Feral Ponies Photo Gallery by Keith O'Brien at pbase.com

Feral Ponies

These ponies have been roaming the common land at the Rhinog foothills near Trawsfynydd, north Wales, for over 50 years. Originally bred as Pit Ponies because of their small but immensley strong build. However with both the decline of the British coal industry and its mechanization the demand for Pit Ponies diminished as a result of which there was no market for them, thus over the years these ponies have returned to the wild and have become feral. More info on Pit Ponies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_pony All images subject to copyright.

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Chasing 4.JPG	Running 2.JPG	Squaring 1.JPG	Kick 3.JPG	Kick 2.JPG
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IMG_9892a.JPG	IMG_9443b.JPG	IMG_9435b.JPG	IMG_9522b.JPG	Gathering of the Clan
Drinking	"So, How Much Horse Power Has This Got?"	Mare and Foal	IMG_9105a.JPG	IMG_9172a.JPG

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Ian Dalgliesh		26-Jan-2015 07:54
Wonderful gallery.I really enjoyed browsing through.Excellent.

Anke Schirocki		06-Oct-2012 19:42
Great gallery´!

alfredo camba jr.		24-Sep-2012 14:22
Very nice and interesting gallery! Beautiful images! V

Buz Kiefer		24-Mar-2012 17:01
Wonderful gallery with many excellent images. Beautiful work Keith. Vote.

Guest		26-Feb-2012 00:58
Terrific gallery.

Guest		16-Nov-2011 17:35
An amazing album on wonderful ponies...you have captured then so, so well....love it...Brilliant

No�l		27-Jun-2011 18:06
Superb gallery especially the recent shots. v

janescottcumming		25-Jun-2011 17:16
Wow, a very special gallery of these strong little ponies. Wonderful action shots and the scenery is marvelous. V

Fred Gary		25-Jun-2011 15:29
Excellent documentary of the ponies lives. Great action shots and scenery.

Fay Stout		15-Jun-2011 01:28
I am in awe of these beautiful creatures and hope they will be protected. I am surprised you can get close enough to get such wonderful images. V.

g fitzgerald		25-Dec-2010 15:43
Beautiful collection. These animals should be left this way to roam and live out their lives as they should. They should be as kind here in the USA to the wild mustangs in the west.

Guest		26-Jul-2010 13:16
I just love this gallery Keith.. such superb captures of these wonderful ponies. V

joseantonio		04-Jul-2010 18:46
Wonderful gallery. Lovely animals

Susan Rovira		15-Jun-2010 23:03
Charming ponies, and wonderful photography.

Guest		04-May-2010 13:10
Thanks, Keith, for sharing a well-documented and interesting gallery of these feral horses.

routerer		23-Apr-2010 23:07
This is turning into a massive piece of work Keith. Or should that be a Master Piece of work.? john + V

Guest		23-Apr-2010 21:23
Lovely series of images. (V)

Guest		07-Apr-2010 17:47
very beautiful photos and true representation of the superb wonderous nature that is still present in this world

Kim		31-Dec-2009 00:48
Fantastic series! Very nice work! V

justjean		23-Dec-2009 23:59
A wonderful gallery, thoroughly enjoyed watching the slideshow, now I have to visit Wales thank you for posting these wonderful photos V

Steve Morris		20-Dec-2009 12:15
'The call of the wild'!! Superb gallery Keith - really enjoyed this in slideshow mode and it struck me how majestic these creatures are in the way you've captured them!BV

John Cravatta		19-Dec-2009 22:24
I enjoyed the beautiful gallery~V~

Wendy O		19-Dec-2009 18:18
Wonderful! Vote.

Rosemarie Kusserow		19-Dec-2009 07:46
Outstanding and really breathtaking gallery Keith, I enjoyed your collection of wonderful wild horses and you show them on a wsy that you can feel your love for these horses, it was a plesure to view at, Rosemarie :o) vVv

Guest		18-Dec-2009 22:03
Such an amazingly beautiful gallery.

Guest		17-Dec-2009 00:36
A stunning collection. I am in awe.

Guest		16-Dec-2009 22:36
A very beautiful well done gallery Keith. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Big Vote :)

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		14-Dec-2009 23:09
Keith:Very nice work! Vote. Paolo

N Satuloff		14-Dec-2009 21:26
Captivating. Your images capture the wildness of the animals.

Greg Little		12-Dec-2009 23:39
Wonderful gallery! V.

