By Imogen Howse via SWNS Meet the dad walking 200 miles across five counties - while leading a pony. Roger Sewill, 60, is trekking through Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Dorset with his Dales pony Scarlet to raise awareness for mental health problems among people who live and work in the countryside. The duo started their journey on October 15 at Roger's childhood home in Charlwood, Surrey - and will finish in approximately two weeks' time near Sherborne in Dorset, where Roger now lives with his wife and three children.
Roger and Scarlet aim to walk up to 15 miles a day - and will camp overnight in the fields of generous local landowners. Roger said: "I decided to walk with Scarlet as I enjoy walking with a horse. You see a different perspective of life.
"Horses walk more slowly - and they're always in the present. They're thinking about what's around them rather than the list of things they need to do tomorrow. Roger and Scarlet on their 200-mile walk.
(Roger Sewill via SWNS) "So it helps you with your outlook on life." The dad-of-three is hoping his expedition will raise awareness for CountrymenUK, a charity supporting people who have lived or worked in the countryside but now find themselves isolated. Roger said: "I am a trustee of that charity and it's so important as people like farmers often don't look for places they can go to for this sort of help.
"So my goal is to raise awareness for the charity and other similar charities. "If I raise some money for them.