One of many free-roaming ponies and horses on the Gower peninsula near Swansea. There is a small herd of this type browsing on the headland near Rhossili village on the way to the coast guard look-out. I wish I knew what breed they are. They are magnificent beasts, much heavier and hairier than the ponies you normally see. Some of them are in foal or have recently foaled.
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They are beautiful. In like the little beard upon the upper lipp – never seen such before.
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I am not certain what it is but I thought it was a deformed upper lip caused by grazing short turf on stony ground. I wonder what others think of it. It is certainly strange..
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From looking at pictures on the internet, I would guess they have a lot of Shire horse DNA in them. But I hasten to add that I am not a horse person, so just a guess based on pictures. Certainly must be a cool sight to see them wild.
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Thank you, John. Whatever they are, they are quite an attraction and fascinating to watch, There seems to be loads of pictures of them on-line and people are saying that it is difficult to pull themselves away. They are really gentle and you can get very close – except if they have a foal. They just ignore everyone.
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I’d guess that they are a Gypsy Vanner, whose origins come from Shire/Clydesdale/Fell/Dale pony. https://www.thesprucepets.com/gypsy-horse-breed-profile-4797753
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Thank you, Claudia. I often wondered. They are really magnificent creatures.
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They are gorgeous and seem to have a very calm gentle nature, tolerating curious visitors even when they have young foals!
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