Dartmoor Hill Pony Association (DHPA) said the breed was considered genetically rare as they had adapted to the conditions on the moorland - differing from those that become domesticated pets.

The Dartmoor pony is officially recognised as a rare native breed. The new herd for Thetford has come from breeders in Devon The new herd for Thetford has come from breeders in Devon, where the ...

An ongoing row over the preservation of Dartmoor National Park could threaten ... stocks" and make half of their livestock "cattle or ponies rather than sheep". The measures were to combat ...