dartmoor pony
The Dartmoor Pony was used in medieval times for carrying heavy loads of tin from the mines across the moor.
Dartmoor Pony
The Dartmoor pony is a very rare breed with only a handful left in the world.
Dartmoor Pony
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Dartmoor Pony
This attractive pony has a generous temperament combined with strength, ...
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Dartmoor pony
The Dartmoor pony roams wild in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, in the United Kingdom. It is closely related to the Exmoor Pony.
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to the preservation, promotion and breeding of the Dartmoor Pony in America.
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An all- generation pony for all disciplines.
The Dartmoor Pony has a small head, strong neck, strong back and highquarters. Hardy, strong, versatile, a good jumper and long lived. Good stamina.
Temperament of the Dartmoor Pony
The Dartmoor Pony is reliable, sensible, kind and quiet.
The Dartmoor Pony has a small, well-defined body type -- muscular but not overly chunky. Both its head and ears are rather small; the pony's neck, meanwhile, is of average length.
The Dartmoor Pony Moorland Scheme (DPMS), established in 1988 in a bid to halt the decline in numbers and along with the Dartmoor Pony Society, runs a breeding scheme. The Dartmoor Pony has since been granted Rare Breed status.
The earliest reference to the Dartmoor Pony appeared in 1012 in the Will of a Saxon Bishop, Aelfwold of Crediton. Much later during the heyday of tin mines on Dartmoor, the ponies were used extensively for carrying the tin to the Stannary towns.
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Dartmoor Pony
The Dartmoor Pony is one of nine breeds native to the British Isles. The area from which it originates is a rocky, barren, moorland called Dartmoor in Devon, England.
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The Dartmoor pony roams wild in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, in the United Kingdom.
The Dartmoor Pony is an attractive pony very much in demand for its gentle nature as a child's first riding mount.
Standard of the Dartmoor Pony Height: Not exceeding 12.2 hh. Color: Bay, brown, gray, chestnut, roan. Piebald and skewbalds are not allowed. Excessive white markings should be discouraged.
Dartmoor Pony - Dartmoor National Park in southwestern England is home to thousands of miniature ponies who ream freely across a vast moor.
Dartmoor Pony
A popular children's mount, usually around 12.1 hands, originating at Dartmoor, Devon, England. Dartmoors are usually kind and sensible.
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The Dartmoor Pony is one of the British "Mountain and Moorland" breeds. The Dartmoor has bred and survived in the open tracts of Moorland in the area of the Dart River.
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The Dartmoor pony is a quality riding pony and also suitable for use in harness. They are nicely proportioned and put together, with good conformation. They have fine, attractive heads set on a muscular neck.
If all this may sound over-particular, it is the result of a peculiar problemwhich has confronted breeders of the Dartmoor pony in its natural habitat.
Dartmoor pony, England, predominately domesticated, also lives in feral herds
Exmoor pony, England, predominately domesticated, also lives in feral herds
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These intelligent animals can oft become stubborn, which is why they require proper training. The different breeds under this type are Shetland pony, Welsh pony, Connemara pony, Chincoteague pony, Dartmoor pony, Fell pony.
 See also: Dartmoor, Pony, Stallion, Ponies, Height
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