The ponies were used to set up the Exmoor Pony Trekking Society after the success of pony trekking in Newtonmore. The club intended that by taking the public out for treks, the breed would be publicized as useful horses and pay for their own keep. Mary Stone ran treks each summer from the Snoot Youth Hostel in Hawick. The treks continued from a number of locations around Edinburgh and now run from the Pentland Hills.