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Newfoundland Pony, Photo from: animalswecare.com
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The newfoundland pony is a small but sturdy horse with strong small hooves. It has a short thick mane and a thick low set tail. They come in a variety of coat colours, the most common being brown. They can range from 11-14.2 hands in height and wiegh between 600-1000 pounds.
The Newfoundland pony is prominatly descented from the Exmoor. Some of it's other ancestors include the Welsh pony, New Forest pony and the Galloway pony (extinct).
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| Extinct Galloway pony. (wetearth.wordpress.com) |
The Newfoundland pony was used for plowing, assiting with gardens, hauling fish nets or wood and transportation. The invention of machines took over the ponys' job and therefore the population diminished.
There are less than 400 newfoundland ponies, making them classified as critically endangered by Rare Breeds Canada. There was once known to be around 12000 Newfoundland ponies roaming Newfoundland. The populations declined quickly in the 1960 by the introduction of machines like ATVs and snowmobiles. The Newfoundland Pony Society was formed in 1979 with less than 100 Newfoundland ponies remaining. In 1997, the goverment of Newfoundland and Labrador enacted the Heritage animal act, making the ewfoundland pony the provinces' first heritage animal.
Breeders of the Newfoundland pony outside of the province of Newfoundland are allowed to continue owning and breeding their ponies but no Newfoundland ponies are allowed to be exported off the island of Newfoundland. There are still not as many Newfoundland ponies as there once was but the populations is slowly increasing.
Now you've learned something about the Newfoundland pony! Want to learn more? Check out the Newfoundland Pony Societys' website. (http://www.newfoundlandpony.com/)
Until next time me duckies!
There are less than 400 newfoundland ponies, making them classified as critically endangered by Rare Breeds Canada. There was once known to be around 12000 Newfoundland ponies roaming Newfoundland. The populations declined quickly in the 1960 by the introduction of machines like ATVs and snowmobiles. The Newfoundland Pony Society was formed in 1979 with less than 100 Newfoundland ponies remaining. In 1997, the goverment of Newfoundland and Labrador enacted the Heritage animal act, making the ewfoundland pony the provinces' first heritage animal.
Breeders of the Newfoundland pony outside of the province of Newfoundland are allowed to continue owning and breeding their ponies but no Newfoundland ponies are allowed to be exported off the island of Newfoundland. There are still not as many Newfoundland ponies as there once was but the populations is slowly increasing.
Now you've learned something about the Newfoundland pony! Want to learn more? Check out the Newfoundland Pony Societys' website. (http://www.newfoundlandpony.com/)
Until next time me duckies!
The newfoundland pony is adorable! I'm a horseback rider so horse related topics are definitely of interest to me. It's such a shame that this breed is so rare now.
ReplyDeleteI once read a book about the Newfoundland pony, it actually had some really sad stories, scarred me for life. But these guys are super cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's really unfortunate that they're becoming extinct. Like Jacob said they're so cute!
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