Dartmoor Ponies - Why?

Cant see how it can cost that....even over three years!!!
Its down to the idiots who allow the animals unchecked breeding to reduce numbers, not a three yr government funded plan!
 
joeanne said:
Cant see how it can cost that....even over three years!!!
Its down to the idiots who allow the animals unchecked breeding to reduce numbers, not a three yr government funded plan!
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Thanks Joeanne, thought I was being a little slow on the uptake there.

Remove your stallion(s), no foals - simples.:rolleyes:
 
control of stock could cover a variety of costs... not sure what they would do but I can imagine there would be plenty of costs associated with managing a large herd of horses?

Would it include for example occasional vet supervision, jabs, gelding colts, PTS and removal of animals that have been hit by cars, removal of those that have died of natural causes...

Would be interesting to hear how these are managed.

Do any of these ponies come up to 14.2 hh, and are any of them of good quality? Now that my mare has been retired I may be looking for a cheap 14.2hh project pony in the New Year, to bring on as a jumping pony. Anyway it may be silly to even consider a hill pony since with the current market I can imagine there are plenty of cheap ponies out there that are already well handled and broken, and ready to bring on.
 
Am I going to get shot down for saying when I read this the other day I semi thought that perhaps its not such a bad thing. It may just be the thing needed for people to take a bit more responsibily over what and how many they breed. As amymay says:take the stallions away, geld properly, instigate a proper breeding program, I know that up on the moors this will probably never happen and without the money things could well get a whole lot worse, but it may stop people being so bl**dy irresponsible about breeding. (and little pink piggy may fly!)
 
_CJ_ - They make around 12.2hh/13hh max, but I disagree that there is no good quality ones! They're hardy, strong and have amazing temperaments!
I'd have a darty over a newfie anyday (although I already do have two:D both off the moors and lovely at only 18mths)
 
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i have a darty, was my first pony and still have her after many happy years together..they are fab ponies, so hardy and strong..it is a real shame that the breeding is not under greater control, after all pure breds and better quality stock would benefit everyone-farmers will get more for their stock as pure breds, there will be less need to cull unwanted ponies (this should never have had to happen although i do agree it is good they are taking responsibility-although killing unwanted animals due to indiscriminate breeding with no controls is totally not the horses fault) and the moors will be managed better.

Surely they need to start with removing stallions, and only running good quality top stock for a certain time on the moors, perhaps they shouldn't run any for a few years until the overstocks already there have been appropriately managed. Each farmer/pony owner HAS to be responsible for its herds and keeping the true breed alive in order to conserve our heritage..
 
the cull for dartmoor ponies relates to the dartmoor hill ponies on the moor, which btw mine are from... the dartmoor pony you are thinking of as being obviously inferior are now bred in studs not on the moor! Mine still descend from the original dartmoors where it all started :S so this whole topic is about dartmoor hill ponies not dartmoor ponies as they are not the ones being culled!
 
QUOTE from the link mentioned above on their homepage :
"The Dartmoor Pony Society does not condone the cull of ponies on Dartmoor and points out that in most of the articles it refers to Dartmoor Hill Ponies, NOT the pedigree Dartmoor Pony, the symbol of the Dartmoor National Park."

The cull is hill ponies, not pedigree stud dartmoors!
 
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