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Exmoor Pony
Light horse breed
Description
This pony is small and stock with primarily dark-bay, brown and dun colouring, and often with a mealy muzzle, eyes and belly. White markings are not found in this breed. It has a wide forehead and small ears, and it's eyes have a unique characteristic of protruding thick eyelids, often called "toad-like", which protect the eyes from rain and wind. It's legs are slender with small hard hooves. The mane and tail are thick and long.
History
Origin | England, Thought to be many thousands of years old at least. |
Status | Endangered |
Height | 11.3hh to 13.0hh |
Common Use | Childs mount, driving. |
Common Colours | Exclusively bay and seal brown, sometimes with dun, and often with pangare. No white markings are allowed. |
Creation Przewalski Horse x Tarpan |
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