New Forest pony
| New Forest pony | |
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New Forest pony stallion |
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| Important data | |
| Origin: | England |
| Main breeding area: | England |
| Distribution: | Europe-wide, in Germany approx. 70 stallions and approx. 450 broodmares |
| Stick measure : | up to 148 cm |
| Colors : | all but piebalds, tigers, and blue-eyed palominos |
| Main application area: | Driving and children's pony |
The New Forest pony is an easy- going riding pony from southern England.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The breed is not very uniform. The size varies between 1.35 m and 1.48 m, the physique shows many typical pony features such as relatively short legs under a compact torso with a rather short croup. The head is long and often oriental in shape. All colors appear, but piebalds are undesirable. In their entirety, they appear like "miniature horses".
interior
New Forest ponies are considered intelligent, rideable and willing to learn. In addition, they have strong nerves and are friendly, which makes them suitable as children's ponies, but they are also successful in sports.
Breeding history
The New Forest pony comes from a wooded area, the New Forest near Southamptons and was first mentioned in 1016. Moor ponies living there crossed again and again with released horses. Under Henry VIII the ponies were almost wiped out, but surviving horses mainly reproduced with released hackneys , Arabs and polo ponies , which, however, led to problems with life in the wild. For further breeding, thoroughbred and Arabs were crossed into these Exmoor ponies over the centuries to optimize their size and build, especially to combine robustness and elegance.
In 1910 the first stud book was published, from which it can be seen that the differences between the New Forest ponies already result from the different breeds of the stallions listed above. The second volume appeared in 1912. From 1915 to 1958 the British National Pony Society registered all new New Forest ponies. From 1938 onwards, all new entries were carefully checked and from 1959 the "New Forest Society" published the studbooks itself. The New Forest pony is now purebred. No ponies with sweet itch may be used in breeding.
In the New Forest National Park in Hampshire for several thousand ponies in semi-wild herds today live. While there is no regulation that prescribes the breed of the mares, the stallions there are recognized breeding stallions of the breed, which are examined annually.
See also
Web links
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- Katharina von der Leyen : Character horses. 50 breeds in portrait and their suitability for different riding styles. BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich et al. 1999, ISBN 3-405-15723-4 .