Efforts to return Scotland’s land to a extra pure state might be spurred on by an unlikely helper: an impartial, hardy and terribly cute breed of horse, the Exmoor pony. On this podcast, Naturally Talking’s Joey Humble interviews PhD scholar Debbie Davy, a guardian and advocate for the Exmoor pony, who has just lately launched a herd to Cochno farm, a College owned web site near Glasgow. Right here we be taught a bit concerning the historical past, ecology and genetics of this breed. Exmoor ponies are native to the UK and though in fashionable instances they have been solely present in Exmoor (South-west England), it’s believed by many who their kin have been widespread all through the entire UK in historic instances. With out want of horseshoes, stables or assisted foaling, Exmoor ponies actually are a feral breed which may assist promote biodiversity by means of their love of coarse vegetation. Debbie’s PhD is funded by the Exmoor Pony Society.
Function picture courtesy of Joey Humble, 2021.
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