Doria		01-Sep-2009 09:28
for Guest: Horses are sentient, sensitive creatures, but I seriously doubt "they" have a feeling one way or the other about what we humans "call" them. Lol. Great gallery, btw. Fun, revealing images into the life of this little band.

cits_4_pets		24-Aug-2009 19:14
Wonderful new images added since I last visited. Excellent, they look quite nice with their shiny coats and such lush looking grass! My Arabian would be in 7th heaven out there!

Guest		29-Jul-2009 00:07
How do you think it makes them feel to be called Feral? Perhaps Domestically Deprived?

Monique Trempe		27-Jul-2009 21:50
Beautiful gallery with magnificent photos! V

kine		19-Jul-2009 20:29
hey, was wondering if I could use your horse photos to minstall.no:)

Guest		17-Jul-2009 19:06
Wonderful gallery, wonderful images.. your photography is superb!!!

Eldar Kadymov		17-Jul-2009 13:43
This wonderful gallery is true discovery for me, I never heard of wild horses in Europe, holy smokes ! Splendid images ! BV

Llion		16-Jul-2009 12:15
Llunia newydd o'r ceffyla yn wych iawn.

DiamondVVV1		12-Jul-2009 01:04
An absolutely gorgeous gallery of beautiful animals!

Egernhaven		11-Jul-2009 22:32
Beautiful Galleri and beautiful horses

Guest		11-Jul-2009 12:40
A lot of beautiful pictures

Irene Wehrli		07-Jul-2009 09:43
This gallery shows in a most beautiful way what means - "born to be wild", fantastic horses, landscapes and pictures - amazing work Keith! Irene

Guest		18-Jun-2009 22:08
FABULOUS GALLERY! BV

G.Pietro Munaretto		16-Jun-2009 17:58
Beautiful gallery !!!!V

cits_4_pets		11-Apr-2009 03:39
wonderful gallery showing the ponies and the beautiful landscape shots. V

Guest		11-Mar-2009 16:38
awesome gallery!!! great shots!

Guest		10-Mar-2009 11:49
great gallery of these awesome animals :) V

Ursula Armstrong		05-Mar-2009 19:19
John is right. I love the pony pictures. Uschi (V)

John Armstrong		05-Mar-2009 18:38
Excellent! (V) John

CIS		05-Mar-2009 14:36
I am overwhelmed...a privilege to view.

Walter Otto Koenig		04-Mar-2009 20:53
Fascinating gallery. A true delight to see these ponies. You've gotten a lot of superb shots of them. Great variety of images. "V"

Bartosz Kotulski		04-Mar-2009 17:12
amazing collection af fine shots. they are fantastic animals.Great work

selinab		03-Mar-2009 20:36
So many good shots. Great gallery.

Guest		03-Mar-2009 20:31
great gallery with wonderful images of the ponies

GP Merfeld		02-Mar-2009 22:11
Wonderful gallery of these beautiful creatures roaming free. Outstanding work!

Guest		02-Mar-2009 00:08
The beauty of these animals and their landscape keeps me coming back for more. V.

Guest		24-Feb-2009 23:46
Outstanding! The ponies are lovely!

Guest		22-Feb-2009 10:04
great gallery !

urs		08-Feb-2009 21:04
That's such a beautiful gallery of that ponies. You caputured so many great moments of a ponies life out there.. Ah, I wish I could be there for a while, as I like ponies very much. And they look so pretty. Thanks Keith for shareing this outstanding pictures with us. Big V

mart senior		07-Feb-2009 22:41
a wonderfull gallery....v

Mangles Photography		01-Feb-2009 14:41
Great Gallery, I have worked with Shetland Ponies many years ago

Mair�ad		09-Jan-2009 22:09
Tbis a great gallery Keith. V I love horses and ponies - did the whole pony club thing when I was a kid as our neighbour kept ponies. Are these really wild?

Rory Trappe		29-Dec-2008 21:12
Great gallery. Number 21 is my favourite due to the lighting V

Guest		28-Dec-2008 21:25
Beautiful animals! especially the white ones. And the landscape is wonderful! v

Guest		03-Nov-2008 20:01
many beautiful images, especially the top photo's.

Guest		10-Sep-2008 19:05
so sweety thanks for sharing....

Llion		17-Jul-2008 15:05
Llunia'r 'ffyla yn ardderchog. Basdad mul 'im yn bad chwaith. Llunia da iawn gyn ti yn fan'ma Keith.

Ali Majdfar		12-Jul-2008 19:11
Spectacular gallery, stunning shots. GMV

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