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Topic: Pit Pony


In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Dartmoor Horses - Equine Encyclopedia
The Dartmoor Pony was used in medieval times for carrying heavy loads of tin from the mines across the moor.
Ponies were bred at a prison in the early 1900s up until the 1960s, and used by guards for escorting prisoners.
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.
www.wildhorseadvertising.com /breeds/dartmoor.html   (668 words)

  
 Kids Online Resources - Zoos and Animals Pg1
Fell Pony Society - "The Fell Pony Society's aim is to foster and keep pure the old breed of pony which has roamed the northern fells of England for years...
National Chincoteague Pony Association - The ponies live on the islands of Chincoteague and Assateague off the coast of Virginia and Maryland.
The Dartmoor Pony - The Dartmoor is an ancient breed originating on the moorlands of Devon in southwest England.
www.kidsolr.com /zoos_animals   (1334 words)

  
 Sponsor A Pony
The Fforest Uchaf Horse and Pony Centre is a registered Charity to provide a safe haven for horses and ponies who have suffered through cruelty, neglect, ignorance or find themselves in need through other causes.
Some of the ponies we care for have special problems and are unlikely to ever leave the centre.
The ponies will come to forget their harsh work-life and enjoy their well-earned retirement for the rest of their days.
www.sponsorapony.co.uk   (190 words)

  
 Durham Mining Museum - Gallery (Pit Ponies)
Pit pony and pit lad on the surface
William Ventress and pony in pit yard (possibly at Whitburn)
Removal of last ponies from White Lee Drift, Roddymoor, 1963
www.dmm-gallery.org.uk /gallery/0006-000.htm   (81 words)

  
 Fforest Uchaf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Click on the hungry horse to help feed the ponies.
Our submission on behalf of the Pit Ponies goes off to DEFRA and the National Assembly for Wales
Pit Pony "Bob" arrives at last at the Centre.
www.pitponies.co.uk   (95 words)

  
 Welcome to The National Coal Mining Museum for England
At the National Coal Mining Museum for England, our dedicated horsekeepers look after our pit ponies and Shire horse and ensure they are happy and contented.
It costs us almost £2,000 to care for each of our horses every year and ensure their retirement is a happy and carefree one.
Donations can be sent to: The Pit Pony Appeal, National Coal Mining Museum for England Trust Ltd, FREEPOST NEA11620, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield WF4 4RH.
www.ncm.org.uk /pit_ponies.asp   (332 words)

  
 Pit Pony: Best Laid Plans - TV.com
Ned tells Nellie that the mine has to come first or they will be living in the streets.
Willie (who without Ned, would be working back in the pit) asks Nellie and she says she still plans to get married.
Aunt Rose tells Nellie that this is the first in a lifetime of disappointments.
www.tv.com /episode/408365/summary.html   (444 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Pit Pony: DVD: Eric Till,Bill McFadden,Carol Sinclair,Ellen Page,Everett Moore,Andrew Touesnard,Jennie ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
Pit Pony - The Complete First Season DVD ~ Mike Clattenburg
For more information about "Pit Pony" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
www.amazon.com /Pit-Pony-Eric-Till/dp/B0007939XO   (692 words)

  
 DVD Empire - Item - Pit Pony: The Complete First Season / DVD-Video
DVD Empire - Item - Pit Pony: The Complete First Season / DVD-Video
Against the backdrop of this breathtaking landscape, Pit Pony explores the hopes, struggles and triumphs of a unique family and island community.
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www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=676666&site_id=4   (157 words)

  
 Acclaim Images - pit pony photos, stock photos, pictures, pit pony stock photography
Acclaim Images - pit pony photos, stock photos, pictures, pit pony stock photography
pit pony posters and prints - pit pony clipart
pit pony photos, stock photos, pictures, pit pony stock photography
www.acclaimimages.com /search_terms/pit_pony.html   (118 words)

  
 New Page 1
I hadn’t visited the place since I went with Margaret Hopwood when I was twelve and she was ten.
In the basement of the museum was a mock-up of a coal mine, complete with rusty rails, a stuffed pit pony and a couple of tubs of coal, some worm-eaten pit props and an assortment of Davy lamps, permanently lit.
To make the display more realistic the overhead lighting was dimmed.
www.barrytebb.co.uk /novelp2.htm   (7953 words)

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