Rider completes cross-Britain charity trek and salutes Perthshire
Perthshire.Louis Hall (24) and his Highland pony Irelanda passed by Rannoch and Loch Tay in August as they headed south.Actor Louis had a goal to raise £10,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and took 57 days - covering 1147 miles - to complete his challenge, The Big Hoof.The ride was in memory of his friend Leo, who died aged 26 from the condition.Dirty campers use Loch Tummel as a festival siteHe contacted the PA to say the long ride had been full of adventure and danger as well as a period when his pony went lame.But his journey through Perthshire had been an enjoyable break from the more treacherous country of the north where he began.“As I rode from Corrour down to Loch Rannoch I could feel the air becoming fresh and warm, and the views