The later than usual date for our AGM means that the deadline for nominations for both Trustees and the position of President Elect is now 19 May 2021. Your Society invites you to consider becoming a Trustee. Like all organisations the EPS has adjusted to conducting the majority of Trustee meetings ‘virtually’ by ‘Zoom’ or ‘Teams’. This has made it […]
The RBST has recently released a new version of its watchlist. Previously, the watchlist was divided into six categories, Critical, Endangered, Vulnerable, At Risk, Minority and All Other Native Breeds. The ratings were based solely on female registrations. The new list is more streamlined with only three categories, Priority, At Risk and UK Native Breeds […]
Thank you Cassie James Cassie has written I am running ONLY 100 prints of this original pencil drawing that won the Drawing/painting category and took Overall Reserve with The Exmoor Pony Society A large % of profits from all sold will go to the Exmoor Pony Society to help keep alive the beautiful ponies. A4 […]
The results of the Centenary Art Competition can be found here. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries – absolutely fabulous!
From Pennie Beattie Following the sad news about Gill Langdon, I wanted to make a collection for some form of memorial for both Gill and Jacky. I spoke to Nigel and friends and family and came up with the following scheme. The idea is for a shield which would be given to the owner of […]
A closed funeral service for Gill Langdon will be held at Taunton Deane Crematorium and later in the year, as circumstances allow, there will be a celebration of Gill’s life at St John’s Church, Cutcombe. We know that many of you would have liked to attend the funeral and we are arranging for the service […]
It is with deep regret that we must announce that Gill Langdon, a stalwart of the Exmoor Pony Society and the much loved owner of the Tawbitts herd, has passed away. Gill celebrated her 70th birthday in 2010 with a musical ride at Wheddon Cross and this is how we will remember her. A smile […]
Exmoor Ponies have adapted to survive on low quality moorland grazing. They make good all-round family ponies, capable of carrying an adult and performing well when broken to harness. The ponies have been on the moor since ancient times, and this environment shaped their size, characteristic hardiness, independent spirit and native intelligence. The isolation of […]
Super article from the RBST Rare Breed Briefing -Why you should be using native ponies for conservation grazing | Rare Breeds Survival Trust (rbst.org.uk)
Many of you will have seen the Winterwatch programme which was screened by the BBC on 20th January 2021 and related to Konik ponies grazing on a RSPB site. If you didn’t see it you may well be aware of the considerable attention it has received on social media. It is our opinion that the […]
COVID 19 – LOCKDOWN 3 Here is the link to the latest guidance from British Equestrian Federation https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/news/covid-update-home-nations-in-lockdown
The Trustees have accepted the resignation of Jenna Payne with immediate effect and wish her every success in her future endeavours. The Trustees would like to thank Jenna for her contribution to the committee during her term of office as a Trustee and are delighted that she will continue to support the Society with regard […]
“In the interest of protecting animal welfare, and with the possibility of traffic disruption in Kent after 1st January 2021, Defra would strongly advise equine transporters to consider using vehicles with a combined weight of less than 7.5 tonnes, enabling them to proceed to the Short Straits using the Operation Brock contraflow between J8-9 of […]
Exmoor Pony Society You Tube Channel goes LIVE Today (26th November) it will be exactly 100 years since the meeting in Dulverton where the idea for an Exmoor Pony Society was proposed. It seems right that we celebrate this momentous day even though slightly ahead of our official centenary. We have produced an hour-long video […]
The Centenary calendar is now on sale from Friends Shop – just click on the link for the shop.
You can now DOWNLOAD information and entry forms for the ART (closing date 31st October 2020)and STORY (closing date 31st August 2020) competitions by just clinking on the word.
The meeting took place on Saturday, 8th August 2020 with 35 people in attendance. The Minutes of the 2019 Meeting and the 2019 Accounts were approved. The Trustees were tasked with appointing the reporting accountant. Your new President is Mr David Mansell and your new President Elect is Mrs Margaret Partridge-Keane. Mrs Susan Burger, Mrs […]
The dates for mandatory microchipping of all equines are England 1st October 2020 Wales 12th February 2021 and Scotland 28th March 2021. Please download the Microchip Addition Form here.
