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Up Close With Ponies On Dartmoor — The Quillcards Blog

Darmoor Ponies – history, description, a meeting on Dartmoor, and photographs. Continue reading


Dartmoor - Devon: Gives You A Front Row Seat To The Wonder Of The ...

The Dartmoor ponies are local and have been in this region for over a thousand years. Strong enough to work hauling the tin they also are gentle enough to be the perfect pet for a child. However, their line has become endangered and this makes it ... Built in the late twentieth century by Julius Drewe for his family and lived in until the line was gone now the castle has passed on to the National Trust which oversees and facilitates all the houses and history of England. ... Continue reading


Dartmoor – Devon: Built With The History And Beauty Of The Moorland

If you are lucky you can see the Dartmoor ponies. Residing in this area of Devon for over a thousand years they are sweet and powerful animals that used to haul the tin for the mines. With good temperaments they are perfect for a young ... Continue reading


All about camping with the family

... of some popular camping traditions. Singing songs around the campfire, setting up tents, etc. are all camping traditions that are deeply-rooted in history. Make your next camping vacation one to remember by incorporating these fun camping traditions into your stay. ... Wild camping is permitted here, with just the Dartmoor ponies for company. Enjoy horse riding, fishing, kayaking and mountain biking or learn about Dartmoor letterboxing for a walk with a purpose. ... Continue reading


The History Of Exmoor Ponies at MadelineDyer.com

The History Of Exmoor Ponies. The Exmoor pony is one of the oldest breed of ponies native to the UK, that can still be found living wild in Exmoor. Often mixed up with Dartmoor ponies, the true Exmoor ponies have very specific colouring ... Continue reading


Dartmoor – Devon: Built With The History And Beauty Of The Moorland

The Dartmoor ponies are local and have been in this region for over a thousand years. Strong enough to work hauling the tin they also are gentle enough to be the perfect pet for a child. However, their line has become endangered and ... Continue reading


Horses – Breeds A To Z | The Horse Source

The history of this breed actually began in 1788. When the first breed of horses was brought to Eastern Australia by the First Fleet. These horses were of mixed English Thoroughbred and Spanish stock and they were hardy enough horses that they were a ... The letter D gives us the Dartmoor Pony. This horse is one of nine breeds that are specific to the British Isles. This particular breed comes from a barren moorland called Dartmoor, which is located in Devon, England. ... Continue reading


Dartmoor – Devon: Built With The History And Beauty Of The Moorland

The Dartmoor ponies are powerful, strong and sweet tempered animals that not only were perfect for work but for the little ones of the Devon area. They have become endangered so see them soon. Water was used to run mills and foundries ... Continue reading


pet can stay: Different Types of Horses

The different breeds under this type are Shetland pony, Welsh pony, Connemara pony, Chincoteague pony, Dartmoor pony, Fell pony. Read more on : History of Horseback Riding; The Friesian - A Dressage Horse; Mustang Horse Facts ... Continue reading


JOG-LE Reaches Plymouth - 20th July

Crossing Dartmoor. Famous 'Post bridge', Dartmoor. Entrance arch to Dartmoor Prison. Dartmoor Prison museum. Dartmoor pony. Cycle track on the route to Plymouth. The pilgrim steps, Plymouth. I lose track of the number of days I have ... Continue reading

Dartmoor-Pony history

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. When this finished they were left to roam free apart from those required for work around the farms.

In 1898, the Polo Pony Society (now the National Pony Society) set up Local Committees to produce descriptions of each of England's native breeds. Apart from the height, the original description of the Dartmoor was almost identical to the present breed standard. Five stallions and 72 mares were inspected and entered into the first Stud Book by the local committee. The height limits then were 14 hands for stallions and 13.2 for mares but very few ponies came near to them. The biggest stallion was Brentor Confidence at 13.1 hands. Two mares reached the maximum height. The Director of Convict Prisons, Dartmoor, registered both which were probably ridden by the warders as they escorted convicts to and from their work outside the prison. In fact, the warders continued to ride ponies when escorting prisoners until the early 1960s. Less than twenty years after this good start the breed was hit very hard by the First World War.

The 1920s were an important time for Dartmoors. A breed society was formed in 1924 with a council and a paid secretary. The height limit was finally fixed at 12.2 hands. Several of the breeders known to exhibitors today started their interest in breeding and showing Dartmoors around this time, and some of the most influential bloodlines of today first attracted attention in the 20s and 30s. Unfortunately the breed society failed about five years later but was reformed with Miss Calmady-Hamlyn as Honorary Secretary, a spot she continued to hold until 1960 when, through ill-health she reluctantly retired. During her fifty years with the breed she saw the Dartmoor become a pony to be reckoned with at the major shows, thanks in no small part to her hard work and great flair for breeding.

Ponies of this era whose influence is still felt today include, Judy V, a champion mare bred by Mr. E. P. Northey, who produced the first Breed Standard and got the first Dartmoor Stud Book off the ground. The Leat, another champion, this time bred by the Prince of Wales at his Ducy Stud at Tor Royal near Princetown. Juliet IV, yet another champion and the offspring of the above two ponies, was bred by Miss Calmady-Hamlyn in 1923 and from her, in 1941 came the outstanding show and stud success, Jude.

The 1930s were a period of consolidation of the breed. The breed then came out of the Second World War with very few registered ponies. Registration by inspection was introduced, and prize winners at various selected shows were automatically eligible for registration. Despite the difficult times there were some bright moments for the breed during the war years with the arrivals of Jude (1941), Quennie XX (1943), John and Linnet (1944) and Jenny VII, Betty XXI, Chymes and Honeybags (1945), all destined to play their part in putting the breed back on its feet again. Shortly after came the noted sires Pipit, Janus and Jon, all by Jude, and the great outcross brood mares and winners Quennie XXIII, Cherrybrook, Hele Judith and Halloween II.

The membership and registrations gradually increased and by the end of the 1950s the breed was in much better shape. So much so that registrations on wins or by inspection finished in 1957, with all registrations in the Stud Book in future coming solely for ponies whose parents were already registered.

Today, the breed has spread over Great Britain with the main strongholds outside the south west being in the south east, the midlands and the north east of England. There were also a few breeders in Scotland, and some ponies had been exported to the United States. The Dartmoor is globally rare, with an estimated global population of 5-7,000 and fewer than 150 purebreds in the United States.

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