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Dartmoor ponies given protection after fears of culls

The ponies will be removed from stocking rate calculations with a new pony supplement available for farmers and commoners

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Dartmoor ponies given protection after fears of culls

The Government has moved to secure the long-term future of Dartmoor's iconic pony populations through a package of new protections and financial support, following fears stocking rate calculations could...

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