The reference to the Dartmoor ponies appears as early as in the 11 century (photograph by Derek Harper)
White pony at Scabbacombe Sands, Devon (photograph by Derek Harper)
Dartmoor ponies were very much in use during the heyday of tin mines on Dartmoor (photograph by Richard Knights)
Not all of the ponies that you see grazing on the moors are the Dartmoor ones. Most of them have been cross-bred through time, mainly with a Shetland pony (photograph by Richard Knights)
Although this lovely dwarf horses seem to be friendly, don't forget that they are wild, so one can be easily kicked or bitten (photograph by Derek Harper)
