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A History of British Ponies

By Anthony Dent and Daphne Machin Goodall
Published by J.A. Allen And Co Ltd
300 pages, Hardback
1988

Contents

1.The Invaders
2. The Lady of the Foals
3. Roman Britain
4. The English and the Vikings
5. Early Middle Ages
6. Late Middle Ages
7. Tudor Times
8. Stuart Times
9. Hanoverian Times
10. Geograhical Interlude
11. The Far North, the Highlands and Islands
12. Galloway, The Dales and The Fells
13. The Eastern Counties and the Roadsters
14. Exmoor, Dartmoor and The New Forest
15. Wales
16. Ireland
17. Conclusion

Our review

Welsh ponies are only one of the native breeds. Britain and Ireland have a rich heritage of native ponies: the Highlands, the Dales, the Fells, the Exmoor, the Dartmoor and the New Forest.

The late Anthony Dent wrote extensively on equine history. This work was originally published in 1962 as "The Foals of Epona". It covers the period from the Bronze Age to the early twentieth century.

It is well-illustrated with nearly 70 line drawings and eighty photos.

A fascinating book on our equine heritage.

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