Welsh Area Show

Looking forward to the Welsh Area Show this Saturday (30th July) – full details are on the calendar.

Exmoor Pony Festival

THE EXMOOR PONY FESTIVAL 2016Last year the focus was on safety and awareness and producing the Exmoor Pony Map, the Pony Code and Caroline Tout’s fantastic film ‘ Surviving Wild’ – here’s the link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jilOvw-7E-w&feature=youtu.be This year the festival theme will be – FROM GATHER TO GLORY!Celebrating the moor bred registered Exmoor pony as recognised by the Rare Breed […]

Members Only Area

We will be setting up a Member’s Only Area on this website. For those who already have access to the online studbook, you will be able to login in with those details and then select your own password which will be sent to the Society and this will also become you online studbook password – keeps it […]

Stallion Covering Books

We would be most grateful if stallions owners would provide us with details of the mares their stallions have covered this year.  You can either send in the covering book or download the form here.

Foal Notification Slips

Just a quick reminder to everyone to contact the Secretary (secretary@exmoorponysociety.org.uk) if you have bred a foal this year.  We need to send out the microchip paperwork to you and start thinking about dates for inspections.  Many thanks.

Midland Area

Apologies to Rachael Bush (former Midland Area Rep) and Mandy and Nigel Hill (current Midland Area Reps) for their items not being included under the Midland Area in the Spring Newsletter – a tremendous amount of information gets sent through to our volunteer editor Ann Nicholls who does a fantastic job.  Just occasionally an item […]

Horse of the Year Show

We are going to be at HOYS for the duration of the show – volunteers needed to help on the stand.Please contact the Secretary secretary@exmoorponysociety.org.uk

Photographic Competition

Many thanks to Ann Nicholls for agreeing to run the Photographic Competition.  You can download entries form here.Entries close on 1st October 2016

Trustees Meeting – June 2016

A short report from the Trustees Meeting on 7th June is now available on ‘The Committee’ page.

Exmoor Area

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Dunster Country Fair on the 27th!

South East Area

Thank you to everyone who came to the show yesterday and to David Brewer for coming all the way from Exmoor to judge.Results and photos will be up on the facebook page soon!

Northern Area

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments about the show yesterday, I am so pleased that you all enjoyed it! I am busy sorting out results, so bear with me but in the meantime I must thank:The Whittington family for their help with rosettes, trophies and on the day with stewarding, handy pony and generally […]

Dorset & Somerset Area

Supreme Champion of the Somerset Exmoor Pony Show 2016 – Stephanie Poulter’s Maenad. Sorry Stephanie and apologies too, to Irene Nash whose Tawbitts Penny was Reserve Champion. Many congratulations to you both!Huge thanks go to Mrs. Margaret Partridge-Keane and Mrs. Anne Western for being such excellent judges and to Sue Reese for her stewarding.Thank you […]

Annual General Meeting 2016

Mrs Mandy Hill, President, chaired the AGM wonderfully today before handing over the presidency to Mrs Anne Western.  Your new President Elect is Mrs Jill Graham who is a long-standing member of the Society and a respected judge and inspector. Dr Sue Baker was made an Honorary Vice-President in recognition of all the work she […]

From the Trustees

The Following statement has been made by the Trustees:
The Exmoor Pony Society Trustees together with Mr R Milton and Mrs M Floyd would like to announce the following decision.
The Exmoor Pony Society Trustees have agreed that a joint working group consisting of representatives from the EPS along with Rex Milton and Maria Floyd (members of the MEPBG) plus outside expertise if necessary shouldbe set up to work out a framework for a possible supplementary register, within the studbook and to gather information to provide a definitive definition of the "No white markings" rule.
When the results of the RBST & ENPA led Genome project are concluded there will be a means of using the information for the benefit of Exmoor Ponies worldwide. Should the findings of the working group require any changes to the rules of the Exmoor Pony Society then such changes will be put forward to the membership at an AGM or General Meeting."
The proposer Rex Milton and the seconder Maria Floyd will therefore withdraw the two resolutions served in November 2015, no 1 To clarify the White Markings, and No 2 To include a supplementary register and upgrading system within the studbook

Attached are the Agenda and Report from the Trustees Meeting of November 2015

Eastern Area Unsung Hero Award

Who holds ponies for you outside the ring, whilst you take the glory in the ring?…..