Believed to be descendants of horses that walked onto Britain before it was an island the Exmoor pony is the oldest and purest British native pony. Evidence of the ponies existence date back over 60,000 years.
The Exmoor is suited to survival in cold,wet climate without food or shelter provided by man. Unique features are their hooded eyes aka toad eyes to protect their eyes from wind and rain,and the snow chute or ice tail which is short coarse hairs at the top of the tail to channel rain and snow away from the body. They are always brown with black points with a mealy or buff colored ring around the eyes and muzzle. They are a rare if not endangered breed with only 800 ponies globally,and only 300 adult breeding mares.
I have been meaning to mention that the Russian readers number nearly as many and on some days more than the US readers,and I thank you for your continued interest. Thank all of you readers worldwide!
The Exmoor is suited to survival in cold,wet climate without food or shelter provided by man. Unique features are their hooded eyes aka toad eyes to protect their eyes from wind and rain,and the snow chute or ice tail which is short coarse hairs at the top of the tail to channel rain and snow away from the body. They are always brown with black points with a mealy or buff colored ring around the eyes and muzzle. They are a rare if not endangered breed with only 800 ponies globally,and only 300 adult breeding mares.
I have been meaning to mention that the Russian readers number nearly as many and on some days more than the US readers,and I thank you for your continued interest. Thank all of you readers worldwide!
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