Native breeds
Fly The Last Flute and Sandra Burton, winners of the Mountain & Moorland Ridden Championship at Olympia 2013
The native, or Mountain and Moorland (M&M) breeds of Great Britain form a group of several breeds of ponies. Many of these are derived from semi-feral ponies kept on moorland or heathland, and some of them still live in this way.
M&M’s are one of the most popular mounts of choice today and the respective classes are usually the biggest on the show field.
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Tales from Somerford: the native breeds strutting their stuff at the National Dressage Championships
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Dales stallion surprises breeders with championship victory and ticket to Liverpool M&M final *H&H Plus*
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Fell pony leaps to working hunter pony victory to give jockey first Windsor title *H&H Plus*
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Could your native pony take on the 12-fence track at the Royal Windsor Horse Show? H&H walks the course... *H&H Plus*
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Mares lead Horse & Hound M&M in-hand championship *H&H Plus*
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H&H’s guide to M&M working hunter pony classes: how to ride each breed and what the judges are looking for
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6 questions owners of native ponies might have been asked
Always ask what breed a native is, never make an uninformed guess...
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Living the good life: how turning native ponies away has proven beneficial *H&H Plus*
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Finding the ideal native: which breed is perfect for you? *H&H Plus*
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H&H’s guide to showing a small breed mountain and moorland pony
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At home with native pony breeders Julian Walters and David Hodge
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‘I knew he was going to be a star’: Farewell to one of the most prolific Connemaras of all time
Bunowen Castle Ri was supreme at Olympia in both 2005 and 2007 and was also champion at HOYS.
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New in-hand championships to promote British breeds
Will you be looking to enter?
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Who’s on washing duties? Previous Olympia champion revels in mud during his pre-season holiday
“His incredible temperament makes it easy for him to switch from covering stallion to show pony...”
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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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‘It just made me more hungry for the win’ — show producer Katy Marriott-Payne on setting two native breed records
“I always say that it takes three goes at Olympia before you even have any idea of how to do it...”
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6 things owners of native ponies can relate to during winter
Native owners keep on top of those wild locks (it can become an obsession)...
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‘All I wanted to do was go to shows every day for the rest of my life’ — Show producer Sam Roberts on her journey to the top
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6 reasons why Connemara ponies are simply the best
Why do you think Connemaras are a step above the rest?
