These were one of the few herds still remaining on the forest

These were one of the few herds still remaining on the forest

These were one of the few herds still remaining on the forest. In a short time the wild deer of Exmoor will be a matter of tradition; and the hunt, which may be traced back to the time of Queen Elizabeth, will, if continued, descend to the cart and calf business.

A sight scarcely less interesting than the deer was afforded by a white pony mare, with her young stock consisting of a foal still sucking, a yearling, and a two-year-old which we met in a valley of the Barle. The two-year-old had strayed away feeding, until alarmed by the cracking of our whips and the neighing of its dam, when it came galloping down a steep combe, neighing loudly, at headlong speed. It is thus these ponies learn their action and sure-footedness.

Fonte: Tamming Horses