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Welcome to the Native Pony Sou’West Information Centre.

This website will be running in addition to our very successful forum www.native-pony.co.uk and will be an ongoing project dedicated to providing you with the latest information, news and results from the native pony community in the South West. We aim to maintain this website as often as possible to ensure that the information we provide is fresh and up to date, making this your first stop for all things hairy!

NEWS FEED

*NEWS* We have a new feature blog writer for 2012 – Molly Simpson – click here to read her introduction. We look forward to following her progress throughout the year!

Molly’s first blog of the year can be read here!
BSPS have added a new Home produced class for native ponies at RIHS.
We’ve transferred some articles to this website which may be of interest: Why might Exmoor bloodlines become rare? and Exmoor Stallion Line Diagrams (August 2010)
A new profile feature has been published: Exmoor stallion, Dunkery Tawny Owl.
A report from the Exmoor Pony Society Christmas Show has been released!
Overbreeding – how bad is it getting?
We’ve launched our new ‘profiles’ section with individual stories on people and ponies – our first profile to be featured is about Peter Yates, a farrier from Dorset.
Exciting news for Highland/Fell/Dales and the RIHS NPS M&M WHP Classes
Tell us your thoughts about adults riders and small breed M&M’s here.
A press release from the Dales Pony Society can be read here.
Tips for showing and feeding your native ponies in the Winter here.
A report from some of the Exmoor Pony Gatherings is now live.
Horse of the Year Show M&M report
Pictures from the NPA Autumn Show are now available in the photo gallery.

All adverts are totally free, so if you wish to list a stallion, business or place a pony for sale, just e-mail the information to me on beans@native-pony.com.

The South West boasts a massive base of native pony enthusiasts. There are a wide number of local native societies; some are breed specific, others cover a certain area and we also have areas of national societies represented. Links to some of the area websites can be found at the bottom of this page. There are many top studs based in the West Country which have had great success in the show ring qualifying for HOYS and Olympia, reaching record prices in national sales, shown amazing abilities performing in discliplines such as dressage and driving trials at an international level – proving the quality of ponies that can be found here.

The very best of our native ponies are showcased at our county shows every year. Royal Cornwall, Devon County, Royal Bath & West, Dorset County all have spectacular performances from our native ponies in-hand, under saddle and usually in harness too!

The NPSW Team

We are a small team running this website as volunteers. We do not make any money from this website, we do it because we love our native ponies and wish to provide a space where like-minded people can get local information about our native ponies and the people around them. We also encourage enthusiasts to share their news and views on our forum www.native-pony.co.uk.

Co-Editors - Jenna Payne: beans@native-pony.com
Celeste Gall: magpie@native-pony.com

Reporter & Photographer - Sarah Thompson
merlyn26@native-pony.com

If you have any stories, news or useful information you would like to share, please feel free to contact any of the team!