Mother And Child

Mother And Child

A mare and skewbald foal, who was not many days old.

I came across these ponies whilst driving across Dartmoor, in Devon.

Dartmoor is a National Park and the ponies lead a feral life, roaming wherever they please.

Because of the extreme weather conditions experienced on the moors, the Dartmoor is a particularly hardy breed with excellent stamina. Over the centuries it has been used as a working animal by local tin miners and quarry workers.

Created by: Jas.

Tools Used: Olympus mju 400

Created on: April 2008

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Comments:

Talsi from USA on Jul 6, 2008 at 10:07 AM said:

Nice "family" image.

Jas from England on May 28, 2008 at 10:35 AM said:

Thanks for commenting Alandra and Mary. Am glad you enjoyed this shot of the ponies. I thought the foal's colouring was unusual; I've seen skewbald ponies before but only thought they were white with brown markings - didn't realise that this colour was also known as skewbald. :)

Marysham from USA on May 26, 2008 at 10:18 PM said:

A sweet candid of the ponies Jas. The larger image shows them off so much better.

Alandrapal from Canada on May 26, 2008 at 8:46 PM said:

great image and a cute pair.

Jas from England on Apr 20, 2008 at 5:23 PM said:

Thanks Vicki, your comments are much appreciated. :)

Travlynwomyn from USA on Apr 19, 2008 at 11:30 PM said:

I've heard of the ponies, but never saw them. This is a beautiful image in all aspects. Vicki

Jas from England on Apr 7, 2008 at 5:14 AM said:

Thank you Carol, Golda and Whittler for the nice comments you've all made here.

Golda, there is a story to the rock walls on Dartmoor: there is a prison set in the middle of the moor, at Princetown, and many years ago, the guards would take the prisoners out on to the moor and they would build and repair the walls out there. There was never much fear that the prisoners would escape, due to the bleak weather conditions there but if they did, they would soon be recaptured.

Thanks for looking. :)

Whittler113 from USA on Apr 6, 2008 at 7:12 AM said:

What a nice photo,that little one is a cutie.

Golda from Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada on Apr 6, 2008 at 1:11 AM said:

Good sturdy looking breed,much like the rock wall in the background.Great shot.

Shutterbug from USA on Apr 5, 2008 at 3:28 PM said:

Beautiful ponies and very interesting story too.

Carol

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