The Gallery
Learning about and practising commoning on the New Forest.
In medieval times a forest meant an area preserved for royal hunting, and not a wooded area as it does today.
The Agisiter ensures welfare standards of the free-roaming animals are maintained.
The ‘architects’ of the New Forest.
The New Forest landscape supports many species of plants, insects, birds and mammals. It should be valued as a reserve for nature.
One of many gatherings where Commoners can exchange news, information and knowledge.
Pannage season is part of the ancient commoning rights and a popular tradition.
Traditional management practices, particularly commoning, have conserved the ecological diversity of the Forest.
Category Archives: New Forest pony
New Forest: traffic, animals and road accidents
For me, one of the biggest attractions in commoning is learning about and practicing an ancient pastoral activity that involves keeping commonable livestock (ponies, cattle, donkeys, or pigs during Pannage), which are so important to the ecology of New Forest. There is … Continue reading
The New Forest pony – the natural selection
The New Forest pony is known as the ‘architect’ of the Forest and plays a significant role in the biological diversity, culture and economy of the New Forest. So important is this animal to the Forest and to commoning that … Continue reading
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Tagged appaloosa, Arab, Armada, biological diversity, carts, cremello, cross country, Culture, Dartmoor, drifts, Exmoor, freedom, gigs, Highland, history, hunting, legend, natural selection, nature, New forest, piebald, polo, pony, racing, show jumping, skewbald, social fabric, Thoroughbred, wagons, Welsh, wild, working horse
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Going under cover at the Beaulieu Road Pony Sales
I haven’t visited the Beaulieu Road Sales in a long while and was pleasantly surprised by the improvements that have taken place in my absence. The first thing that greeted me as I crested the railway bridge on the road … Continue reading
New Forest: when wildlife and road traffic meet
The New Forest is a landscape of scenic beauty where the wildlife is diverse and the iconic New Forest pony, cattle, donkeys (and pigs during Pannage) are turned out to roam freely. It is a working landscape that has been … Continue reading
New Forest Pony…the genuine all-rounder!
Living and working close to the New Forest means that the sight of the fabulous New Forest pony is never far away. These are native ponies whose history can be traced beyond the beginnings of the Forest itself. The standard for the … Continue reading
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Tagged all-rounder, architect of the Forest, Commoner, Forest, New forest, New Forest pony, pony
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