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Dartmoor Horses - Equine Encyclopedia (668 words) |
 | The Dartmoor Pony was used in medieval times for carrying heavy loads of tin from the mines across the moor. |
 | Ponies were bred at a prison in the early 1900s up until the 1960s, and used by guards for escorting prisoners. |
 | The Dartmoor Pony Moorland Scheme (DPMS), established in 1988 in a bid to halt the decline in numbers and along with the Dartmoor Pony Society, runs a breeding scheme. |
| Kids Online Resources - Zoos and Animals Pg1 (1334 words) |
 | Fell Pony Society - "The Fell Pony Society's aim is to foster and keep pure the old breed of pony which has roamed the northern fells of England for years... |
 | National Chincoteague Pony Association - The ponies live on the islands of Chincoteague and Assateague off the coast of Virginia and Maryland. |
 | The Dartmoor Pony - The Dartmoor is an ancient breed originating on the moorlands of Devon in southwest England. |