tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post3919648153082489873..comments2023-10-04T07:27:01.685-07:00Comments on Where Beechmast Falls: Doppelganger PoniesDartford Warblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-53052931532038571022010-11-22T16:17:33.125-08:002010-11-22T16:17:33.125-08:00I'm thinking maybe you should start a barn qui...I'm thinking maybe you should start a barn quilt byway over there in the New Forest. I bet one would look great on the side of your stable.<br /><br />I'm trying to get a world-wide thing going here. . .Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268304194276808749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-59662255931002467742010-11-21T02:09:51.238-08:002010-11-21T02:09:51.238-08:00Interesting post! Next time I drive through (stick...Interesting post! Next time I drive through (sticking to the speed limits, despite the impatient drivers up my tail) I will look at the ponies with better insight to their welfare. They are a beautiful sight!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734243399284789336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-41261949740659814812010-11-19T16:03:20.230-08:002010-11-19T16:03:20.230-08:00How cruel and heedless people can be. The thought...How cruel and heedless people can be. The thought of somebody leaving an injured horse to die in the road breaks my heart! That is the main reason my cats are strictly indoor cats. My street is very busy with people vrooming up and down it all day, and they never pay attention. I have no patience with or respect for people who say, "It's only a (cat, dog, horse, etc.)"<br /><br />So good that you are able to take in some of the orphaned and sickly foals and find good homes for them.WOLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775462248193876148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-87334955333078182992010-11-19T06:43:37.705-08:002010-11-19T06:43:37.705-08:00Chinecats - yes, ours are fenced in. Our paddocks ...Chinecats - yes, ours are fenced in. Our paddocks edge the Forest heath so that the ponies can still see their "wild" friends and relatives through gaps in the hedge. We do have commoning rights here and I originally hoped to run a few mares on the Forest - a childhood dream when I was a pony mad child living on the other side of Southampton Water.<br /><br />I soon realised that I just could not cope with the worry of having my animals out on the roads day and night. In the old commoning families, they hate the accidents too but they still carry on. If there were no ponies on the Forest there would be no New Forest landscape as we know it, so I do admire the commoners who keep the old tradition going.<br /><br />I reached a compromise by taking in some of the young colts who are in trouble, like our 2007 orphans, and then either rehoming them carefully or keeping them here. I don`t ride much nowadays due to an old injury, but get as much pleasure from the groundwork training and " looking after" that comes with having these young ones.<br /><br />We keep an eye on the local ponies and contact owners or the Agister if we see a problem, so hopefully that helps.<br /><br />In our local paper today, there were several more pony accidents reported, including yet another Hit and Run where a damaged pony was left to die in the road. It must be so hard to be a commoner who gets that dreaded phone call from the Agister to say that one of your ponies has been hit by someone who didn`t even have the decency to stop.<br /><br />MM - the New Forest stallions undergo a rigorous assessment every spring and they move to different areas each spring to try and avoid too much inbreeding. However, it does seem that a lot of our local ponies seem to be related in some way!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-2872013183951161702010-11-18T18:11:35.467-08:002010-11-18T18:11:35.467-08:00It sounds as though life in the New Forest is prec...It sounds as though life in the New Forest is precarious for the ponies. Its good that you are able to care for some of them. <br />There are a number of wild horse herds in the west near where we used to live. We've been told that those who oversee some of these horses introduce a new stud every few years hoping to keep the bloodlines strong.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-36321000623465694532010-11-18T10:14:04.155-08:002010-11-18T10:14:04.155-08:00I love your photos. Happy faces! Are your ponies f...I love your photos. Happy faces! Are your ponies fenced in, or do they roam about? I would not be able to stop worrying about cars. When I drive through the forest, I see a lot of the main roads are fenced off, but I'm usually just passing through.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734243399284789336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-65043585408052085592010-11-18T10:05:57.647-08:002010-11-18T10:05:57.647-08:00Hah! Just like a village - everyone's related...Hah! Just like a village - everyone's related to everyone! Loved the photo of the doppelgangers.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4493398068080107368.post-28017950349275268562010-11-18T07:57:33.904-08:002010-11-18T07:57:33.904-08:00How interesting, I do like reading about the ponie...How interesting, I do like reading about the ponies. We had a NF from the Priory stud, many years ago.<br />Lovely story about the orphaned foal.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.com