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The ponies are currently used for riding and meat production, although it was originally used to produce brushes from its mane hairs. A herdbook was formed in 1994.

A 1973 study by Pedro Iglesias estimated more than 20,000 Galician ponies are free in the mountains of Northwestern Spain. However, it is thought that their numbers have probably decreased. Once a year, the semi-wild herd is driven from the mountains to the "curro," where they are branded and their manes and tails are cut. Some are sold; the rest are set free.