Callout to a Tame Dartmoor Hill Pony

On Saturday afternoon we were called out to a village on the edge of Dartmoor.  Some private owners of a young Dartmoor Hill Pony had been caught in an unfortunate situation where they had lost their grazing and had been unable to find anywhere in their locality to keep their pony.  They had tried to rehome him themselves but this had not been successful.

Now the pony was on a housing estate and the owners realised that they wouldn't be able to keep him there.  Desparate to find somewhere for the pony to go, the owners rang SWEP and we agreed to take him in.  This pony had been extremely well cared for by his owners.  He is well handled and in very good condition.  He fitted in instantly with the ponies at our rescue centre.  Because he is in such good condition and is so good to handle, we hope it won't be long before he will be on the "Ponies for Rehoming" page.  Here he is settling in at the yard showing off some of his paces: