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About the New Forest Pony
About the
New Forest Pony breed
The New
Forest Pony is a recognized British Isles breed but has an unusual background
for a native pony breed. The earliest record of horses in the New Forest dates
back to 1016 when rights of common pasture were granted to the people living in
what was a royal hunting ground. Since then, either as specific attempts to
improve the breed or just as part of the normal life and trade in the New
Forest, many outside breeds were introduced. Notable blood lines were Welsh,
Thoroughbred, Arab and Hackney. Later, another concerted effort was made to
improve the New Forest blood and other British Isles pony blood-lines were
introduced to achieve this, including Fell Ponies, Dales, Highlands, Dartmoor
and Exmoor.
Height
The upper height limit is 148 cms. There is no lower limit. All ponies should be
judged equally regardless of height. They are normally shown in 2 height
sections 138 cms and under (competition type A) and over 138 cms (competition
height B).
Colour
New Forest ponies may be any colour except piebald, skewbald, spotted or blue
eyed cream. Palomino or very light chestnut and cream ponies with dark eyes are
not eligible as licensed stallions. Blue eyes are not permitted. White markings
other than on the head and lower limbs: loss of, or absence of, pigment in hair
or skin that is not known to have been associated solely with skin trauma is not
acceptable. So, for the purposes of entry into the approved section of the Stud
Book a pony shall not have any white markings behind the head, above a
horizontal line level with the bony protuberance of the accessory carpal bone at
the back of the knee in the forelimb, and the point of the hock in the hind
limb, unless proven to be due to trauma/injury.
Type
New Forest ponies should be of working type with substance. They should have
sloping shoulders, strong quarters, plenty of flat bone, good depth of body,
straight limbs and good hard round feet. The ponies are quite capable of
carrying adults, while narrow enough for small children. The smaller ponies,
though not up to so much weight, often show more quality.
Action
This should be free, active and straight, but not exaggerated.
Temperament
The New Forest Pony has an ideal temperament and should be very easy to train.
New Forest
Ponies in their Natural Environment
Registered
New Forest Ponies that are sired & born on the open New Forest are termed as
being Forest Bred. These ponies can often turn out to be real gems! All Forest
Bred foals are sired by Approved Registered Stallions who are selected for type,
temperament and pedigree. All the ponies which wander freely within the New
Forest are owned by people who have the 'Rights of Common of Pasture', which
permits depasturing animals on the 37,500 hectares of open Forest.
Copy used by permission of
the New Forest Pony Breeding & Cattle Society.
| ~~~ ABOUT THE NEW FOREST PONY
COMING TO NORTH AMERICA~~~ |
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Canada:
The first New Forest Pony to arrive in Canada was a stallion named Mudeford
Streak (by Brookside David out of Mudeford Grey Girl) . He was brought
over by Ralph Mist who came to Canada in search of work with the Steel
Company of Canada in 1958. Unfortunately his employment didn't last
long and he was unable to take the pony back home with him. And so
Mudeford Streak became the founding stallion for the Holbrook family and the
start of Forest Hill farms. Many ponies came from that farm including
the blue roan stallion Forest Hill Martian who recently passed away at the
tender age of 30 1/2 yrs old!! |
USA:
The first New Forest Pony imported to the USA was the stallion Deeracres Sir
Anthony (by Goodenough out of Deeracres Pierrette). He was a 1956
stallion imported in 1957 by Miss Patricia Woods of Rockridge Ohio. He
sired 8 purebred foals of which two were stallions. Junco (1964) and
Daffoglad Cupid (1967) and each sired only one purebred filly each.
Miss P. Woods of Daffoglad Pony Farms also imported the mare Mudeford Dianna
II bred to Brookside David who had a stud colt named Daffoglad Peter Piper.
He was then sold as a 2 year old colt to Mary Wilson of Jacob's Farm in
Seekonk Massachusettes. |
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The Forest Hill Farm in Canada and Jacob's Farm in the
US, although serious competitors, were also known to trade bloodlines back and
forth across the border.
More information on the rich history of this exquisite breed
is currently being gathered and we will be creating a detailed history of the
breed in North America.
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Notes to Members:
2008-2011 Studbooks, including licensed stallions and
registered ponies for the year, are now available for sale for $15/year.
Contact Barbara Nelson at :
stonefieldfarmny@aol.com
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