New-Forest-Pony

New Forest Pony Stallion

The New Forest Pony is a treatable riding pony from the south of England.

Background information on the evaluation and breeding horses can be found at: 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, many typical pony characteristics such as relatively short legs show under a compact body with rather short croup. The head is long and often oriental influences. It come before all the colors, but pintos are undesirable. They appear in their entirety as " miniature horses ".

Interior

New Forest ponies are considered intelligent, easy to ride and ready to learn. They are also strong nerves and friendly, which makes it suitable as a children's pony.

Breeding history

The New Forest Pony comes from a wooded area, the New Forest near Southampton and were first mentioned in the year 1016. Living there Moor ponies crossed there again with horses released. Under Henry VIII, the ponies were almost exterminated, but having two live horses planted continued especially with released Hackney, Arabs and polo ponies, however, which caused problems when living in the wild. For further breeding was crossed over the centuries in this Exmoor ponies whole blood and Arabs to optimize the size and physique, especially to ultimately combine robustness and elegance.

1910, the first stud book was published, to read from this is that there are the differences in the New Forest ponies already from the various stallions bred to only listed. In 1912 came the second volume. From 1915 to 1958 registered the " British National Pony Society " all new New Forest ponies. From 1938, all new entries have been carefully checked and in 1959 produced "the New Forest Society " the studbooks out for yourself. The New Forest Pony is now grown in pure culture. In breeding no ponies may only be used with summer eczema.

In the New Forest National Park in New Hampshire for several thousand ponies live today in semi-wild herds. While there is no legislation requiring the breed of mares, stallions there are the recognized breeding stallions of the breed that are tested annually.