Exmoor Pony
Name:
Exmoor Pony
Lifespan:
20-30+ years
Height:
12.3 h.h.
Appearance:
Large head with small, intelligent ears and large, hooded eyes.Good, balanced conformation, which allows for particularly good and smooth paces.Distinctive tail that often exhibits a bushy top.
Markings:
Yes
Color:
Always bay, brown or dun with black points, often a dorsal stripe, and mealy colored hair around the nose, eyes, under the belly, and on the inside of the flanks.
Aptitude:
Riding, Light draft, Jumping, Dressage, Competitive horse sports
Where from:
United Kingdom
Facts:
Exmoor ponies make excellent children's ponies.
Exmoor ponies are the oldest and most primitive of the British native ponies.
The purebred Exmoor Pony remain relatively wild, although they are herded and brought in for inspection and branding once a year.
Super fact:
The Exmoor Pony is probably the most ancient horse breeds in the world. These horses are considered to be the descendents of the ponies that migrated to the British soil from North America during the existence of the pre-historic bridge that connected the two continents. The evidence for the same exists in the fossil remains of the ponies found in the Alaskan region. The unique jaw structure found in them is similar to that of the Exmoor Pony. This breed gets the name of “Exmoor Pony” because they were found in this region in Britain due to the abundance supply of heather, moor grasses, rushes and gorse here. Their number significantly dwindled during the Second World War because the moor, which was their home, became a ground for training new recruits. This rare breed is hardly crossbred with any other breed because the offspring thus produced cannot adapt to the harsh weather conditions. Hence, most of the Exmoor Ponies in existence today are of the pure bloodline.
Exmoor Pony
Lifespan:
20-30+ years
Height:
12.3 h.h.
Appearance:
Large head with small, intelligent ears and large, hooded eyes.Good, balanced conformation, which allows for particularly good and smooth paces.Distinctive tail that often exhibits a bushy top.
Markings:
Yes
Color:
Always bay, brown or dun with black points, often a dorsal stripe, and mealy colored hair around the nose, eyes, under the belly, and on the inside of the flanks.
Aptitude:
Riding, Light draft, Jumping, Dressage, Competitive horse sports
Where from:
United Kingdom
Facts:
Exmoor ponies make excellent children's ponies.
Exmoor ponies are the oldest and most primitive of the British native ponies.
The purebred Exmoor Pony remain relatively wild, although they are herded and brought in for inspection and branding once a year.
Super fact:
The Exmoor Pony is probably the most ancient horse breeds in the world. These horses are considered to be the descendents of the ponies that migrated to the British soil from North America during the existence of the pre-historic bridge that connected the two continents. The evidence for the same exists in the fossil remains of the ponies found in the Alaskan region. The unique jaw structure found in them is similar to that of the Exmoor Pony. This breed gets the name of “Exmoor Pony” because they were found in this region in Britain due to the abundance supply of heather, moor grasses, rushes and gorse here. Their number significantly dwindled during the Second World War because the moor, which was their home, became a ground for training new recruits. This rare breed is hardly crossbred with any other breed because the offspring thus produced cannot adapt to the harsh weather conditions. Hence, most of the Exmoor Ponies in existence today are of the pure bloodline.