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	Horses - The Dartmoor Pony - Horse and Pony Breeds on Equiworld - Equestrian Information on the internet
		Dartmoor ponies have provided children and families with wonderful experiences due to their versatility and adaptability to riders of all ages.
		A pony on Dartmoor is not necessarily a Dartmoor pony.
		It was only 100 years ago that the Dartmoor ponies had a section in the National Pony Society's handbook and while the breed was being kept pure by stud farms, the ponies on Dartmoor began to decline by the crossbreeding with less hardy breeds.
	www.equiworld.net /uk/horsecare/Breeds/dartmoor/index.htm (1947 words)

	Dartmoor
		Dartmoor is a National Park in the centre of the English county of Devon.
		Dartmoor differs from other National Parks in England and Wales, in that since a 1985 Act of Parliament much of it has been designated as 'Access Land', with no restrictions on where walkers can roam.
		Dartmoor, an eerie place even in high summer, abounds with myths and legends, some of which are detailed in Myths and Legends of Dartmoor[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/da/Dartmoor.html (653 words)

	Dartmoor Pony Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Director of Convict Prisons, Dartmoor, registered both which were probably ridden by the warders as they escorted convicts to and from their work outside the prison.
		During her fifty years with the breed she saw the Dartmoor become a pony to be reckoned with at the major shows, thanks in no small part to her hard work and great flair for breeding.
		The Dartmoor is globally rare, with an estimated global population of 5-7,000 and fewer than 150 purebreds in the United States.
	www.imh.org /imh/bw/dart.html (1289 words)

	Dartmoor Ponies
		The Director of Convict Prisons, Dartmoor, registered both which were probably ridden by the warders as they escorted convicts to and from their work outside the prison.
		During her fifty years with the breed she saw the Dartmoor become a pony to be reckoned with at the major shows, thanks in no small part to her hard work and great flair for breeding.
		The Dartmoor is globally rare, with an estimated global population of 5-7,000 and fewer than 150 purebreds in the United States.
	www.furrycritter.com /resources/horses/Dartmoor_Ponies.htm (1101 words)

	Dartmoor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dartmoor is an area of moorland in the centre of the English county of Devon.
		Dartmoor is managed by the National Park Authority whose 26 members are drawn from Devon County Council, local District Councils and Government.
		The Dartmoor landscape is scattered with the marks left by the many generations who have lived and worked there over the centuries — such as the remains of the once mighty Dartmoor tin-mining industry, and farmhouses long since abandoned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dartmoor (2336 words)

	Dartmoor Prison - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dartmoor Prison English prison, at Princetown, Devonshire, built (1806-9) to house French captives during the Napoleonic Wars.
		During the War of 1812 many American prisoners were confined there, and their brutal mistreatment was investigated after the war by an Anglo-American commission that awarded compensation to the families of those who had died there.
		Unoccupied for over 30 years, Dartmoor was reopened in 1850 as a civilian prison for convicts sentenced to long terms of imprisonment or to hard labor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Dartmoor.html (164 words)

	Cowboy Heaven
		The Dartmoor pony is one of nine breeds native to the British Isles.
		During the reign of Henry I (1100-1135), when Dartmoor was a royal forest, a stallion was taken from the moor and was used for breeding with the royal mares.
		The Dartmoor pony is very much in demand as children's ponies, a job to which they are well suited, not only because of their size, but also because of their wonderful temperament.
	www.cowboyheaven.com /breeds/breed15.htm (788 words)

	Masterpiece Theatre \| The Hound of the Baskervilles \| Essays + Interviews
		Conan Doyle first heard of Dartmoor's "hounds of hell" in March 1901 while on a golfing holiday in Norfolk with his friend, the young journalist Bertram Fletcher Robinson; at the time in the employ of the Daily Express, Fletcher Robinson would later become the editor of Vanity Fair.
		Dartmoor is a 20-by-30-mile tract of untamed wildness amid the Devonshire countryside.
		Watson's description of his inaugural drive into Dartmoor is rendered in such detail that it can easily serve as a road map for visitors today on the trail of Sherlock Holmes.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/hound/ei_moor.html (1219 words)

	Dartmoor Training Area
		Welcome to the new Dartmoor Training Area website, which seeks to inform you about Dartmoor’s vital role in training the Armed Forces, and our efforts to look after the National Park, provide public access to its wild landscape and support local communities.
		The Dartmoor Steering Group and its Working Party provide a forum for the key statutory bodies to resolve any potential conflicts between military activities and the National Park purposes.
		The soldiers, sailors and airmen who depend on Dartmoor as an area where they can develop their operational skills in a challenging and demanding environment are grateful for your support.
	www.dartmoor-ranges.co.uk (303 words)

