarter horse. She's 162.

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