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Celebrating the Exmoor pony, said to be Britain’s oldest native breed🐴
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Exmoor Pony Gathering #Tippbarlake #Exmoor #ExmoorPony taken in Exmoor National Park by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @alisonjmatthews Pony trio 🤎🤎🤎 by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @ruthonthehoof There’s something so captivating about an Exmoor pony 🥰🐴 The Exmoor pony is an ancient breed, with some speculation that they may even be descended from the wild horses that roamed Britain before the last Ice Age. This is not supported by current DNA research, but these ponies certainly resemble those carved and painted by ancient humans. Exmoors are famed for their mealy markings which are considered a primitive trait and one that is not as common in other breeds. Ponies have been reported on Exmoor throughout much of written history, and these ponies formed the basis of the modern Exmoor pony. Sadly, they nearly became extinct in the 20th century (as did many of our native breeds) due to factors such as mechanisation and war. Some accounts also suggest that they were a target for easy meat during hard times of hunger during the World Wars 🐴🐴 ©Ruth Chamberlain known as Ruth on the Hoof. Any use of these images (including art references) and text must have prior permission from the author/creator🐴🐴_____________________________________ #exmoorpony #LumixG9 #lumix #pony #horse by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @jolear44 A few Exmoor residents. #exmoornationalpark #exmoormagazine #rurallife #exmoorponies #countrylife by @exmoorponies

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There are some moments on Exmoor that make you forget about everything else for a little while.

And quite often, they involve our wonderful Exmoor ponies.

Perhaps it’s the sight of one grazing peacefully on the moor, or a little family wandering together across the hills. Nothing extraordinary to them, of course, but something rather special to those of us lucky enough to witness it.

We often talk about Exmoor’s beautiful landscapes, its walking trails and its charming villages. But these ponies are part of what gives this place its heart.

They remind us that sometimes the loveliest moments are the simplest ones. That slowing down, looking around and appreciating the world in front of us can be more than enough.

Here at the Yarn Market Hotel, we never tire of seeing them. And we hope our guests never do either.

Have you met the Exmoor ponies on your travels? We’d love to hear about your encounters.

#ExmoorPonies #ExmoorNationalPark #YarnMarketHotel #VisitDunster taken in Dunster, Somerset by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @alisonjmatthews One of the wild ponies in Sutton Park enjoying the sunshine 🤎 taken in Sutton Park by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @alisonjmatthews Posing park pony 🧡💛🤎

#suttonpark #suttonparknnr #your_westmidlands #igersbirminghamuk #moodynature appreciate_uk capturingbritain womenphotographersuk women_nature_photographers birminghamlive bbcbirmingham exmoorpony horses raw_uk raw_allnature tv_allnature taken in Sutton Park by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @loveallthatlifestyle Some Exmoor residents enjoying lunch in the sunshine ☀️
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#exmoorponies #ponies #exmoornationalpark #countryside #poniesofinstagram by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @exmoorponyproject Presence! Yogi Bear ❤️❤️❤️ (son of Bear ‘Wild Stallion Whispering’). Yogi’s story is told in Wild Herd Whispering
#exmoorponies #ponies #horses by @exmoorponies

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📍 Exmoor, somerset

Another little reminder that there’s so much beauty to discover right on our doorstep.

Wild exmoor ponies, beautiful open countryside and that feeling of being somewhere completely removed from the everyday.

There’s something pretty special about seeing these beautiful animals roaming freely across exmoor.

#exmoorponies #exmoor #exmoornationalpark #somerset #visitexmoor taken in Exmoor National Park by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @exmoorponycentre A lovely picture of our wonderful Rama to make you smile today!
He is the best boy, still looking fab and full of beans at 25yrs old 🐴

#exmoorpony #ExmoorPonies #ponies #equestrian #cuteanimals veteranpony by @exmoorponies

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Get @reshare_app • @exmoorponybreedshow A huge good luck to all the Exmoors heading up to HOYS this week, many who we have also seen at the Breed Show over the last few years! But particularly good luck to our Breed Show qualifier @oh._equestrian and Anchor Nighthawk heading to the NEC for the first time! by @exmoorponies

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