The Exmoor Pony Society Breed Show is one of the star attractions of the annual Exford Show. And while the morning of August 14 was overcast and drizzly, it was the ponies who shone. The event brings registered Exmoor ponies from far and wide to Exford – and the very best of the breed vie […]
Exmoor ponies took centre stage at the Dunster Country Fair in July, with 20 ponies taking part in the Exmoor Area Show with kind permission of the Dunster Country Fair Committee. As well as showing the crowd enjoyed a parade in the main ring, with Exmoor Pony Society Chairman Nigel Hill giving a brief history […]
The sun shone on this year’s popular Exmoor Pony Society’s Spring Show and Stallion Parade this month. The ponies, owners and spectators gathered at Emmetts Grange in Simonsbath on Exmoor for the event, which is open to any pony registered in Section 1 of the EPS studbook. The day was organised for the first time […]
Our AGM is an important event – and always interesting. This year 50 members attended the AGM at Brompton Regis village hall. The day began with a very informative talk by Dr Debbie Davy about her PhD work on the Exmoor Pony genome. A full report will be published in due course. After a delicious […]
Tips from one of our breeders – as featured in Horse & Hound As Britain’s oldest and one of the rarest breeds of native pony, an Exmoor pony is a versatile breed and can make a good choice as a working family pony. They can live out and require little maintenance… but they are known […]
Technology has been used to enhance the new annual Exmoor Pony Society’s Autumn Show [Saturday 25 November] on a sunny but cold day on Exmoor. Emma Wallace, acting show secretary, said: “The show was a huge success, with many entries using a great online system. “Having not had a foal show or opportunity to familiarise […]
A Swedish-born stallion has made a donation (so to speak) to the Exmoor Pony Society’s Gene Bank Campaign to help secure the future of the UK’s oldest native breed. We are more than half way to raising £100,000 in cash required to fund the gene bank campaign. However the campaign’s goal – the donation of […]
With reasonable unseasonal weather, many people gathered in Exford for the Exmoor Pony Society Breed Show 2023 in August – recognised as one of the highlights of the Exford Show. The show was organised by The Exmoor Pony Society, which has been guardian of the breed since 1921. A significant number of entries and visitors […]
The Exmoor Pony Society has launched a campaign to help secure the future of the UK’s oldest native breed. The Exmoor Pony Society Gene Bank Campaign is an innovative initiative that will create an Exmoor pony gene bank. It will cryogenically preserve genetic material that could safeguard the breed against future disasters. With £50,000 already […]
The iconic Exmoor pony led a tribute to the passing of the Queen at Somerset County Show (Sunday 18 September), having been invited to the show for the first time since the three-year break for the pandemic. Team member Lizzie Raspin played ‘The Last Post’ as the entire showground fell silent as a mark of […]
The sun shone down on Exford for the Exmoor Pony Society Breed Show 2022. One of the highlights of the Exford Show, the ponies are represented from free-living and in-ground herds. The show rings were well-filled beginning a day to remember for Elizabeth Etchells with Mary Rose Bryant’s stallion Warrenmere Woodcock. The pony won the […]
The tireless work to safeguard Exmoor ponies by Dai and Ruth Thomas has been recognised by Exmoor Pony Society. Brecon-based Dai and Ruth own the Coedywern Stud, and registered their first Exmoor foal in 1970. Having met as veterinary students at the Royal ”Dick” Veterinary School in Edinburgh, they both became involved with the college’s […]
The Exmoor Pony Society, guardian of the equine breed since 1921, has established a Scientific Advisory Panel to lead on genetic research and innovation that will help secure the future of the UK’s oldest native breed. Across the world there is a marked increase in the use of science in governance and research, looking at […]
The first ever Exmoor Pony Spring Show [May 7th & 8th ] has been acclaimed as a great success, with many of Britain’s oldest native breed on show at Emmett’s Grange, Simonsbath. The event, organised by Exmoor Pony Society, was well supported with 26 in-hand ponies on show, and four of the free living moorland […]
The Exmoor Pony Society has welcomed the recent Government announcement of a landscape recovery scheme for farmers, incentivising rewilding of 300,000 acres of country side. However the Society, guardian of the native breed for more than a century, has warned that improper management of Exmoor ponies could both damage the genetic security of the breed […]
The Exmoor Pony Society Breed Show takes place on the 2nd Wednesday in August on the Exford Showground. We understand that Exford Show and, therefore, the Breed Show will go ahead on 11 August 2021. You can download the schedule here and the entry form here. Entries can be made directly through the Exmoor Pony Society […]
Exhibitor AND Exhibit to be registered with the Exmoor Pony Society. The Ponies to be registered in Section 1 of the Exmoor Pony Stud Book. Horse of the Year Show This Show is a Horse of the Year Show Supreme In-Hand Championship 2021 Qualifier. See Qualifier page for details. Geldings four years old and over […]
The schedule for the Northern Area Show is now available on our Schedules and Results page Schedules and Results | The World of Exmoor Ponies (exmoorponysociety.org.uk)
It is with great sadness that the Society has learnt of the death of Alex Copland who, with his late wife Margaret, founded the Heathpool herd. Alex was a great supporter of the Exmoor Pony Society and a trained inspector. He will be sorely missed. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family and friends […]
Dear All It is my very sad duty to have to inform you that Toby Hickman died late last night. As some of you may know Toby has been poorly for a while and had been receiving treatment in hospital. Evie rang me this morning with the sad news. Toby was a great friend to […]