Chagford Pony Sale 2023

[@AnimaChristisalvame]

Lovely to see real rural England, still alive. Praise God!

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

We want to keep the breed alive so the sale must aswell 😊

[@LaughingblueSu]

Thank you for filming this!

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

You're welcome, thank you for watching

[@veronicasmith1147]

Beautiful ponies

[@jguitar23]

Lovely ponies🎉 I may source from your location next year.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

That would be great, I'll make sure I post the dates nice and early

[@muhammadpatel1368]

Wow these are beautiful

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Thank you!

[@sharpeipink123]

Really enjoyed this video...what stunning ponies. I found it really interesting and informative. I hope you do more and more of these videos in the future. It is a fascinating process to watch and I hope most of them go on to find happy homes and live long healthy lives. Thanks for posting and sharing x

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Thank you for your feed back, I know the day is very stressful but to see them at there new homes the next day gives such a lovely feeling. And yes I hope to do lots more. Thank you

[@muhammadpatel1368]

💯

[@margaretporkolab7166]

It's a great to see the variety of colors. It,s a good mix of sizes as well. I would love to 12 of them to bring colour to our area. Ontario Canada.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

That's would be amazing, we did look into sending some over as my auntie lives in Canada

[@margaretporkolab7166]

I believe it would be very costly. What part of Canada does your aunt live?

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

@margaretporkolab7166 yes sadly it is, she's in calgary, Olds 🙂

[@ianwhite8219]

They make lovely riding pony.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Yes they do

[@david_1948]

Brisk sales of ponies. Always good to see the variety in skin marking / colour for the best price. Stay safe and well. Tat-Tar.

[@jackiepark4673]

Hope they hav e gone to nice homes.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Yes we do get update from some on the dartmoor pony facebook page which is so nice to see

[@kenholst3541]

One little medicine hat pony (considered magical by native Americans)

[@luludoxie]

I’ve just brought him from the person who got him at the Sales. I’ve named him Barnaby. ☺️

[@SH66667]

Nice to the traditions carrying on but at these prices most must be going to the factory

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

You'd be very surprised with how many are being bought for children's riding ponys, unfortunately the price wasn't quite as high as we'd like but you can't have it all, the fact they go to loving homes is great and we do get updates on the dartmoor hill pony facebook page with how they are getting on

[@DawnRaeB]

I'm not sure why this video popped up on my home page but I'm so glad it did. What beautiful ponies. What breed are they? I think I am going to enjoy your channel.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Thank you 😊

[@josephinestecak4945]

Dartmoor Hill Ponies

[@ianwright3971]

My last comment was removed as it didn't fit the image but it's still the same...Sadly many of these ponies will go to foriegn meat markets or for pet food.....Sorry, but it's the truth...I live on Dartmoor.....

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

These pony's go to new homes, I'd appreciate you having your facts correct before giving incorrect information. we are trying to keep the dartmoor pony alive on the moor. If you live on dartmoor, you should understand that.

[@pixie706]

Dreadful prices . even sheep fetch more

[@highlyunlikely3698]

​@kathleen7498 I've watched this sale several times, it's the sane in any horse auction, none are hurt, granted they are unsettled. They become wonderful ruding/driving ponies by this time next year. There will always be Karen's who know better... ..

[@highlyunlikely3698]

@@kathleen7498 depends on how you feel you fit... the ponies have no future if you change this aspect.

[@polki1482]

@@kathleen7498its a pity about you karen😂

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Thank you for your support, we've had update on ponys sold becoming brilliant children ponys 🥰

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Sadly, that's how it is, but we try our best to do what we can to keep them running on Dartmoor

[@elkins4406]

What a slice of rural Devon. Thank you for sharing it with us. How old are these ponies? Would they have spend their entire lives up to this point with their herd up on the moor, or have they been brought down before?

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Thank you, Our foals would have spent their whole life with their herd until the day or two after gathering when we ween them off the mares. They would be roughly 6-7 months old, if we get anything younger, we run on for either breading or for the next sale as they'd be a bit too young to be weened at that point. Any foals we select to keep for breeding also stay in to be branded so we can easily identify, and then go back out with their herd 🙂

[@elkins4406]

@@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm Aw, poor things. A rough time for them, to be sure. Although I know it can't happen for all of them, I hope as many as possible go to good homes with people who will care for them and train them up when they're old enough...or at least let them be pasture pals for some other horse. Thanks so much for answering my questions!

