Bodmin moor ponies, Cornwall

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Does anyone have a pony off Bodmin moor? Mine is 17 now, and came off the moor as a yearling, back then people were breeding them for colour (so nothing changes!), and mines sire, Red Cloud, was apparently red roan and dam was a spotty! I went down to the area he would have come from about ten years ago, and there were coloureds, spotties and roans everywhere, but all a fair bit smaller than my lad who matured at about 14.3hh.

This is Harley at about 9 years old (I think!)
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My first pony came off the moor.

She was a roany coloured skewbald too. I got her when working down there for the summer. She was a witch to catch, and worse to load! She taught me all I will ever need to know about not loading
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She was 5 when I got her, and she died aged 16yrs very suddenly over night. She had a hole in her ear from her ID tag. I understand she was rounded uo as a 3 yr old and sold through a market.

She was about 14.1hh, and I loved her dearly, despite her best efforts to scare the living daylights out of me
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I still miss her 17yrs on, and her pictures are still on my kitchen wall
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Many years ago my friend at college lived near bodmin and had a spotted pony which she brought off the moor. He was fab and she said she would always buy another one straight off the moor. Can't remember his name but he was about 13.2
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i have two of dartmoor, one i have had since march he is so sweet but can be hard work he is gray the other one we have had for 3 weeks and is wild as you like he goes tomorrow to grant bazin to be schooled he is coloured, i think they make great ponies.
 
I have a pony on loan from an equine charity. He came off Bodmin Moor. He is 14hh, bay, and has an Exmoor look about him, with mealy colouring round his eyes and a "fan" tail. I was told his dam was part Exmoor. He is cheeky, greedy, loving, beautiful, and I love him to bits.
 
I have two, a 15 yo shetland Daisy she was bred by the south sands stud. I also bought my 4 yo Roxy, straight off the moor. She is highly strung but she to has grown much bigger than her mum and is currently standing at 14.3hh.

They were both born by Delford Bridge, which is beautiful and I often go up there to see Roxy's mum and her offspring!

Some pics

Roxy
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Daisy
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Thanks everyone, Charmaine what a nice thing to say about my boy, thank you!

Bugbee, we have a friend who runs a dartmoor hill pony society, and we have two yearling geldings on loan as companions, very cheeky lads.

Westygirl, there are certainly similarities between your girl and my boy - this is a pic of him at five years old before he filled out. He is also highly strung - or as my OH puts it, 'a kn*b!', he was horrified by OH climbing over the gate to see him a couple of days ago - at 17 he wouldn't ever have seen something so shocking before, would he!
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I have an Appy x from Bodmin his sire was an Appy stallion called Pheonix Sarecen and his dam a skewbald 14.2 called Jazzina. A stones throw from Jamaica inn. Apparently Sarecen lived on the moor for years, he was about 15.1hh. My boy is 26 now and we got him as a two year old. Hes been a great allrounder and even at 26 is teaching my youngest daughter who ownes him lots.
 
I have an appy x who was I believe bred on the moor.
Not certain as I bought him from a lady who bought him from the sales as a foal,but she seemed to think he was from someone who runs an appy stallion on the moor,and that his mum would have been a 'moor type mare'.
It would make sense as although he looks like a near leopard appy,he is stocky and has decent coat,mane and tail,so think there is some native in there somewhere.

I would love to know a bit more about him if anyone has any info on breeders or horses down there
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This is my mare Tawny. Her sire came from Bodmin moor. She is an absolute gem and a total bargain! She cost me £125!. I think these ponies make excellent riding ponies for adults and children. They make a decent size (she's 15hh) and tend to be so genuine and kind. Tawny is "quirky" too though and certainly keeps me on my toes!! When I need to get another horse, when my girl is old and retired in the field, I always say that I'll go for another youngster from Bodmin moor.
She's an unusual colour too, not that you can tell from the photo but she's some kind of dunn. She has light dunn inside her ears and a silvery muzzle and belly. She also has a dorsal stripe down her back. Never met another horse like her!
 
We got him off a Diana Wilson who had a place near Jamaica inn but i cant remember exactly where it was.
Devonlass horse might have come from the same place as i know they took lots to the sales.
 
I learned to ride 30 odd years ago on a 12.2 very dark bay Bodmin Moor pony - well I learned how to fall off alot, the little monkey! I would have said he was a Dartmoor type. He had an earbrand too, although I can't for the life of me remember whether it was a nick, hole or something else.
 
Hi, I had one of Red Cloud's yearlings last year, Red mist. He was a red roan blanket spotted appaloosa to make about 15.2hh. They came from Dicky Smith who advertises (or his wife Clare does) under penpointponies.com... They prob still ahve some mares by Red Cloud producing foals if you asked them? :-)
 
Have spoken to the person I sold Red Mist too, and she's looking to sell him... he's a 2yo now & very smart. Would u like me to try to get you a picture?
 
I know this is an old thread and I'll probably be frowned upon for dragging it up but felt the need to!
I have a rising 2yo filly that's off Bodmin Moor. However she went through a dealer in Barnsley, then to my YM, then to me all by the time she was 11 months. She's cob X tb apparently although I have no idea who her mum and dad were. Very interested in knowing who else might have horses/ponies off the moor as my girl has travelled quite a distance to be with me.
 
Bodmin never did have its own pure breed did it? they're all mongrels, a real mixed bag; bits of natives crossed with gypsy cobs and sheep ;-) There do seem to be a lot of Appaloosa ponies on the moor (I have to admit I am a bit tired of seeing coloured ponies these days). I do a little internal somersault when I see a nice solid coloured pony among them. Anyway speaking of Bodmin moor Appaloosas, here is my George from the moor, 6 years old, kept barefoot, 15hh and still growing. He's an awesome chap, very wily and intelligent but definitely still has a streak of wild in him.
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Woolybear said:
Bodmin never did have its own pure breed did it? they're all mongrels, a real mixed bag; bits of natives crossed with gypsy cobs and sheep ;-) There do seem to be a lot of Appaloosa ponies on the moor (I have to admit I am a bit tired of seeing coloured ponies these days). I do a little internal somersault when I see a nice solid coloured pony among them. Anyway speaking of Bodmin moor Appaloosas, here is my George from the moor, 6 years old, kept barefoot, 15hh and still growing. He's an awesome chap, very wily and intelligent but definitely still has a streak of wild in him.
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I've always thought that Bodmins were basically Dartmoors that had moved across a few miles. When I was a kid most were bay, or blackish, certainly no coloureds of any description and mainly around 13hh or less.
 
I have a 5yr old from bodmin moor and I have been doing some research recently to try and find out some more info on these ponies. I'm currently awaiting a copy of his original passport, he was sold to me with a newly applied for passport but by searching his microchip number it turns out he had one issued as a foal. By all accounts his original contains details of the breeder (this will be the commoner or land owner) and I've since been advised that if his name has some sort of prefix this indicates who the sire is as each herd has a limited number of stallions running within it.
 
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