A video shows a horse being kicked as it was loaded into a trailer at the annual Dartmoor pony auction, leading to a report of welfare concerns. Footage also shows another pony seemingly being ...

The Dartmoor pony is the native breed of the county of Devon in the south west of England. The ponies have been recorded living on the moors of Dartmoor since the middle ages, meaning they have ...

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Auctioneers said they hoped earlier auctions would mean more sales Dartmoor's annual pony round-up and sale, the drift, is taking place on Saturday instead of in the autumn for the first time.

A minimum price tag of ten ­guineas (£10.50) has now been ­introduced by the Dartmoor Hill Pony Association for the ­animals but, before that, they were going for as little as £1 a head.

The gate clatters open and a small seal brown colt skitters into the makeshift coliseum of Dartmoor’s last pony auction. Too terrified to meet the eyes of the encircling crowd, clad in waxed ...

people need to be more vigilant," he said. Dartmoor pony keeper Verity Nicholls said it was "heart-breaking" when animals had to be put down after being hit by cars on the moors. She said ...

A conservation charity has begun selling pony meat in order to save the endangered Dartmoor Hill pony. The meat will be made into sausages and steaks and can be bought at farmers’ markets and ...

The Dartmoor Hill Pony Association (DHPA), an animal conservation group in England, says a group of ponies should be killed for food to preserve the population and to improve animal welfare.

A minimum asking price of £8 was placed to discourage "rescue" buyers who bid as little as 50p for a pony but cannot afford to pay for their upkeep. As a result the Dartmoor Commoners' Council ...

Dartmoor's Miniature Pony Centre said it had "no choice" but to close amid falling revenue and visitors. The centre's Shetland ponies and donkeys will be sold according to a "strict criteria" to ...