	BBC - Holiday - Destinations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The villages on the fringes of the moors are as much a part of Dartmoor as the moor itself.
		Kate was on the lookout for one particular stall, the WI stand, with its tasty homemade cakes.
		Dartmoor is certainly worth a visit, the locals are really friendly and the scenery is truly stunning.
	www.bbc.co.uk /holiday/destinations/dartmoor_best (570 words)

	Miniature Pony History, Breeding and Foaling
		Dartmoor Pony - Dartmoor Ponies in the UK The Dartmoor National Park in southwestern England is home to thousands of semi-wild miniature ponies.
		Many of the smaller miniature ponies at Dartmoor are well-within the height requirements of the USA Miniature Horse Registries, yet miniature pony breeders claim that dwarfism, dystocia and abortions are as low as large-breed horses.
		The Dartmoor Pony is an official miniaturized horse breed and registered in the UK Rare Breed Trust.
	www.mini-horse.org /dartmoor_pony.html (457 words)

	Dartmoor Prison Museum and Visitor Centre
		HMP Dartmoor is part of one of the world's most successful and respected prison systems.
		Unlocking the history of one of England's most famous prisons, Dartmoor Prison Museum reflects the heritage of HMP Dartmoor from Prisoner of War Depot to the present day.
		Dartmoor today no longer holds high-risk prisoners but concentrates rather on education and rehabilitation within a modernised facility.
	www.dartmoor-prison.co.uk /index.html (254 words)

	the Dartmoor School
		Dartmoor is accredited and high schools and colleges accept credits earned at Dartmoor.
		Dartmoor School will help your child transition back to a more traditional school environment if he or she has not attended school for a period of time.
		Dartmoor conducts assessments prior to beginning a course, upon completion and on an as needed basis.
	www.dartmoor.org /credit.html (232 words)

	Dartmoor - Devon
		Widecombe-in-the-Moor is perhaps the most famous of the villages of Dartmoor, at least in part because of its church, which is known as the Cathedral in the moor.
		The Dartmoor Pony is a descendant of the feral Celtic pony, an inhabitant of the moor long before the arrival of man. The numbers have dwindled in recent years and the original ones only exist at stud farms.
		Nestling on the North West edge of Dartmoor, this beautiful small 15th century manor house, built of granite and covered in creeper, stands in four acres of picturesque gardens and paddocks.
	www.devons.info /Dartmoor (1243 words)

	Dartmoor (HM Prison) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		HM Prison Dartmoor is located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
		Dartmoor Prison was reopened in 1851 as a civilian prison, and has contained some of Britain's most serious offenders ever since.
		There is also a yearly charity 'Dartmoor Jailbreak', where civilians (not prisoners) 'escape' from the prison and must travel as far as possible in 4 days, whilst in convict clothing and without directly paying for transport [1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dartmoor_Prison (304 words)

	Dartmoor Prison History - Prison Museum and Visitor Centre
		This was considered unsafe, partially due to the proximity of the Royal Naval dockyard at Plymouth and as living conditions were appalling in the extreme, a prisoner of war depot was planned in the remote isolation of Dartmoor.
		Dartmoor Prison, reckoned in Victorian times to be the hardest and most severe in England, has been in constant use from 1850 to the present day.
		Until recently, Dartmoor Prison's inmates have been some of the most dangerous and notorious in English penal history.
	www.dartmoor-prison.co.uk /history_of_dartmoor_prison.html (308 words)

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		Dartmoor, in Devon, is both the home and the name of a native breed of sure-footed ponies that have roamed the blustery moors for hundreds of years.
		The Society introduced the Dartmoor Moorland Scheme to upgrade and reregister some of the stock that has been running on the moor in order to restore the pure bred ponies the Dartmoor.
		Dartmoor's can be used for jumping, hunting and driving and are also strong enough to carry adults.
	members.lycos.co.uk /horse_crazy/dartmoor.htm (266 words)

