Dartmoor ponies
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UK’s biggest zoo turns spotlight on Dartmoors, as ponies join the team
“We are thrilled to have these ponies going to the zoo to promote the wonderful temperaments of hardy Dartmoor ponies and to showcase them to a huge audience”
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Pony poo power harnessed to improve life for birds
“The ponies’ pooing style is an essential skill set”
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At home with native pony breeders Julian Walters and David Hodge
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Visitors warned: ‘look but don’t touch’ as ponies on Dartmoor develop strangles
The charities involved are expecting more visitors to the moor when lockdown restrictions ease
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Dartmoors from Australia, New Zealand and US compete with British-bred ponies in online ‘extravaganza’
“The camaraderie among everyone involved really warmed us over this bleak time and certainly gave us a sense of achievement that we had brought Dartmoor pony enthusiasts together when we couldn't be together physically”
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Boom in native pony sales despite pandemic
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9 novice ponies set to make waves in the show ring this season
Which novice pony would you like to take home?
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Two leading native ponies to bow out at Olympia
The two stallions have had prolific careers under saddle...
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‘It could have been fatal’: Dartmoor foal found with dog poo bag stuck in its mouth
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The future of Team GB? Watch this 10-year-old jockey and her 11hh pony take on some serious cross-country fences...
‘One thing people always comment on is her attitude; she is a very sympathetic rider and is always positive and polite...’
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The Dartmoor pony: the ‘perfect child’s pony’ from the south west
Find out everything you need to know about this native breed
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Move over, Rudolph: star driving pony called in to help Father Christmas
‘He is going to love being a ‘Dartmoor reindeer’ and we are honoured to have been asked to help Father Christmas’
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Petition calls on Defra to end potentially ‘devastating’ red tape
The owner of a Dartmoor hill pony bought at this year’s drift sale fears new ID laws could have serious consequences
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Celebrating Devon: 7 scrumptious Dartmoor ponies we’ve seen out and about this year
The Dartmoor — just one reason why Devon is a truly amazing equestrian county...
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Dartmoors save the day when trek leader is taken ill
The two ponies held firm to bring the group home
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Four-legged local joins distillery team
Bovey Tracey-based Dartmoor Whisky Distillery has adopted Dartmoor pony George
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‘Dartmoor has become Deathmoor’ as number of traffic collisions increases
A group formed to protect the moor says the situation got ‘quite out of control’ last year
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Ponies' bodies left on roadside as warning to drivers
'I'm sorry for the distressing scene but leaving them there will hopefully make more drivers 'moor aware'.' *Warning: report contains upsetting image*
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'I want to win the Champion Hurdle with a Dartmoor cross'
The former point-to-point trainer believes her dream 'is possible'
