During a Dartmoor pony drift commoners work together to round up the ponies from the moors, and urge them down to the farmyard to be sorted. It’s fast, and vast areas are covered. When we joined for the day, we also learnt about the heritage of ponies, and some of the farmers’ thoughts about the future for ponies on Dartmoor.
Read MoreGraham Goddard is a Dartmoor Commoner, and grazes Dartmoor Ponies on Walkhampton Common. In this piece he shares his thoughts on commons, ponies, government policies around upland farming, and what it’s like to be chair of the commoners association.
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