	Dartmoor Devon bleak granite tors, villages tucked away in wooded valleys
		On the eastern flanks of Dartmoor off the beaten track villages such as North Bovey and Chagford, on the Moor's western edge towns such as Okehampton and Tavistock, and the Moors' southern edge Ashburton, Buckfastleigh and Chudleigh.
		Dartmoor has an history stretching back to prehistoric times, dolmens, long barrows, hut circles, granite stone crosses, old field patterns, clapper bridges more recently tin streaming, mining, mineral railways and tin stamping mills, peat cuttings to rabbit warrens.
		Dartmoor Prison, built for prisoners captured during the Napoleonic War in 1809.
	www.beautiful-devon.co.uk /dartmoor.htm (716 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Dartmoor Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dartmoor is classified as Lustre and Longwool sheep.
		Also known as the Improved Dartmoor, this sheep is a native of the West Country, in particular Devon.
		All sheep are marked by studding, ear tags being used, bearing, in the case of the ewes, the owner's flock number, preceded by the letters DM and the year of birth and in the case of rams the letters DM with the registered number allotted by the Association.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/sheep/dartmoor/index.htm (445 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Devon: Dartmoor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dartmoor Changes - Project to raise awareness of the significance of bell ringing to the customs and traditions and cultural heritage of identified communities within the Dartmoor National Park.
		Dartmoor Hill Pony Website - The project's aim is to investigate and raise awareness of the importance of the Dartmoor Pony in the National Park.
		Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society - The Society helps ponies, sheep and cattle in distress on Dartmoor or in the markets where they are sold.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Devon/Dartmoor (507 words)

	Art of Dartmoor by Bob Bradshaw ~ Dartmoor.ws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Given National Park status in 1951, Dartmoor sits in the south of county Devon, southwest England, and covers an area of 365 square miles.
		Dartmoor Forest, owned by the Duchy of Cornwall since 1307, is a former royal hunting ground and makes up the vast majority of the region.
		Dartmoor was one of Europe's biggest tin mining areas back in the 12th century.
	www.dartmoor.ws (422 words)

	Breed Profile: Dartmoor Pony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While not particularly attractive, the Dartmoor Pony of the end of the 19th century was noted for its jumping ability and good riding qualities.
		During the 1920's there were three separate herds on Dartmoor, and although there are still wild ponies on the moor today, these are generally of poor quality and most Dartmoor ponies are bred on private studfarms throughout Great Britain and, increasingly, in the United States.
		The Dartmoor Pony breed standard limits the height to 12.2hh and the preferred colors are brown, fl or bay, although any color except pinto is accepted.
	www.equisearch.com /breeds/eqdartmoor2117/index.html (516 words)

	Dartmoor, National Parks of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Dartmoor landscape is scattered with the marks left by the many generations who have lived and worked there over the centuries - such as the remains of the once mighty Dartmoor tin-mining industry, and farmhouses long since abandoned.
		The moor is reputedly the haunt of pixies, a headless horseman, a mysterious pack of 'spectral hounds', and a large fl dog.
		Dartmoor has inspired a number of artists and writers, such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Eden Phillpotts, Beatrice Chase, and the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /England/england-interest-west-dartmoor.html (1411 words)

	Dartmoor Pony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Under the breed standard, introduced in 1924, a Dartmoor pony should stand at no more than 12.2hh, with most between 11.1 and 12.2 hh, and should be bay, brown, fl, grey chestnut or roan.
		The Dartmoor Pony Moorland Scheme (DPMS), established in 1988 in a bid to halt the decline in numbers and along with the Dartmoor Pony Society, runs a breeding scheme.
		Dartmoors are bred in Britain, Europe, and in North America, and are often used as a basis for the Riding Pony.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dartmoor_pony (627 words)

	About Dartmoor
		The Dartmoor pony is thought to have originated from (now extinct) breeds of Devon and Cornwall.
		Through the centuries it proved itself to be a sturdy and trustworthy breed and was 'improved' by being bred for specific purposes with the introduction of such breeds as Welsh, Arab and Fell.
		In 1988 the Dartmoor Pony Moorland Scheme (DPMS) was established to improve the breed, ensure a better, hardier quality pony and to halt the decline in numbers.
	www.corboy.co.uk /dartmoor_ponies.html (418 words)

	Meat Dartmoor - local meat suppliers
		Meat Dartmoor is an independent group of individual Dartmoor farmers who practice traditional extensive farming methods and market their meat direct to the consumer.
		Dartmoor is a truly beautiful landscape, stretching from the wild open moorland down the hills to enclosed farmland and river valleys.
		In order to conserve the special character of Dartmoor it is essential to retain traditional hill farming practices, including the rearing of livestock in the hills.
	www.meatdartmoor.co.uk /index.html (328 words)

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