howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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9 February 2010
20:5440133#1
the wildwood trust, white cliffs countryside project and st margarets parish council have jointly arranged for a herd to be released into the south foreland valley.
apparently the land needs to be grazed to encourage insects and plants to survive and grow.
looking forward to going down there, no doubt phil will be stationed there with his box brownie and victor with a bag of goodies for the nags.
3 organisations getting together and quietly getting something to happen has to be admired.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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9 February 2010
21:0440136#2
Aww that's lovely. Vic will be pleased.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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9 February 2010
21:0540137#3
As you all know I have been feeding the 3 ponys already there.
Howard you have not said a herd of what,are they to be ponys,cows.
If they are ponys that might be some what of a worry,the other 3 have been there some 16years on their own and might not get on with any new heard that might go there.
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9 February 2010
21:1340140#4
Didn't know there was anything at the South Foreland Valley vic - are you confusing with Langdon Cliffs ?
Whatever they are, I am sure that Wildwood Trust and White Cliffs Countryside Project know what they are doing !!
Been nice knowing you :)
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9 February 2010
22:5340148#5
Konik Wild Horses the ones already at the top of Tower Hamlets/St Rads
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Ross Miller
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9 February 2010
23:0440149#6
Nice article about them on the local BBC news this evening
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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9 February 2010
23:0640150#7
this is all getting a bit surreal.
vic, the clue is in the title of the thread.
paul, i thought that too about the langdon cliffs, exmoor ponies i believe.
john, what is the connection?
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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9 February 2010
23:1340152#8
Koniks are a breed of horse very closely related to primitive horses that were roaming UK & Europe long before man -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konik
Also see this BBC Kent article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southeast/series1/wild-horses.shtml"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
9 February 2010
23:2840157#9
Thanks Ross for the links. Fascinating.
SWMBO and myself walked the Coleridge Trail last half term from Over Stowey to Porlock. The Quantock ponies running free over the hills looked wonderful.
So there are apparently Koniks at Sandwich Bay already according to the Wiki article?
I shall keep my eyes peeled as I cycle through tomorrow. Does anyone know where they are? I can't say I've ever noticed them.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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9 February 2010
23:3540159#10
i thought that we had koniks up in tower hamlets courtesy of the town council?
have they escaped?
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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9 February 2010
23:3640160#11
No Howard the are still up there as John pointed out
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
9 February 2010
23:5340162#12
Hey. Found some pictures of them!
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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12 February 2010
14:1640398#13
The paper this week mentioned that they will be Koniks at South Foreland..
Been nice knowing you :)
12 February 2010
21:4640442#14
Does that mean the whole Harry Konik family are coming over to stay? Has DTC provided a piano and microphone?
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12 February 2010
23:0540452#15
I am talking about the ponys at the bay and they do move them about from one side of the road to the cliffe side in the good weather.
But because of my leg I have not been out there for 3weeks now,but will try to get to them over the weekend,I miss them alot,I have been feeding them now for some 16years.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 February 2010
23:1440454#16
which bay vic?
i thought that you fed the exmoor ponies that lurked on the cliffs overlooking the docks.
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12 February 2010
23:2040455#17
No the ones I look after are at St-Margaret,s Bay.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 February 2010
11:2640489#18
vic
the ones that you feed at st margaret's bay?
what breed are they?
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13 February 2010
12:2540495#19
Howard,They are Exmoor ones they and the ones at Dover were in the first place in Sandwich bay but were moved over to Dover then four of them was taken over to St-Margarets Bay,but now there are 3 of them left.
13 February 2010
14:1140500#20
Did one get lost en route through someone's carelessness, or did it go to that great can of cat food in the sky?
