Pictures of Dartmoor Ponies photographed in the wild - page updated 30 Dec 2009
- some of the sights you can expect to see on a riding holiday in the South West!

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These pictures of wild dartmoor ponies were taken in late June 2006 beside a hamlet on Dartmoor.
a brown dartmoor pony alertly watches a closeup of a pied brown dartmoor pony foal two foals are best of buddies a grazing dartmoor pony has a quick scratch
a dartmoor pony grazes cropping short the moorland grass a white pony, mane lifted up during a trot dartmoor ponies in the sunshine a closeup of a silver-grey dartmoor pony during a trot
a closeup photo of a brown dartmoor pony grazing on close cropped moorland grass a closeup of a grazing brown dartmoor pony with a healing neck-wound two dartmoor pony foals are busy making friends with each other a closeup photo of a silver-grey dartmoor pony face and mane
a grey dartmoor pony foal galloping across the moor with a sheep in the background two dartmoor ponies grazing, with one pony's tail swept by the wind a dartmoor pony on its back, hind hooves in the air, having a playful roll on the grass a dartmoor pony on its side during a playful roll on the grass
a grey-white dartmoor pony, trotting across the moor, main and tail sweeping in harmony two of this year's foals making friends a grey and a brown dartmoor pony, muzzles down and grazing on the moor head, neck and shoulders portait of one of this year's dartmoor pony foals
 
The following pictures of wild dartmoor ponies were taken on a late summer's day at Spitchwick on Dartmoor.		  
mother and foal on a leafy track beside the river at Spitchwick A Dartmoor Pony foal taking a dustbath A foal clambers out of the wood into a clearing A Dartmoor Pony foal grazing in a clearing at Spitchwick
A Dartmoor Pony mother and foal graze in a clearing at Spitchwick The mare and foal graze as they head back towards the cover of the wood The Dartmoor Pony mare and foal head for the comfort of the wood The Dartmoor Pony mare and foal stop to graze briefly at the edge of the wood
A footpath at the side of the river at Spitchwick in Dartmoor's National Park The river at Spitchwick on the edge of Dartmoor National Park

 
...and these were taken on a rainy December day out on Dartmoor. Though the majority of the ponies seemed camera-shy at first, they soon overcame their wariness. Enjoy the pictures!

  
A young brown and white pony stood in the rain The head and shoulders of a gray pony with a wet black mane, as viewed from the side A white pony with black patches and a white mane, gazing forwards A pregnant gray mare, gazing over at her companions
A cluster of ponies beside a leaning tree A long-range shot of three ponies and the grey mare, gathered about a leant-over tree Mother and child, a young pony suckling from it's mother A brown pony with a stripe down it's nose, stood beside another, smaller brown pony
A long-shot of three ponies and a tree in a waterlogged field One wet brown pony with a white stripe on his nose, viewed from the side Ponies advance! A group of four ponies heading towards you! Four ponies stood on a square of wet concrete
Three ponies framed against a line of bare trees Mother, child and mare. Three ponies sheltering from the rain under a copse of trees A distance shot of four ponies hiding under a few trees Two pairs of ponies grazing in the rain
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