It was Chagford Pony Sale on Dartmoor yesterday...
...Social event of the year for some...most traumatic day in the lives of others...
...We are in the midst of an equine crisis in this country and Covid has hit people so hard financially...when are these people ever going to learn that they need to stop breeding ponies??
Experience has shown us that once the ponies leave the moor any way of making money from the ponies is exploited...ethics just doesn't come into it...and many times we've also seen evidence of non-compliance with the laws that are supposed to be there to protect the ponies...we will continue to raise awareness where we can but there are still far too many ponies being bred...and there is no sign of that changing in the near future.
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We have always tried to be a voice for ALL the ponies and it should be remembered - something that I make reference to above - is we have to think of ALL the ponies leaving the moor. It should be remembered that the ponies at the market were just a proportion - there'll be more ponies that were removed who'll never be seen/photographed...and of course the mares who do go back will already be pregnant for next year.
The ponies on Dartmoor are all owned - every single one, there are no wild ponies in this country. For other livestock there are very strict rules about not turning out rams and bulls on the moor and it would not be acceptable if these covered other owners livestock. If you'd like to read more about the situation this webpage may help: http://www.people4ponies.co.uk/dartmoorponies.html
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