New forest ponies.....

[tullos10]

I have heard through the grapevine that later this year there shall be a cull of New forest ponies using hunting with hounds. Anyone up for it??

 

[Ereiam_jh]

What sort of hounds are they going to use?

Are they actually going to bring them down with the dogs?

Or just get them to stand at bay and then shoot them?

Personally I think I'd have an ethical problem if the field is mounted. It just seems plain wrong to use horses to hunt ponies.

If it was a foot pack then it might be a different matter.

It's a neat way to get round the law though as strictly speaking new forest ponies wouldn't count as a wild mammal.

I'm not sure my misses will be going as she rides a New Forest Pony. There could be a serious conflict of interest. As I'm on a cob at the moment I will give it some thought.

Mind you it's a long way from Devon.

 

[Ereiam_jh]

Oh [****] I've just thought, you're not trolling are you?

 

[suestowford]

This came up last year also, it was not true then, it's still not true now.

 

[Ereiam_jh]

It's a ridiculous idea. No one's going to use dogs to kill ponies.

 

[suestowford]

Having seen the way they can kick I think it would be the other way around myself.

 

[Fairynuff]

What utter tosh. I think the grapevine was in your glass. Mairi.

 

[icklechlo]

you couldnt do it, because all forresters belong to commoners, so you would actually be killing someones animal, they chose to take them on and off the forest etc and thats the point of sales like beuliea, to keep the numbers even.

 

[sade1986]

I thought if there were any excess ponies that no-one wanted they were sold to the knackers for dog meat.

 

[galaxy]

From Beaulieu Road sales for a price.......

This thread is not true at all by the way. The NF is not over populated like it used to be, there is a strict breeding program which has been working really well for a few years now.,

 

[Ereiam_jh]

animal_mother is a troll. She could just as well be called dog_son.

 

[smilincow21]

Sorry but if this were true, what sort of dog wouldbe able to bring down a pony? A wolf? This is a complete load of c***! Plus all mammels, apart from the select few are part of the whole hunting act, so this would be against the law, unless of course they flushed out ponies to the guns!

 

[severnmiles]

It would take more than one wolf and it wouldn't be pretty.

 

[SpruceRI]

I'd have a couple if they were going free, as would most of the horse owning population I'm sure so can't see why on earth there would ever be a cull.

Are you not getting confused with the article about the Australian Brumbies being shot by helicopter?

I've bought 2 foalies from the Beaulea (sp?) Sales, they were gorgeous and are now strapping Riding Ponies loved by their respective kiddies (and missed by me!)