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

@elkins4406 thank you for understanding and asking 🙂 its exactly what we hope for lovely homes for them all

[@davidhelliwel3361]

How many went for meat

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

I don't like to think about it, I hope non but the reality of that is low. luckly we do get update of some that go to home for kids which is lovely too see

[@agussugianto-dq3gd]

Good job..... Ini peternakan ada dinegara mana, sangat bagus

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

We are in England, Devon

[@cherryvalley5000]

What is the future for the ones that don’t sell?

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

So this year we have a 2nd and 3rd sale. This 1st sale was for 2year old foals the 2nd sale is for older ponys and if space foals that either didn't make it into the 1st sale or didn't sell, than anything that doesn't sell or didn't make it in will go into the 3rd sale which is a online sale. These pony's make great children pony's and we try to ensure they all go to nice homes, but like anything in market or auction you don't actually know. There is a dartmoor pony Facebook page where some buys do post about their pony's and its lovely to see them in their new home. We also sell privately

[@marleneclough3173]

Do they still sadly get sold to Europe for slaughter like they used to?

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

@@marleneclough3173 not as far as I'm aware but I'm also not sure

[@michellegeary5536]

They go to the zoo I'd imagine

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

@michellegeary5536 we have a lovely lady who will take any unsold foals if they are not wanted and she get them quite and sells them on later. so there is many ways we try and keep them away from just being slaughter and get them to loving homes

[@edgarguzman2703]

Deben funcionar muy bien en equino terapia, bonito video y preciosos ponys, cual es el precio promedio

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Hi, sorry it took me a moment to translate your message. Yes they are beautiful, the average price at this sale for the Dartmoor breed was i think around 200gines but I'm not 100% on that but that's what it would be close too

[@donnaburgie3332]

Are the spotted ones P.O.A'S? Beautiful ponies.❤

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

The spotted ones are registered British spotted pony Society

[@alanbarry9789]

Where does the sale go on I have never heard of it or seen this sale sale in the UK

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

It goes on in a small town call chagford in Devon, happens every year in October - this year they are holding 2 physical sales (12th Oct & 2nd Nov) and 1 online sale in December. I will find the website and put the link below the description later this evening 🙂

[@Nancy-1249B]

Who buys these tiny horses and what do they do with them?

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

Don't know, most go to home with small children or even just for other pony company but honestly I couldn't say as I don't know

[@anitabowie5974]

Yes, how many go for meat ? That question has not been answered.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

I wouldn't be able to give you a number. But a lot less go for meat now than they used too thankfully.

[@cherylperry2910]

How frightening for these ponies to be corralled in. I feel for them, this is cruel.

[@boogiekang619]

Oh shut up

[@boogiekang619]

Them ponies are well taken care of way better than what your dog is I bet your dog is miserable because you're forcing it vegan diet

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

It is a stressful day, but when you see these pony's in their new homes with other ponys and/or children they are so content and calm. It's 1 stressful day for the rest of their life bliss and finding them happy loving home is the main key

[@vikingsong2068]

Are you a child? Silly comment.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Do these go to meat market?

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

No, as far as I'm aware most if not all go to loving homes and we have a Facebook page for dartmoor hill ponys where new owners post and ita lovely to see them. The whole point of the sale is for them to avoid the meat market and go to loving homes and have good lives that way we can keep the dartmoor hill pony breeding on the moors, without the sale sadly the moorland breeding would die out, and we don't want that .

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Thank you. Is was along time ago when I lived at Bow, we used to visit Chagford to go go on to the moors, swim in the outdoor pool and sometimes watch sheep, or ponies being brought off the moor for sale. About 50 years ago so it’s goo to things have changed for the better.@@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm

[@kallykat]

Are these ponies being sold for meat?

[@boogiekang619]

Stupid

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

No, they go to loving homes. There is a Facebook page for buyers who post lovely photos and videos of the ponys in new homes

[@cherylperry2910]

Better not kill any of them, if humans do this, it is disgusting. These ponies deserve life, not death. Respect the animal kingdom.

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

The whole point they go to market is to go to lovely homes most go for children's riding ponys. It is a stressful day as any market but when you seen them the next day at their new homes its worth it. If they didn't go to the sale to find new homes sadly the darmoor hill ponys would slowly die out and we don't want that to happen, we want to see them on the moors and with happy familys

[@boogiekang619]

Cherry you obliviously know nothing about horses or ponies at all

[@michellegeary5536]

Why would you aells your super foals for between 40.and 80 gns they are goinf to the meat man and to the zoo horrific

[@Mortimoresmoorlandfarm]

We put a reserve on our foals at sale to ensure they make enough to go to happy homes