Exmoor ponies find a home 12,000 miles from Exmoor The Anchor Herd of Exmoor ponies is the world’s largest herd of free-living, pure-bred Exmoor ponies. And an intrepid pair have left the Moor and made an extraordinary 12,000-mile journey to start a herd of their own in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The pair recently arrived at […]
We’re delighted that Exmoor ponies will have their own in-hand classes at this year’s Royal Windsor Horse Show. The show will take place from 15th-18th May. Competitor information will be available at this link, as it becomes available: Competitor Information
The recordings of Dr. Debbie Davy’s presentation of her PhD findings, given at our 2024 AGM, can now be viewed on YouTube. In the presentation, which is split into two parts, Dr. Davy summarises her research and principal results, along with the practical applications for Exmoor pony owners and breeders. You can click each of […]
Dr. Deborah Davy’s PhD thesis is now available online. Please visit this link to read a summary or download the full document. Davy, Deborah Kim (2024) Investigating factors affecting the future survival of Exmoor ponies: implications for ecological restoration and management of the breeding population | PhD thesis, University of Glasgow | January 2024
The new EPS Registration and Memberships Office address is as follows: Exmoor Pony Society Susannah Muir Bentwitchen Farm South Molton Devon EX36 3HA Items sent to the previous address by Royal Mail will be redirected for a limited time, so don’t worry if you have already sent your post to the old address. However, please […]
Due to a change of address, the EPS Registration and Memberships Office will be contactable via email only from 7th-18th October 2024. Voice messages can be left but calls cannot be answered. Please use the email address admin@exmoorponysociety.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible. The new EPS Registration and Memberships […]
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 […]
It is with regret that we have had to make the decision to cancel the Welsh area show on the 27th July, due to lack of entries. We will hopefully have a good rethink ready for a fab show next year. – Dai and Ruth Thomas
We do hope that you have a successful foaling season. All foals will need to be DNA parentage verified, microchipped, silhouette completed and inspected prior to registration. In order to help us arrange the inspections and get the DNA samples processed in a timely manner, it would help us a great deal if you could […]
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 […]
Trustees of the Society are elected each year by the membership. Trustees stepping down after a four year period may seek re-election and, if elected, serve another four year term. Any Charity needs expertise in the areas of finance, PR, law, governance and, of course, for the Exmoor Pony Society, a real interest in the […]
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 […]
The dates for the 2024 AGM and Spring Show have been set as follows: AGM | Brompton Regis Village Hall, Dulverton, TA22 9NJ | Saturday 11th May 2024 Spring Show and Stallion Parade | Emmetts Grange, Simonsbath, TA24 7LD | Sunday 12th May 2024 Please direct all enquiries regarding the Spring Show and Stallion Parade to the Show Secretary, […]
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 […]
Our Summer newsletter, mailed to all EPS members in early July, included a proposal to produce a printed supplement to the stud book. This would be approximately 250 pages, covering the period from 2000 to 2022, to follow on from the 5th edition published in 2000. In recent years there have been repeated requests for […]
It is with great sadness that the Society has learnt of the death of Harry Woodward. Harry was a great supporter of the Exmoor Pony Society, helping out at many EPS events in the Midlands Area in particular, and will be sorely missed by many. We offer our sincerest condolences to all of his family […]
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 […]