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Post by Claire on Jul 26, 2009 14:33:24 GMT 1
Fantastic pics Sarah and like kunuma says hats off to the stables owner as they are all in fab shape, esp the old chestnut boy who looks super for his age! Love the little welshies Kunuma think you are right about the pigs being Old Spots. Nice old breed. Such a shame that all those great old breeds of pigs and sheep are getting rarer and rarer.
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Post by sarah on Aug 12, 2009 20:06:58 GMT 1
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Post by sarah on Aug 12, 2009 20:08:44 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2009 6:57:50 GMT 1
What fabulous pictures Sarah! I love them all, the coloured foals are the most cuddly, cutest looking little things!!! I've gone all gooey now
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Post by Claire on Aug 13, 2009 10:29:14 GMT 1
Crikey, the coloureds really are taking over on Dartmoor now! Love the little chestnut
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Post by trixiepony on Aug 13, 2009 11:01:36 GMT 1
Soooo cute, I love them all.
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Post by sarah on Aug 14, 2009 10:51:09 GMT 1
The foals were so cute - would have liked to put them all in the car! Amazing the number of coloured ponies that there are on Dartmoor now. I did see some 'proper' dartmoors as well but they were fenced in (safe from any coloured stallions)!
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Post by kunuma on Aug 14, 2009 20:51:24 GMT 1
Fashion has a lot to answer for, Bodmin Moor is the same, just looks like a mass of patches! Lots of short legs and big heads coming in from the Shetland blood too, and sadly funny eyes and sparse manes and tails from the Appy blood. The real Dartmoor is such a beautiful pony too - and IMHO the true lookalike Dartmoor hill ponies take some beating - who started this coloured craze and why has it gone so mad?? I'll be lynched by Shetland lovers I know, but they are not the ideal riding pony - so why on earth do we have to turn every hill pony into an overgrown one!! My bias is showing now, but if only the craze had been for duns, or palominos or flashy chestnuts, and they used Welsh or Connie blood instead. They could have had flashy, showy, yet incredibly sound and tough children's ponies! Sorry, will slink down off soap box, it's just that the Autumn round up and 'sales' are approaching fast.
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Post by Claire on Aug 15, 2009 19:13:06 GMT 1
I don't blame you kunuma. Altho I love coloureds, I certainly don't want all breeds to become them. There fine on cobs, Shelties and cross breeds but I like our native breeds the way they are. Yep as you say shame it wasnt Welshies or Connies instead of Shetlands as they would have made better crosses. I did notice myself the last time I went to Dartmoor after a few years gap how many skews had appeared on the scene since I had last been.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2009 7:16:33 GMT 1
As you've probably gathered by now I'm a big coloured fan but I do agree that the natives should stay as they are.
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Post by Claire on Aug 16, 2009 12:02:36 GMT 1
Moving off on a tangent here, does anyone know the situation in Exmoor? Havent been there for donkeys years. Do they have any similar problems with cross breeding? I certainly can't imagine a skewbald Exmoor!
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Post by beswickcollector on Aug 16, 2009 13:09:36 GMT 1
I am not that keen on coloured ponies. Given a choice I would pick a bay or grey. What happens to all the little cute, cuddly, coloured colt foals? Does it have anything to do with cat or dog food or do they get good homes?
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Post by kunuma on Aug 17, 2009 10:15:24 GMT 1
Beswickcollector - you don't want to hear the answer to that one. Plus if I get started on my live export rant - you will all leave the board and go somewhere with less expletives!My last hill pony rescue was a real Dartmoor lookalike, ( I have a bad photo which I could poss scan in and actually show you if I can find it) and she was quite literally pulled off the slaughter lorry.
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Post by sarah on Aug 18, 2009 19:47:44 GMT 1
It's really not a good situation at the sales - I was looking at the prices from the last New Forest Pony sale at Bealieu Road and the prices were as low as 10 guineas. :-(
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Post by sarah on Aug 18, 2009 20:11:58 GMT 1
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Post by Claire on Aug 18, 2009 20:21:38 GMT 1
Great pics! Saw these two hairy cuties while on a walk yesterday:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2009 7:31:15 GMT 1
Ahhh! They look really cheeky Claire! Sarah love those coloureds And I Think Chesnut with the white splash on his belly, white face and white stockings looks a little bit like Copper Prince from Follyfoot
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Post by sarah on Sept 2, 2009 19:03:37 GMT 1
Those little ponies are so cute Claire.
Sad news from my old stables - the stallion (father of most of the foals in photos) died suddenly - not sure why yet.
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Post by exmoorfan on Sept 3, 2009 8:52:44 GMT 1
Fabulous piccy's folks.. ;D Claire in answer to your question about Exmoor ponies on the moor. No they are all purebred and DNA'd . Only crossbreds are bred in ground ( private fields) and they are bred for hunting so they use TB's.. Heavy horses are no good for hunting down there.
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Post by Claire on Sept 3, 2009 11:11:01 GMT 1
Thanks for the answer to my question exmoorfan. Its good that they are still pure, they are such a distinctive breed it would be a terrible shame to lose them.
Talking of heavy horses saw a gorgeous heavy horse the other day in a field and talked to him for a while but sadly no camera. I love those big old fashioned draught types.
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Post by beswickcollector on Sept 4, 2009 19:30:07 GMT 1
Went on holiday to North Devon a couple of weeks ago. Went over Exmoor to Lynmouth and saw some of the ponies on the moor. They were too far away to photograph (unless you are an expert) so I bought lots of postcards of Exmoor ponies. We only saw two small groups of ponies so they were not overgrazing the moor like they do in some areas. It looked a bit chilly on that moor yet a few miles away on the coast the sun was shining and it was quite hot. Must be why those ponies are so tough but they all looked perfect!
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Post by Claire on Feb 10, 2010 14:11:39 GMT 1
Finally got round to buying a tiny sd card for my friends mobile phone to access some of the pics we'd taken with it over the past few months. Found some of this gorgeous horse who ended up sharing my 'power snack' (an apple) when out walking. As you can tell from my attire this was in the summer! The thought of going out dressed like that at the mo makes me shiver!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2010 19:42:43 GMT 1
Isn't she lovely I like big hairy horses
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Post by trixiepony on Feb 11, 2010 12:05:24 GMT 1
Love it what a lovely hairy horse.
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Post by Claire on Feb 11, 2010 15:57:28 GMT 1
yep I love big heavy hairy horses too. Also the colour which I would call a good old-fashioned colour
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Post by kunuma on Feb 11, 2010 18:18:41 GMT 1
That looks like a pure bred Clydesdale?
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Post by Claire on Feb 11, 2010 21:19:58 GMT 1
Yes she does look very Clydesdale-ish especially the white legs and face, tho she's a bit on the small size.
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Post by Claire on Feb 23, 2010 21:23:33 GMT 1
Spotted these donks (and their sheep friend) whilst out on a stroll in the snow with my friend yesterday. Not a great photo as my friend is not the best of photographers - this was actually the best of the lot as it actually had 2 1/2 heads in the shot!
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Post by trixiepony on Feb 24, 2010 5:58:24 GMT 1
Donkeys are so sweet,
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2010 7:53:26 GMT 1
Nice wintery scene, although I'm sure you've had enough of the snow now!
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