Pony and foal New Forest National Park England

Portrait of a pair of wild New Forest ponies, a mother and foal resting together.

I photographed these beautiful ponies on a heathland area... more

by Loren Dowding

Title

Pony and foal New Forest National Park England

Artist

Loren Dowding

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photograph

Description

Portrait of a pair of wild New Forest ponies, a mother and foal resting together.

I photographed these beautiful ponies on a heathland area near the town of Burley in the New Forest National Park, Hampshire in the south of England UK.

The New Forest pony is a breed of pony native to Great Britain and are indigenous only to the New Forest National Park. They are a fairly small horse breed and are known for being very hardy. The New Forest is home to a few thousand New Forest ponies, and are found both near the town areas and grazing in areas of heathland or woodland. They are most commonly seeing bay, chestnut and grey coat colours but many other combinations can be seen.

The New Forest is a large tract of crown land and today one of the largest countryside areas areas of pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England, it covers southwest Hampshire and southeast Wiltshire. There are common rights in various areas where ponies, horses, cows and even some pigs and donkeys roam free to graze and maintain the heathland.

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June 23rd, 2020