Exmoor Pony

Categories: Animals | Pets | Equestrian
    • Oldest and purest of the British native pony breeds
    • Prefered height is 11.2 to 12.3 hands
    • Very rare

  • The Exmoor Pony is a rare and ancient breed of British pony—there are fewer than 40 in North America and around 1000Devon Ponies: Exmoor Ponies worldwide. Bred primarily for herding and tending to livestock, they are still today used for jumping, driving, dressage and long distance riding.

  • Primitive Survivor

    Because the Exmoor shares distinct characteristics with prehistoric fossil remainsTheExmoor.com: http://theexmoor.com/ExmoorHis.html Exmoor Pony History, the breed is believed to be descended from the original equine residents of the British Isles, who arrived via land-bridge over 130,000 years ago.World of Horses: The Exmoor Pony

  • Conservation

    As conservationists strive to prevent the Exmoor from going extinct, Great Britain's primordial pony has gained its own role as a conservationist. Small herds of Exmoors are kept on nature reserves, where their ability to graze on certain invasive plants allows desired foliage to thrive.World of Horses: The Exmoor Pony

About this page

  • Page Views
    0
What is this?
No one is currently managing this page.
What is this?
This page currently has no vertical manager.

Featured Pages

Contact Mahalo | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Advertisers | RSS for this page | CC License 2.0
©2007-2009 Mahalo.com Incorporated.
Powered By EdgeCast